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Trade or business
to be
licensed.
“milk” includes cream and skimmed and separated milk, and includes goats milk, but does not include imported preserved milk;
"milk shop" includes any premises on which fresh milk is sold in the properly closed and unopened receptacles in which it was delivered to the premises, but does not include any premises in which milk is sold for consumption on the premises only;
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"pitch' or "site" means the area allowed by the District Commissioner to a licensed hawker for the purpose of This trade;
"restaurant" means a building or portion thereof where cooked food is sold for human consumption on
or off dr premises, or where milk, in properly closed and unopened receptacles is sold for consumption on the premises only;
"sale" or "sell" includes barter, and also includes offering or attempting to sell, or receiving for sale, or having in possession for sale, or exposing for sale, or sending or delivering for sale, or causing or allowing to be sold, offered or exposed for sale, and refers only to sale for human consumption or use;
"shop" includes every place where any article is sold ordinarily from time to time;
**sterilized milk” is milk, which has been sterilized and which contains no living micro-organisms and not less then 3.25% of milk fat of the total component parts thereof. The quantity of milk solids, other than fat, present in sterilized milk must not be less than 8.5% of the total component parts thereof:
"sterilized cream" is cream which has been sterilized and which contains no living micro-organisms and not less than 16% of milk fat of the total component parts thereof;
"substance" includes a liquid ;
"technical services" includes inspections, examinations taking of samples, seizures, prosecutions, and all other duties ol a supervisory nature carried out by health officers or food offices under these rules.
3. (1) No person shall commence or continue the trade of-
a food shop,
a restaurant,
a food factory,
a dairy,
a milk shop,
a private market,
a cooked food stall hawker,
an ice cream and frozen confection hawker
in the New Territories except under and in accordance with a licence issued by the District Commissioner.
(1) No person shall commence or continue the trade of a fixed pitch hawker, or a pedlar hawker within any declared market area or within fifty yards of any main thoroughfare in the New Territories except onder and in accordance with a licence issued by the District Commissioner.
4. The form of licence applicable to each type of trade or Forms of business is contained in Appendix. 1.
licence. Appendix I.
5. (0) The licence fees applicable to each type of trade or Licence business are prescribed in Appendix II.
fees. Appendix II.
(2) Where a new licence is issued by the District Com- missioner six months, or less, prior to the prescribed licensing date, only half of the prescribed fee shall be payable.
6. Any person desirous of obtaining a licence shall complete Application the appropriate licence application form at the District Office and for licence. when required so to do shall furnish two copies of his photograph and pay the prescribed licence fee.
7. The District Commissioner on being satisfied-
Loga, etc. of licence
(a) that any licence has been accidentally lost, destroyed or lapel or defaced may issue a duplicate licence on payment of five dollars; card.
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(b) that any lapel card has been accidentally lost, destroyed or defaced may issue a duplicate lapel card on payment of one dollar.
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8. On the breach of any of these rules the District Com- Revocation missioner may revoke any licence, or suspend it for any period
suspension not exceeding six months.
of licence.
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Expiry date of
(1) Every licence shall expire on the prescribed date. (2) The District Commissioner may, at his discretion, licence. renew an expired licence for a further year on payment of a Appendix
renewal fee which shall be the same as the licence fee.
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