(ii) a public dance hall licensed as such under this Ordinance; or
(iii) dancing schools for children under the age of 16; or
(iv) dancing schools where the aggregate number of instructors, persons under instruction and dancing partners present at one time does not habitually exceed twelve;";
(b) by the substitution of a colon for the semicolon at the end of the definition of "public dance hall" and the addition after such colon of the following proviso-
"Provided that a place shall not be decmed to be opened, kept or used for the purpose of dancing if it is opened kept or used primarily for some other lawful purpose to which dancing is merely an 'incidental attraction for which no charge is made and no instructors or dancing partners are provided or made available;"; and
(c) by the addition of the following definition after the
definition of "sale"--
"table tennis saloon" means any place opened, kept
or used for the purpose of playing table tennis or ping pong, to which the general public are admitted with or without payment for admission;".
Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended- (a) by inserting the word "undertaking" after the word
"business" in paragraph (a) thereof;
(b) by inserting the following paragraph immediately after
paragraph (b) thereof-
*(bb) the particulars which an applicant for any licence granted under this Ordinance shall furnish to any officer empowered to issue a licence hereunder;""; and
(c) by inserting the symbols and figure (1) immediately before the word "It" in the first line thereof and adding at the end thereof the following subsection as subsection (2)—
"(a) Such regulations may prescribe that the contravention of any particular regulation shall cons- titute an offence and may prescribe penalties for breach of the regulations not exceeding a fine of one thousand dollars or imprisonment for six months."
4.
Section 6 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended
Amendment
of section
(a) by the addition of the words or a justice of the peace" 6 of
immediately after the word "magistrate" in the first line Cap. 114. thereof; and
(b) by the addition of the words "or justice of the peace" immediately after the word "magistrate" in the fourth line thereof.
5.
The following section is hereby substituted for sections Repeal and
7 and 8 of the principal Ordinance—
"Offences
and
penalties.
6.
7. Any person who-
(a) contravenes the provisions of section 4; ur (b) fails to comply with any condition in a licence
issued bereunder; or
(e) in furnishing any particulars which he is required by regulation made hereunder to furnish, furnishes any information which he knows or has reason to believe to be false in any material particular or by reason of the omission of any material particular or furnishes any information without any belief in the truth or accuracy of the information supplied; shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty: A fine of one thousand dollars or imprisonment for six months.
replacement
of sectiona
7 and 3
of Cap. 114.
The Schedule to the principal Ordinance is hereby Amendident
Schedule
amended-
of the
(a) by the insertion of the words "Dancing School" im to Cap,
mediately under the word "Auctioneer''; and
(b) by the insertion of the words "l'able tennis saloon" under
the words "Public skating rink".
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 14th day of May, 1952.
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
114.
Amendment
of Acction
3.
3 of Cap. 114.