1949-HKRS30-8-39_Part03 — Page 27

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Servants of

contractors

to wear

distinguish- ing badge.

Arrange- mants for removal of excretal matter.

Conveyance

of excretal matter restricted

to times

between midnight and & am.

6.

Every servant of a conservancy contractor shall, while at work, wear such distinguishing badge as shall from time to time be directed by the District Commissioner.

7. The occupier of any premises or, if there be no occupier, the owner or immediate landlord, shall, unless such premises are a Government building, make due provision for the daily removal of all excretal matter from such premises and for delivery thereof to the servants of a conservancy contractor or to the servants of the Government Department appointed for the purpose, and shall not dispose of any such excretal matter in any other manner.

He shall also afford access to any servant of a conser vancy contractor or of the proper Government Department for the purpose of removing excretal matter from any part of the premises, and, if the open space appurtenant thereto is enclosed, the gate or door shall be opened for such purpose whenever required.

Provided that this rule shall not apply to any building provided with water closets adequate for the disposal of the excreta of all the occupants of such building.

8. (1) No excretal matter shall be placed in or upon or conveyed along or across any street or open space except between midnight and 6 a.m. and except in strong substantial buckets with closely fitting covers and of such a pattern as may from time to time be approved by the District Commissioner.

(2) Any person who conveys or causes to be conveyed along any street any excretal matter at any time except within the hours fixed by paragraph (1) hereof, or who, at any time, whether within such hours or not, uses for any such purpose any cart, carriage or other receptacle or vessel not having a covering proper for preventing the escape of the contents thereof or of the stench therefrom, or who slups or spills any such excretal matter in the conveying thereof, or who does not carefully sweep and clean every place in which any excretal matter has been slopped or spilt, or who places or sets down in any public place any vessel containing such excretal matter, or who drives or takes or causes to be driven or taken any cart, carriage, receptacle or vessel used for any such purpose as aforesaid through any street or route other than such as shall from time to time be appointed for the

purpose by the District Commnissioner by public notice, shall be deemed to have committed a breach of these rules.

(3) Any person other than a servant of a conservancy contractor, or of the Government Department appointed for the purpose who conveys or causes to be conveyed along any street or public place any excretal matter, shall be deemed to have committed a breach of these rules.

excretal

9. (1) No excretal matter shall be emptied, discharged, Disposal of deposited or placed in, or conveyed to, over or upon, any gully, drain, sewer or any inlet thereto.

(2) No excretal matter removed from any premises shall he emptied, discharged, deposited or placed in or conveyed to any place other than such vehicles or lorries as may be provided or lanks or other places as may be set aside for the purpose.

(3) No excretal matter shall be brought from any area

to which these rutes do not apply to any areas specified in the Schedule.

matter.

10. Every person having the care or custody of any child Duty of under twelve years of age shall prevent such child from commit- person in charge of ling any nuisance in or by the side of any street or drain or any children. public place.

SCHEDULE.

The market town known as Luen Wo Hui.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

8th September, 1949.

Clerk of Councils.