Immunization
of persons engaged
in food
businesses
against certain diseases.
Restriction an employment of persons likely to apread diseasca.
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(c) keep any open cut or abrasion on any exposed part of his person covered with a suitable waterproof dressing; and
{d) refrain from the use of tobacco while be is handling any open
food or is in any food room.
23. (1) No person shall be engaged in or take any part in any food business unless he has-
(a) within the preceding period of three years, been vaccinated
against smallpox; and
(6) within the preceding period of one year, been inoculated
against the enteric group of fevers.
(2) The Council may from time to time by notification published in the Gazette require persons employed in or taking part in all or any specified food businesses to be immunized against such other diseases as may be specified in such notification.
24. (1) No person engaged in any food business who is suffering from a discharging wound or sore on any exposed part of the body or from a discharge of the ear or from attacks of diarrhoea or vomiting or from a sore throat shall take any part in the bandling of open food
Provided that a health officer may issue a certificate in writing to such person exempting him from the provisions of this paragraph in any case in which such health officer is satisfied that no danger to the public health is involved.
(2) Any person engaged, in the course of any food business, in any food room or in any room in which food is served or in the handling of open food shall, if so required in writing by a health officer, submit himself to medical examination at such time and place as such health officer may direct and if, after medical examination, a health officer is | satisfied that such person is suffering from any communicable disease, or is likely to communicate to any other person any communicable disease, such last mentioned health officer may notify such person in writing to that effect, and such person shall forthwith cease to work or take part in the same or any other food business.
(3) A notice given under paragraph (2) shall continue in fores until cancelled by a further notice in writing by a health officer declaring such first mentioned notice is to be cancelled.
(4) No person shall cause, suffer or permit any person, other than a person who has been duly exempted from the provisions of paragraph (1), whom he knows or has reason to believe to be suffering from any of the complaints specified in that paragraph to take any part in the handling of open food in any food business.
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(5) No person shall cause, or suffer or permit, any person in respect of whom he knows or has reason to believe that a notice given under the provisions of paragraph (2) is in force to be engaged in the course of any food business in any food room or in any room in which food is served or in the handling of any open food.
24. (1) The Council may in its discretion supply to any food [uspection business a report book or form for the use of health officers or food books, etc. officers or health inspectors.
(2) Where any such book or form is provided, the proprietor of the food business to which it has been supplied shall cause it to be kept at all times on the food premises concerned and available for use by any such officer or inspector visiting the premises.
(3) No person shall destroy any such book or form or alter or obliterate any entry made therein.
26. No person shall cause the introduction, by injection or any Fluids, etc. olber means, into the tissues of the carcase or offals of any animal or not to be
injected into bird sold, or to be sold, as food for human consumption any water or carcases. other fluid or air or any gaseous mixture, or have in his possession any instrument designed or adapted for such purpose.
as Juch.
27. Where, in the course of any food business, the flesh of any Horse flesh horse, mule, biony or donkey is sold, or offered or exposed for sale, it to be labelled shall, at the time of the sale or the offer or exposure for sale, be clearly labelled "HORSE FLESH" in English lettering and Chinese characters of sufficient size to be easily legible to every customer.
28. No person shall collect for sale for buman consumption any Prohibition sbell fish in-
(a) the Harbour; or
(6) the harbour of Aberdeen, being all those waters and foreshores bounded by a line drawn north from the westernmost extremity of the Island of Ap Lei Chau and a line drawn cast from the southernmost extremity of that island; or
(c) in Kwai Chung or Tsuen Wan bays, being all those waters between Ching Yee Island and the mainland bounded by a line drawn north from the northern extremity of Ching Yee Island, a line drawn west from the southern extremity of Pillar Island, a line drawn from the southern extremity of Pillar Island to the western extremity of Stonecutters Island and a straight line drawn true north from the westernmost extremity of Stonecutters Island to the mainland.
against the
collection of sbell fish in certain places.
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