904
Prohibition
of habitation.
Approval and registration of premises before use.
By-Law 1.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1901
10. No person, other than a caretaker, shall pass the night in any room used as a bake-house, or in any of the rooms used for the preparation or storage of the food prepared in such bake-house, unless such person is at the time actively engaged in carrying on the work of the bakery,
11. No premises shall be used as a bake-house until such premises have been approved by the Board as being in accordance with the by-laws for the time being in force relating to the regulation of bake-houses, and have been registered.
Form of Application for Registration.
I, the undersigned, hereby notify the Sanitary Board that I propose to commence the business of a public bakery on the premises known as No.
Street,
floor, Lot No.
and I request that the said premises may be duly registered as a public bakery.
Dated the day of 19
(Signed.) Applicant
Conditions
for habitation of cellar, etc.
PART II.
BASEMENTS.
1. The conditions under which alone it shall be lawful to live in, occupy, or use, or to let or sub-let, or to suffer or permit to be used for habitation cellar, vault, underground room, basement, or room, any side of which abuts on or against the earth or soil, shall be---
(1.) that such cellar, vault, underground room, basement, or room fronts on a street which is of a clear width of not less than eight feet free from any vertical obstruction whatever;
(2.) that such cellar, vault, underground room, basement, or room is provided with one window at least opening into the external air and the total area of such window or windows, clear of window frames, is at least one-tenth of the floor area of such cellar, vault, underground room, basement, or room;
(3.) that no side of such cellar, vault, underground room, basement, or room abuts against the earth or soil to an average height exceeding four feet above the floor level;
(4.) that throughout the remainder of the height of such cellar, vault, underground room, basement, or room the ground outside is at least four feet distant horizontally from the external wall of such cellar, vault, underground room, basement, or room; and
(5.) that the area formed between such ground outside and such external wall is not obstructed or covered over, either wholly or partially, by the erection of structures, coverings, or fixtures of any kind whatsoever Provided always that the Board may, if it thinks fit, grant permission in writing to obstruct or cover such area in any manner which may be previously approved by the Board.
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