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No. 24 OF 1808.
An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to Intoxicating Liquor Licenses.
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Winsose BLACK.
Officer Administering the Government.
[17th September, 1898.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:---
1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Liquor Licenses Short title. Ordinance, 1898,
2. la this Onlinance, unless the context otherwise Interpreta- requires,―
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"Intoxicating liquor" includes spirits, mal liquor, and any wine or other fermented liquor whatever: "Pint bottle" and quart bottle" menu, respectively, the reputed pint and quart bottles onlinarily used in
commerce:
"Chinese wines and spirits" meso intoxicating liquors of Chinese production or communly consnmail by Chinese, including Samshu:
"Adulterated ignor" means any liquor mixed or coloured to the prejudice of the purchaser with any ingredieur whatever, or with water, either so as to increase its bulk and measure, or so as injuriously to affect the quality of such liquor, or to conceal its inferior quality, or any liquor which is not virtually of the nature and quality demanded by the pur- chaser, or of the liquor which it is labailed as being or purporting to be, whether such adulterated liquor be injurious to health or not. Spirits shall not be considered adalterated if mised with water only se as not to reduce the strength more than twenty-five degrees below proof in the case of Brandy, Whisky or Ram, or more than thirty degrees below proof in the case of Gin :
"Public house" means any house or place of enter- tainment where intoxicating liquors are sold by retail and may be consumed on the premises, but does not include any place of entertainmout kept under an adjunct license or Chinese Restaurant license;
"Gallon" means au hoperial gallon, or, if the liquor be in hotties, six reputed quart bottles, or twelve reputed pint bottles:
"Wholesale liceuse" ureaus & license to sell intoxi- cating liquors by the unopened cask, jar or ense, in quantities of not less than two gallons of one liquor at one time, such liquors not to be consumed on the pre- unises:
Retail sare or Sale by retail" means the sale of liquors in quantities but exceeding two gallons at one time:
"Publican's License" means a license to keep an Ind or Public House for the retail sute therein, but not elsewhere, of intoxicating liquors other than Chinosa wines and spirite:
Adjunes License" means a license to hotel-keepers, restaurateurs, or confectioners, for the retail sale of intoxicating liquors as an adjunct to their respective businesses, but does not antherise the keeping of a public ar
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