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SUPPLEMENT
To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 23rd July, 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 311.
The following Bill, which was read a second time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held yesterday, is published for general information, with certain proposed alterations and omissions. The former appear in black type, and the latter within brackets.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 23rd July, 1887.
J. M. GUTIERREZ, Acting Clerk of Councils.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance for amending the Laws relating to Public Health in the Colony of Hongkong.
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THEREAS it is expedient to make provision for pre- serving and promoting the Public Health in this Colony: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Public Health Ordinance, 1887.
2. The several Ordinances and parts of Ordinances mentioned in schedule A to this Ordinance appended, are hereby repealed, provided always that all Rules and Regu- lations made in virtue of any of the said Ordinances or parts of Ordinances and in force at the date of the passing of this Ordinance shall remain in operation until they shall have been amended or repealed.
3. In this Ordinance and in any Bye-Laws made there- under, the following words and expressions shall have or shall include the meanings hereinafter respectively set against them unless such meanings be repugnant to or inconsistent with the context.
1. Author of a Nuisance.-The person by whose act, default, permission, or sufferance the nuisance arises or continues. [or if such person cannot be found or ascertained the Owner or the Occupier of the premises.]
2. Board.-The Sanitary Board.
3. Building. Any building, house, dwelling-house, tenement-house, common lodging-house, veran- dah, cook-house, privy, gallery,balcony, chimney, bridge, out-house, stable matshed, ware-house, manufactory, shop, work-room, distillery, and place of secure stowage.
4. Common Lodging-House :-
(a.) any house or part thereof where persons are housed- -not being members of the same family at an amount not exceeding five cents a day or one dollar a month for each person;
(b.) any permanent structure in which` employers of labour lodge their employés other than domestic servants, as part of the remuneration given for their services. 5. Domestic Building.-Any human habitation, or
building where persons pass the night.
6. Drug.-Any medicine for internal or external use. 7. Food.-Any, article used for food or drink other
than drugs or water.
Preamble.
Title.
Ordinances repealed.
Definitions.
Author of a Nuisance.
Board.
Building.
Common Lodging- House.
Domestic Building
Drug.
Food.
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