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Removal of excremental matter.
Removal of refuse.
Power to require
cleansing and lime-washing.
Cleansing and lime-washing of houses occupied by members of more than one family.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1901.
unless prevented by inclement weather or by the illness of any person occupying such building.
2. Every occupier or householder of a domestic building shall cause all excremental matter to be removed daily from such building, to one of the public conservancy boats, by a duly registered night-soil carrier.
3. Every occupier or householder of a domestic building shall cause all domestic waste, refuse, or other objectionable matter, other than excremental matter, to be removed daily from such building and taken to a public dust-cart or dust-bin.
4.-(1.) The Board shall, if satisfied that any domestic building is in a dirty condition, give notice to the householder to have such building in respect of which the notice is given thoroughly cleansed and lime-washed within a period of one week from the date of receipt of such notice, and such householder shall cleanse and lime-wash such premises in accordance with such notice.
(2.) In any case where no householder exists or can be found, the owner of such building shall be served with a notice to the above effect, and, on such service being duly effected, such owner shall cleanse and lime-wash such premises in accordance with such notice.
5.-(1.) Any house or part of a house which is occupied by members of more than one family shall, unless specially exempted by the Board, be cleansed and lime-washed throughout by the owner, to the satisfaction of the Board, not less than twice in every year, namely, during the months of January and February and of July and August in the eastern division of the City and in the eastern division of Kowloon; during the months of March and April and of September and October in the central division of the City and in the western division of Kowloon; and during the months of May and June and of November and December in the western division of the City.
(2.) Notice of such intended cleansing and lime-washing shall be sent to the Secretary of the Board three clear days before the work is commenced.
NOTE--The western boundary of the eastern division of the City is Garden Road; the western boundary of the central division of the City is Morrison and East Streets; the western division of the City lies to the west of Morrison and East Streets. Kowloon is divided into eastern and western divisions by Robinson Road and a straight line drawn from the north end thereof through the Yaumati service reservoir to the Northern boundary of Kowloon.
Authority of Inspector of
PART XI.
DOMICILIARY VISITS.
1.-(1.) The Secretary of the Board shall furnish the Inspectors of Nuisances with general authority in writing, in English and Chinese, to enter, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., and inspect, upon reasonable notice to the occupiers or owners, any building and curtilage in their respective
Nuisances to enter and
inspect pre-