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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD APRIL, 1886.
Wholesale and Grocers' Licences. Spirit Shops.
29. Every person desirous of obtaining a wholesale or a grocer's licence to sell intoxicating liquors shall apply to the Colonial Secretary, who may in his discretion grant to the applicant a licence in the form of Schedule ₺ or M according to the nature of his application, on production of a receipt from the Treasurer for a fee of Two hundred dollars. Such licence may be renewed annually on like conditions.
30. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time to make, alter, amend and repeal regulations and conditions for the granting of Wholesale and Grocer's licences. Such conditions may require the providing by applicants of one or more sureties, may alter the above scale of fees, may regulate the times of commencement and expiry of such licences, the hours and conditions of sale, and all other matters connected with such licences. All such regulations when published in the Government Gazette shall have the force of law.
31. The Colonial Secretary may grant a licence in the form of Schedule N to any person to retail Chinese spirits, such Chinese spirits not to be consumed on the premises where they are sold, and the holder of such licence shall exhibit conspicuously and permanently in front of his licensed place of business his name and number and the nature of such licence, on a sign, the size and design of which shall be approved by the Colonial Secretary, and the fee provided by Schedule P to this Ordinance shall be paid by each licence to the Treasurer. The Colonial Secretary may permit the transfer of any such licence in form of Schedule (.
Eating Houses.
32. No person, unless licensed to retail intoxicating liquors or Chinese spirits under this Ordinance, shall keep an eating house, coffee house, refreshment bar or saloon, restaurant, or other place where meals or refreshments are supplied to persons not resident on the premises, without a licence from the Colonial Secretary, for which licence a fee of Thirty dollars a year shall be payable in advance. Such conditions as the Governor in Council may determine may be added to any licence granted under this section.
33. No person licensed under the preceding Section shall knowingly or wilfully permit drunkenness or other disorder- ly conduct in his house or other place of entertainment, or knowingly suffer any unlawful games or gaming therein, or knowingly permit or suffer any public prostitute to frequent such house or other place or to remain therein. Any Officer of Police shall have free access to every part of such house or place of entertainment at any hour of the day or night.
Police Inspection. Search.
34. When information upon oath shall be laid before any Magistrate of Police to the effect that any practice forbidden by this Ordinance is carried on within any build- ing or on board of any vessel in the Colony, it shall be lawful for such Magistrate by a warrant under his hand to empower any Officer of Police to enter such building or vessel at any hour of the night or day using force for that purpose if necessary, and to make search for any stills, parts of stills, or intoxicating liquors which may be found there, and to arrest any persons who may appear to have committed or to be attempting to commit any offence against this Ordinance.
35. Every person licensed under this Ordinance shall produce his licence to any Police officer on being required thereto.
36. Any Officer of Police shall have free access to every part of any house licensed under Section 13 or 32 of this Ordinance at any hour of the night or day.
Noxious Liquors.
37. Any person who shall distil, make, import, sell, or dispose of by retail or otherwise, or deal in any intoxicating liquor which is adulterated, or noxious, so as to be injurious to health, shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordi- nance, and if licensed under this Ordinance his licence shall be forfeited.
Wholesale and Grocer's Licences. How obtained.
Power to make rules.
Chinese Spirit Shops.
(11 of 44. 27-30.)
Eating
Houses
Disorder in eating houses, (2 & 3 Vic. c. 47, B. 44.)
Noxious liquors.
(9 of 67. 11.)
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