Places of Public Entertainment.
(k) axes and choppers shall be provided in convenient positions within the structure to the satisfaction of the licensing authority or an officer deputed by him;
(l) fire buckets not less than 48 in number shall be provided to the satisfaction of the licensing authority or an officer deputed by him; and shall be kept filled with water within the structure;
(m) fire-extinguishing apparatus of such type as the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade may deem necessary shall be provided and in any particular case he may direct that the matshed shall be further protected by the provision of uniformed Government firemen. The expenses of the provision of men and apparatus shall be borne by the licensee;
(n) dressing rooms shall be situated not less than 20 feet distant from the main structure, and if communication is allowed, such communication shall be by means of open bridges only;
(o) no cooking shall be allowed in or near the structure;
(p) no smoking shall be allowed within the structure and the licensee shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent it.
(2) In respect of any licence under this Part the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Commissioner of Police and the building authority may add or substitute further or other conditions in any case in which it may appear desirable to do so, but the licensee shall have the right to appeal against the imposing of such further or other conditions to the Governor in Council whose decision shall be final.
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PART IV.
PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES EXCEPT NEW KOWLOON EXCLUSIVE OF BUILDINGS SPECIALLY DESIGNED AS THEATRES AND CINEMAS.
164. Any person who desires to use any building, matshed or place for a public entertainment shall send an application in writing to the District Officer of the district
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Applications for licences.