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Amendment of regulation 30.

Amendment of regulation 31.

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solution of a bactericidal agent approved by the Director; or

(iii) mechanically washed clean in an apparatus which has been manufactured and sold for the washing of crockery, glassware or other utensils of the type for the washing of which such apparatus is being used and is of a type approved by the Director; and (b) dried by evaporation or with a clean, light

coloured drying cloth; and

(c) unless immediately required for further use, stored in a cupboard which has been render- ed proof against the access of dust, insects and vermin.",

Regulation 30 of the principal regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following-

"(1) Save with the permission in writing of the Director, no person shall-

(a) sell or offer or expose for sale, or possess for sale or for use in the preparation of any article of food for sale, any of the foods specified in items 1 to 5 inclusive, items 9 to 14 inclusive and item 16 of the Second Scheduk:

Provided that this sub-paragraph shall not apply to the hawking of live poultry in any place or area for the time being set aside by the Director pursuant to paragraph (2) of regulation 4 of the Hawker (New Territories) Regulations;

(b) sell or offer or expose for sale, or possess for sale any of the foods specified in items 6, 7, 8 and 15 of the Second Schedule unless such food is contained in an unopened hermetically sealed container; or (c) possess for use in the preparation of any article of food for sale any of the foods specified in items 6, 7, 8 and 15 of the Second Schedule unless such food is, until the time it is about to be so used, contained in an unopened hermetically sealed container.”.

5. Regulation 31 of the principal regulations is amended- (a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by deleting the full stop at the end of sub-paragraph (d) and substituting the following-

"': or"; and

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(ii) by inserting after sub-paragraph (d) the following new sub-paragraph--

"(e) any cold store.",

(5) in paragraph (2)—

(1) by inserting immediately before the definition of "food factory" the following new definition-

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"cold store" means any warehouse in which articles

of food are stored under refrigeration:":

(ii) by deleting the definition of "food factory" and substituting the following-

"food factory" means any food business which in- volves the manufacture or preparation of food for sale for human consumption off the premises. but does not include a frozen confection factory, a milk factory or any business carried on by a hawker who is the holder of a licence under the Hawker (New Territories) Regulations;"; (iii) by inserting in the definition of "fresh provision shop" after "or any business carried on by a hawker". the following-

"who is the holder of a licence under the Hawker (New Territories) Regulations";

(iv) by deleting the definition of "restaurant" and sub- stituting the following-

"restaurant" means any food business which involves the sale of meals or unbotted non-alcoholic drinks other than Chinese herb tea, for con- sumption on the premises, but does not include any business carried on by a hawker who is the holder of a licence under the Hawker (New Territories) Regulations;"; and

(v) by inserting in the definition of "siu mei and lo mei shop" after "or any business carried on by a hawker", the following-

"who is the holder of a licence under the Hawker (New Territories) Regulations"; and

(c) by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following- *(3) Without prejudice to anything contained in the Ordinance relating to licences, any licence granted