HONG KONG.
No. 5 of 1940.
I assent.
Ad bathed
Governor.
15th March, 1940.
An Ordinance to regulate the closing hours of retail shops.
[15th March, 1940.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Shops (Hours Shari title. of Closing) Ordinance, 1940.
2. In this Ordinance--
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shop includes any premises where any retail trade or business is carried on, but does not include clubs, hotels, public houses, restaurants, eating houses, tea-rooms or premises open for the sale only of medicines, aerated waters, sweets, chocolates or other sugar confectionery or ice cream, tobacco or smokers requisites;
** retail trade or business" includes the business of a barber or hairdresser, but does not include the sale of petrol or newspapers or the sale or distribution of milk, or the sale of programmes or refreshments at theatres and places of
amusement.
Interprets- Lipp.
4.2 Geo. 5, 3. 18, 15 Gen. 6. c. 33, s. 7
und 18 and
and B.
hours.
3. Every shop shall, save as otherwise provided in this Closing Ordinance, be closed for the serving of customers not later than eight o'clock in the evening on any day of the week.
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4. It shall not be lawful to carry on in any place not Provisions being a shop retail trade or business at any time when it as to trading would be unlawful to keep a shop open for the purposes of such retail trade or business, and, if any person carries on any trade or business in contravention of this section, this Ordinance shall apply as if he were the occupier of a shop and the shop were being kept open in contravention of this Ordinance.
. 2 Geo. 5,
c. J. & §.
5. The Governor may by order, signified by notification Power to in the Gazette under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, su suspend the operation of the provisions of this Ordinance in Ordinancn connexion with the Chinese New Year or any other special un special occasion:
Occasinas.
cj. 18 and 10 Geo. 6, 0. 33, *. 7.