HONG KONG.
No. 7 of 1935.
I assent.
W. PEEL,
L. S.
Governor.
1st March, 1935.
An Ordinance to make provision for the substitution of an Urban Council for the Sanitary Board, and to repeal the Public Health and Buildings Ordinances.
[1st March, 1935.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as fol- lows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Urban Council Short title. Ordinance, 1935.
2. In this Ordinance :-
"Council" means the Urban Council.
Interpreta- tion,
Council,
“Chairman" means the officer for the time being lawfully Chairman. performing the duties of Chairman of the Council.
"Secretary" means any person appointed by the Governor Secretary. to be Secretary and includes an Assistant Secretary.
"Health Officer" includes any Medical Officer appointed Health as a Health Officer by the Governor by notification in the Officer. Gazette.
"Veterinary Officer" includes the Colonial Veterinary Veterinary Surgeon and any Assistant Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
Officer.
Urban
3.-(1) The Sanitary Board shall be abolished and re- Composition placed by an Urban Council which shall consist of the Chair- of the man of the Council, appointed by the Governor, the Director Council, of Medical and Sanitary Services who shall be Vice-Chairman, which is to the Director of Public Works, the Secretary for Chinese replace the
Sanitary Affairs, the Inspector General of Police, and not more than Board. eight additional members who shall hold office for three years from the notification of their respective appointments or elec- tions in the Gazette.
(2) Two of the said additional members shall be elected by an electorate composed of the persons whose names shall appear in one or other of the two parts of the register herein- after referred to: Provided that if nominations are not received for all the vacancies announced, it shall be lawful for the Governor to fill by appointment any vacancy or vacancies which are not filled by election.
$4