of Hong Kong1 except Section 38 and 39 which relate to Billiard Tables.
3. The whole of 10 of 1848 being an Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend Ordinance No 11 of 1844 and to enable the Justices of the Peace to grant licenses for the sale of fermented and spirituous liquors by Hotel Keepers, Restaurateurs, and Confectioners.
4. The whole of 3 of 1869 being an Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof to empower the Governor in Council to grant licences for the Distillation of spirits and the rectifying and compounding thereof within the Colony of Hong Kong.
5. Section 16 of Ord 9 of 1867 and so much of sect. 11 and 12 of that Ord as applies to the sale of intoxicating liquors.
The Ordinance2
The definition Section is new. Section 5 which provides for the punishment of any person distilling, importing, or selling adulterated liquors is new; the latter part is similar to 38 and 39 Vic. Ch. 63. Sec. 5.
Section 8 which empowers the Colonial Secretary to grant temporary licences for the sale of liquors at any public entertainment or on any public occasion is also new.
Section 11 provides that every application for the grant or transfer of a licence shall be decided by a majority of votes, and gives the applicant in Council a right of appeal to the Governor.
This differs from the corresponding Sec. in Ord 11 of 1844 which provided that in case of disagreement, the power of granting or withholding the license should vest in the Chief Magistrate or Police, the dissenting Justices having...
1Corrected "Hougtong" to "Hong Kong". Other minor corrections made for clarity and consistency.2It seems like "The Ordinance 171" was not clearly OCR'd and its relevance is not entirely clear; however, it has been left as is due to the rule of not rephrasing or rewriting unless absolutely necessary for clarity.