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Offence to

permit persONS under 18 years

to drink on licensed

premises.

Restrictions on

employment of young persons on licensed

premises.

Penalties.

Police powers

of access.

Power to apprehend per6095 drinking in unlicensed place.

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PART IV.

OFFENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL.

28. No licensee shall permit any person under the age of eighteen years to drink any intoxicating liquor on any licensed premises.

29. (1) No licensee shall employ, or permit the employment of, on or about the licensed premises, or in connexion with the business carried on therein-

(a) at any time any person under the age of fourteen years;

or

(b) between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. any female under

the age of eighteen years.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person shall be deemed to be employed, or permitted to be employed, by the licensee for whom he works on or about the licensed premises notwithstanding that--

(a) he receives no wages, commission or other advantage

from the licensee: or

(b) any services offered by the employee are to be performed

elsewhere than on the licensed premises.

30. (1) Any person who contravenes regulation 28 or 29 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

(2) If any liquor is supplied to a member of a club in con- travention of regulation 26, the secretary of the club or other person nominated under that regulation, as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

(3) Any person who contravenes regulation 27 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars.

31. Any police officer may enter at any hour of the day or night every part of any premises or place in respect of which a liquor licence is in force.

32. (1) If a police officer finds any person drinking intox- icating liquor in any premises or place in which such liquor is sold by retail, and a liquor licence or a temporary liquor licence in respect of such premises or place is not, on demand, produced to him, the police officer may arrest any person found drinking therein.

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(2) Every such person shall, if such place is in fact un- licensed, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars,

33. Any liquor licence which purports to have been granted by the Board before the commencement date and to be in force at that date shall be valid as if issued under these regulations.

SCHEDULE.

FORM 1

[regs. 15 & 22.)

No.

Application for Liquor Licence for Transfer of Liquor Licence).

Name of applicant

Address

Nationality

Has held a licence for

Description of premises to be licensed

Licensed premises to be at

Its name or sign to be

Whether or not a bar is to be kept on the premises

Whether permission for dancing is desired

Whether premises to be used as a hotel

years.

To the LICENSING BOARD (or LICENSING BOARD (New Territories) ),

1 give notice that I intend to apply at the next meeting of the Board for a liquor licence (or for transfer of a liquor licence) in respect of the above-named premises.

Date

(Signed)

19.......

We, the undersigned, having resided in Hong Kong during the whole of the ten years immediately preceding the date of this application, and being in no way directly or indirectly connected with the sale of liquor to the applicant, certify that the above-named applicant is a person of good fame and reputation and fl and proper to hold a liquor licence.

(Signed) 1.

(Address) (Date)

......

2.

(Address) (Date)

19..

Validation of certain liquor licences.