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AND MARKETS .
16. An inspector of markets shall make a weekly return showing the Return of dead
weight of fresh flesh meat imported into the Colony during the week, and meat imported.
such return will be published in the Government Gazette.
17. No person shall cleave any carcase or part of a carcase elsewhere than Cleaning of
carcase .
upon a cleaving block or chopping board or upon the hooks provided for the
purpose .
18. Every fishmonger shall thoroughly wash and cleanse his stall and any Fishmongers
stalls , '
fittings and utensils belonging thereto at least once a day.
Poulterer's
19. Every poulterer shall thoroughly cleanse his stall , pens, and any stalls.
fittings belonging thereto at least once a day.
20. No person shall pluck or clean any poultry or game except in the Cleaning poultry.
places appropriated for the purpose.
21. Every stall -holder shall provide himself with a portable dust-bin in Portable
dust -bins.
accordance with one or other of the patterns on view in the markets.
22. Every stall -holder shall cause all dust, garbage and solid refuse of any and
Disposal ofwaste
refuse .
kind which may be produced or may accumulate in the course of his business
or in the cleaning of poultry or fish to be immediately placed in his portable
dust-bin, and he shall, as often as may be necessary, but never less than once
a day, cause such dust-bin to be removed, emptied, and cleansed at the place
set apart for the reception of dust and garbage.
23. No stall- holder shall suffer any garbage or refuse to remain or be cleanliness
stalls , of
under or about his stall and he shall keep the avenue or passage in front
thereof in a cleanly condition .
24. No person shall throw any vegetable substance, offal, garbage, or thoroughfares,
Cleanliness of
offensive matter or thing on to any market avenue or thoroughfare.
25. The market avenues or thoroughfares shall be thoroughly cleansed by Scavenging.
public scavengers as often as required but never less than three times every
day.
26. No stall- holder shall keep any dog in any market, nor shall any person Dogs in inarkets
prohibited.
knowingly permit any dog to follow him into a market.
27. A sufficient number of inspectors of Police and constables shall be Maintenance
,
of
detached from the Police Department by the Captain Superintendent of Police order.
for the maintenance of order in the markets, and shall be subject to such
control as may be ordered by the Governor in Council .
28. Copies of the market bye-laws shall be at all times posted in bye Posting of
-laws.
conspicuous positions in the markets.
[ In force from 7th May, 1888 : Proclamation 5th May , 1888. ]
Order made by the Governor in Council the 8th and gazetted
the 19th January, 1889.
The premises situated at Hunghom , Kowloon, known as The Hunghom
Market shall be, and the same are hereby established , a market within the
meaning of section 16 of The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter- Houses, and
Markets Ordinance, 1887,