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[Subsidiary]
Duties of licensees of bathhouses.
Restriction on spitting.
Bathhouses not to be used for
dwelling
purposes.
Restriction on cooking in bathhouses.
Closing hours.
Privacy in bathrooms, etc.
CAP. 132] Commercial Bathhouses (Urban Council)
[1986 Ed.
(b) any alteration in respect of any matter specified in by-law 6.
8.
(a) The licensee of every bathhouse shall—
at all times, maintain all parts of the bathhouse and all fittings and equipment therein in a clean and wholesome state and in good repair;
(b) cause each bath to be thoroughly cleaned after each occasion on which it has been used and before it is used again;
(c) where towels are provided for the use of persons resorting thereto, cause each such person to be supplied with a clean towel before bathing;
(d) cause any phlegm, spittle or saliva found on the floors, walls or fittings of the bathhouse, or any part thereof, to be removed without delay and the place whereon the same was found to be cleaned with a disinfectant; and
(e) cause all parts of the walls and ceilings of the bathhouse, other than those faced with smooth impervious material, to be limewashed in the months of January and July in each year.
9. (1) No person shall spit in any bathhouse, except into a spittoon or other receptacle provided for the purpose.
(2) The licensee of every bathhouse shall provide at least one spittoon in each room or compartment of the bathhouse, and shall cause the same to contain disinfectant fluid and to be cleansed, and the fluid renewed, not less than once in every 24 hours.
(3) Save as otherwise permitted in writing by the Council, every licensee shall cause one or more notices, prohibiting spitting and written in Chinese, to be continuously displayed in a conspicuous place in every part of the bathhouse to which persons resorting thereto have access.
10. No person shall use, or permit to be used, for dwelling purposes any part of a bathhouse.
11. No person shall prepare or cook any food for human consumption in any part of a bathhouse to which persons resorting thereto have access.
12. No bathhouse shall be open to the public except between the hours of 6 o'clock in the forenoon and midnight.
13. No person shall, in any bathhouse, enter or occupy any bathroom or watercloset, or any dressing room designed or used for private use, while the same is occupied by any other person: