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Conduct and behaviour in Gardens of remembrance.

Obstruction.

Books of

Remem brance.

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and may in any event take all such steps as may in his opinion be necessary to ensure the maintenance of every such garden in a suitable and seemly condition.

26. Any person who in any garden of remembrance-

(a) sells or lets for hire, or exposes for sale or letting for hire,

any article or thing without the consent of the Director, or

(b) posts, affixes or distributes any poster, handbill, card, circular

or advertisement whatsoever, or

(c) holds. promotes or takes part in any public meeting or pro- cession other than a meeting or procession of a religious or commemorative nature in respect of the dead, or

(d) wilfully disturbs or interferes with any religious or commemo-

rative service, meeting or procession, or

(e) discharges any firearm, except in the proper performance of a military service in respect of the dead or discharges any fire crackers except with the consent of the Director, or

(f) wilfully or carelessly defaces, injures, soils or defiles any wall or fence in or enclosing any garden of remembrance or any part thereof or any monument, seat, tablet, ornament, tree, shrub or plant whatsoever situated therein, or

(g) climbs upon any wall or fence being part of or enclosing any

garden of remembrance, or

(h) behaves in a noisy or unseemly manner or is improperly or

inadequately clad,

shall be guilty of an offence.

27. (0) Any person who, in any garden of remembrance, fails to comply with any such reasonable orders, not being inconsistent with any of the provisions of the Ordinance or of these regulations, as may be posted from time to time in such garden by or on behalf of the Director or the Urban Council for the purpose of ensuring or facilita- ting the proper management of such garden or the preservation of the amenities afforded therein to persons visiting the garden, shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Any person who wilfully obstructs any member of the staff of any garden of remembrance in the carrying out of his duty therein shall be guilty of an offence.

28. Where at any garden of remembrance the Director arranges for the maintenance of a book to be known as a Book of Remembrance, for recording commemorative inscriptions, suitable inscription may be inserted therein by any person upon application to the Director and payment of such fees as may from time to time be determined by the Urban Council and promulgated by publication in the Gazette.

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PART VI

MiscellaneouS.

29. (1) Any person who commits any offence against regulation Penaltics. 4, 6, 14 or 26 shall be able to a fine of one thousand dollars or imprisonment for six months.

(2) Any person who commits any offence against regulation 5. 9. 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 or 27 shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars and in the case of a continuing offence to a further fine of twenty- five dollars for each day during which such offcace continues after conviction.

30. The Cremation Regulations and the Cremation (Fees) Regula- Revocation tions. 1956, are revoked.

I.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

[reg 21

PART 1

Government Crematoria.

Diamond HN.

Kai Lung Wan,

PART []. Private Crematoria.

Po Kong Yuen Nunnery.

PART III. Gardens of Remembrance. Cape Collinson,

SECOND SCHEDULE.

FORM 1.

THE CREMATION ORDINANCE. (Chapter 133 of the Revised Edition),

APPLICATION TO CREMATE.

being the

executor

M

[reg. 3.)

Dearest surviving relative in Hoag

Kong

attorney or agent of the excculor or nearest surviving relative in Hoog Kong

person selected by the Director of

Medical and Health Services in respect

of previous regulations.

(Vol. X. D. 19). (G.NA. 95/56).