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190

Ord. 15 A, 1885. /

wild the work

City of Victoria. "Rhond

"

"the center of Lis mullah,

the

Militand for.

the Show windge

Corgan

The show-bridge is existence)

Common

Und. 4 of 1895 3, 2 Lodging-house.

Ond. 34 of 1885 5. 2

Domestic building.

Ond. 24×4 1887 s. 3. Drugs.

Food.

I bid

Cal.344/855 $. 2. Hill District.

Ord. 24 of 1887 5, 3 Mill-side.

Ibid.

House. bokter.

Ibid.

Keeper of a

common

loging-house Owh. 30 of 1900 5. 4 Kowloon.

Ind.

New 5. 2 Kowloon,

# ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1901.

## Public Health.

"City of Victoria" means that portion of Hongkong bounded on the north by the harbour; on the south by a contour of the hillside six hundred feet above the level of the sea; on the east by a straight line from the centre of the nullah crossing the Shaukiwan Road at the south-west corner of Causeway Bay, to the Wongneichong public school-house, produced southward until it meets the southern boundary; and on the west by Mount Davis:

"Common Lodging-house" includes---

(a.) any house or part thereof where usually male persons only are housed--not being members of the same family--to the number of ten persons and upwards.

(b.) any permanent structure in which employer of labour lodge their employés other than domestic servants or shopmen:

"Domestic building" means any human habitation or building where persons pass the night, but does not include any building where caretakers only, not exceeding two in number, pass the night:

"Drug" means any medicine for internal or external use:

"Food" means any article used for food or drink other than drugs or water;

"Hill District"

means any part of the island of Hongkong above the six hundred feet contour, except Chinese villages:

"Hill-side" means the face of the natural hill, or the face of any scarp or retaining-wall built to support the same, or any artificial filling in or terracing with earth behind such scarp or retaining-wall, made with the object of supporting a street or forming a site for a building:

"Householder" means the actual tenant or occupier of any building, or in cases where there is no such person, then the immediate landlord of such building, and, in the case of corporations, companies, and associations, the secretary or manager thereof shall be deemed the householder, and shall be liable under this Ordinance:

"Keeper of a common lodging-house" means any person licensed to keep a common lodging-house:

"Kowloon" includes New Kowloon:

"New Kowloon" means that portion of the New Territories which is delineated and shown upon a plan marked "New Kowloon," signed by the Director of

# ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1901.

## Public Health.

Public Works and countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office of this Colony:

"New Territories" means the additional territories acquired by this Colony under the provisions of a Convention, dated the 9th day of June, 1898, between

30

718005.3.

Her Majesty Queen Victoria and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, for the enlargement of the limits of this Colony, including the City of Kowloon:

"New building" includes any building begun after the commencement of this Ordinance, and any building begun before the commencement of this Ordinance and which is in course of construction at the time of such commencement, and any existing building hereafter altered to such an extent as to necessitate the removal of the roof and the reconstruction of at least one half of any two of its main walls, and any existing building hereafter raised to such an extent that its total height exceeds one and a half times the original height of the building. For the purposes of this definition "main walls" mean either external or party walls. It also includes the conversion into a domestic building of any building not originally constructed for human habitation and the conversion into more than one domestic building of a building originally constructed as one domestic building only:

24 of 1887 5. 3. (See note at end of this clause)

"Occupier" means any person in actual occupation of any premises:

"Owner" includes any person holding premises direct from the Crown, whether under lease, licence or otherwise, and also any person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, solely or as joint-tenant, or tenant in common with others, or receiving the rent of any premises whether on his own behalf or that of any other person; and, where no such owner as above defined can be found or ascertained, the occupier; and for the purposes of this Ordinance, every mortgagee in possession shall be deemed an owner:

"Person" includes a body corporate and an association:

"Premises" includes any land, building, or structure of any kind, doorway, yard, alley, court, garden, stream, nullah, pond, pool, paddy field, marsh, drain, ditch, or place open, covered, or enclosed, cesspool or foreshore, also any vessel or boat lying within the waters of the Colony:

"Public latrine" means any latrine to which the public are admitted on payment or otherwise:

"Secretary"

means the Secretary of the Sanitary Board:

Ord. 24 of 1887 5. 2

1867-1891.3.2

bud. 8 of 1877) 5. 2

Ord. 24 of 1867 5.3.

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190 Ord. 15 A, 1885. / wild the work City of Victoria. "Rhond " "the center of Lis mullah, the Militand for. the Show windge Corgan The show-bridge is existence) Common Und. 4 of 1895 3, 2 Lodging-house. Ond. 34 of 1885 5. 2 Domestic building. Ond. 24×4 1887 s. 3. Drugs. Food. I bid Cal.344/855 $. 2. Hill District. Ord. 24 of 1887 5, 3 Mill-side. Ibid. House. bokter. Ibid. Keeper of a common loging-house Owh. 30 of 1900 5. 4 Kowloon. Ind. New 5. 2 Kowloon, # ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1901. ## Public Health. "City of Victoria" means that portion of Hongkong bounded on the north by the harbour; on the south by a contour of the hillside six hundred feet above the level of the sea; on the east by a straight line from the centre of the nullah crossing the Shaukiwan Road at the south-west corner of Causeway Bay, to the Wongneichong public school-house, produced southward until it meets the southern boundary; and on the west by Mount Davis: "Common Lodging-house" includes--- (a.) any house or part thereof where usually male persons only are housed--not being members of the same family--to the number of ten persons and upwards. (b.) any permanent structure in which employer of labour lodge their employés other than domestic servants or shopmen: "Domestic building" means any human habitation or building where persons pass the night, but does not include any building where caretakers only, not exceeding two in number, pass the night: "Drug" means any medicine for internal or external use: "Food" means any article used for food or drink other than drugs or water; "Hill District" means any part of the island of Hongkong above the six hundred feet contour, except Chinese villages: "Hill-side" means the face of the natural hill, or the face of any scarp or retaining-wall built to support the same, or any artificial filling in or terracing with earth behind such scarp or retaining-wall, made with the object of supporting a street or forming a site for a building: "Householder" means the actual tenant or occupier of any building, or in cases where there is no such person, then the immediate landlord of such building, and, in the case of corporations, companies, and associations, the secretary or manager thereof shall be deemed the householder, and shall be liable under this Ordinance: "Keeper of a common lodging-house" means any person licensed to keep a common lodging-house: "Kowloon" includes New Kowloon: "New Kowloon" means that portion of the New Territories which is delineated and shown upon a plan marked "New Kowloon," signed by the Director of # ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1901. ## Public Health. Public Works and countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office of this Colony: "New Territories" means the additional territories acquired by this Colony under the provisions of a Convention, dated the 9th day of June, 1898, between 30 718005.3. Her Majesty Queen Victoria and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, for the enlargement of the limits of this Colony, including the City of Kowloon: "New building" includes any building begun after the commencement of this Ordinance, and any building begun before the commencement of this Ordinance and which is in course of construction at the time of such commencement, and any existing building hereafter altered to such an extent as to necessitate the removal of the roof and the reconstruction of at least one half of any two of its main walls, and any existing building hereafter raised to such an extent that its total height exceeds one and a half times the original height of the building. For the purposes of this definition "main walls" mean either external or party walls. It also includes the conversion into a domestic building of any building not originally constructed for human habitation and the conversion into more than one domestic building of a building originally constructed as one domestic building only: 24 of 1887 5. 3. (See note at end of this clause) "Occupier" means any person in actual occupation of any premises: "Owner" includes any person holding premises direct from the Crown, whether under lease, licence or otherwise, and also any person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, solely or as joint-tenant, or tenant in common with others, or receiving the rent of any premises whether on his own behalf or that of any other person; and, where no such owner as above defined can be found or ascertained, the occupier; and for the purposes of this Ordinance, every mortgagee in possession shall be deemed an owner: "Person" includes a body corporate and an association: "Premises" includes any land, building, or structure of any kind, doorway, yard, alley, court, garden, stream, nullah, pond, pool, paddy field, marsh, drain, ditch, or place open, covered, or enclosed, cesspool or foreshore, also any vessel or boat lying within the waters of the Colony: "Public latrine" means any latrine to which the public are admitted on payment or otherwise: "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Sanitary Board: Ord. 24 of 1887 5. 2 1867-1891.3.2 bud. 8 of 1877) 5. 2 Ord. 24 of 1867 5.3.
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190 Ord. 15 A, 18085. / wild the work City of Vic- toria. "Rhond " "the center of Lis mullah, the Militand for. the Show windge الكبد Corgan The show-bidge is *xistence) Common Und. 4 of 18953, 2Lodging- house. Ond. 34 of 1835 5. 2 Domestic building. Ond. 24×4 1887 s. 3. Druga. Food. I bich Cal.344/855 $. 2. MMM District. Ord. 244 of 18875, 3 Mill-side. Ibid. House. bokter. Ibid. Keeper of a common loging- house Owh. 30 of 1500 5. 4 Kowloon. Ind. New 5. 2 Kowloon, ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1901. Public Health. City of Victoria" means that portion of Hongkong bounded on the north by the harbour; on the south hy a contour of the hillside six hundred feet above the level of the sea; on the east by a straight line from the centre of the nullah crossing the Shaukiwan Rond) at the south-west corner of Causeway Bay, to the Wonguaichong public school-house, produced south- ward until it meets the southern boundary; and on the west by Mount Davis: *Common Lodging-house" includes--- (a.) any house or part thereof where usually male persons only are housed-not being members of the samo family-ro the umber of ren persons. and upwards. (4.) any permanent structure in which employer of labour lodge their employés other than domestic servants or shopmen: Domestic building" means any human habitarion or building where persons pass the night, but does not include any building where earetakers only, not ex- ceeding two in number, pass the night: "Drug” means any medicine for internal or external Use: "Food" means any article used for fond or drink other than drugs or water; "Hi District " means any part of the island of Hongkong above the six hundred feet contour, except Chinese villages: Hill-side" means the face of the natural bill, or the face of any scarp or retaining-wall built to support the same, or any artificial filling in or terracing with earth behind such scarp or retaining-wall, made with the object of supporting a street or forming a site for a building: "Householder" means the actual tenant or occupier of any building, or in cases where there is no sueit person, then the immediate landlord of such build- ing, and, in the case of corporations, companies, and associations, the secretary or manager thereof shall be deemed the householder, and shall be liable under this Ordinance : Keeper of a common lodging-house" means any person licensed to keep a enminon lodging-house: "Kowloon" includes New Kowloon : "New Kowloon" means that portion of the Now Territories which is delineated and shown upon a plan marked "New Kowloon," signed by the Director of ORDINANCE No. 18 or 1901. Public Health. Public Works and countersigued by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office of this Colony: "New Territories" means the additional territories New Ter- acquired by this Colony under the provisions of a Titories, Convention, dated the 9th day of June, 1898, between d. 30 718005.3. Her Majesty Queen Victoria and is Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Chiun, for the enlargement of the liuits of this Colony, including the City of Kowloon : "New building" includes any building begun after New build. This differ frown the commencement of this Ordinance, and any building in the definition in Ord. begun before the cominencement of this Ordinance and which is in course of construction at the time of such commencement, and any existing building hereafter altored to such an extent as to necessitate the removal of the roof and the reconstruction of at least one half of any two of its main walls, and any existing build- ing hereafter raised to such an extent that its total height exceeds one and a half times the original height of the building. For the purposes of this definition "main walls mcan either external or party walls. It also includes the conversion into a domestic build- ing of any building not originally constracted for human habitation and the conversion into more than one domestic building of a building originally con- structed as one domestic building only: 24 of 185753. (Sea of taking littowing formal With estrichen chat this clause) "Ocenpier" means any person in actual occupation Occupier. O, 244188) 8, 3 of any premises: "Owner" includes any person holding premises direct Owner. 34 9 1898 5.2. from the Crown, whether under lease, licence or other- wise, and also any person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, solely or as joint-tennat, or tenant in common with others, or receiving the root of any premises whether on his own behalf or that of any other person; and, where no such owner as above defined can be found or ascertained, the occupier; and for the purposes of this Ordivance, every mort- gagee in possession shall be deemed an owner: "Person" includes a body corporate and an associn- Person, tion: "Premises" includes any land, building, or structure Premises, of any kial, foorway, yard, alley, court, garden, stream, nullah, pond, pool, paddy field, marsh, drain, ditch, or place open, covered, or enclosed, cesspool or foreshore, also any vessel or bout lying within the waters of the Colony: Latrise. "Publie latrine" means any latrine to which the Public public ure admitted on payment or otherwise: "Secretary" Board: Ond. 24 of 188) 5. 2. 1867-1591.3.2 bud. 8 of 1877) 5. 2 means the Secretary of the Sanitary Secretary. Od. 24 of 18675.3.
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190

Ord. 15 A, 18085. /

wild the work

City of Vic- toria. "Rhond

"

"the center of Lis mullah,

the

Militand for.

the Show windge

الكبد

Corgan

The show-bidge is *xistence)

Common

Und. 4 of 18953, 2Lodging-

house.

Ond. 34 of 1835 5. 2

Domestic building.

Ond. 24×4 1887 s. 3. Druga.

Food.

I bich

Cal.344/855 $. 2. MMM District.

Ord. 244 of 18875, 3 Mill-side.

Ibid.

House. bokter.

Ibid.

Keeper of a

common

loging- house Owh. 30 of 1500 5. 4 Kowloon.

Ind.

New 5. 2 Kowloon,

ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1901.

Public Health.

City of Victoria" means that portion of Hongkong bounded on the north by the harbour; on the south hy a contour of the hillside six hundred feet above the level of the sea; on the east by a straight line from the centre of the nullah crossing the Shaukiwan Rond) at the south-west corner of Causeway Bay, to the Wonguaichong public school-house, produced south- ward until it meets the southern boundary; and on the west by Mount Davis:

*Common Lodging-house" includes---

(a.) any house or part thereof where usually male persons only are housed-not being members of the samo family-ro the umber of ren persons. and upwards.

(4.) any permanent structure in which employer of labour lodge their employés other than domestic servants or shopmen:

Domestic building" means any human habitarion or building where persons pass the night, but does not include any building where earetakers only, not ex- ceeding two in number, pass the night:

"Drug” means any medicine for internal or external

Use:

"Food" means any article used for fond or drink other than drugs or water;

"Hi District "

means any part of the island of Hongkong above the six hundred feet contour, except Chinese villages:

Hill-side" means the face of the natural bill, or the face of any scarp or retaining-wall built to support the same, or any artificial filling in or terracing with earth behind such scarp or retaining-wall, made with the object of supporting a street or forming a site for a building:

"Householder" means the actual tenant or occupier of any building, or in cases where there is no sueit person, then the immediate landlord of such build- ing, and, in the case of corporations, companies, and associations, the secretary or manager thereof shall be deemed the householder, and shall be liable under this Ordinance :

Keeper of a common lodging-house" means any person licensed to keep a enminon lodging-house: "Kowloon" includes New Kowloon :

"New Kowloon" means that portion of the Now Territories which is delineated and shown upon a plan marked "New Kowloon," signed by the Director of

ORDINANCE No. 18 or 1901.

Public Health.

Public Works and countersigued by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office of this Colony:

"New Territories" means the additional territories New Ter- acquired by this Colony under the provisions of a Titories, Convention, dated the 9th day of June, 1898, between

d.

30

718005.3.

Her Majesty Queen Victoria and is Imperial Majesty

the Emperor of Chiun, for the enlargement of the liuits

of this Colony, including the City of Kowloon :

"New building" includes any building begun after New build. This differ frown the commencement of this Ordinance, and any building in the definition in Ord.

begun before the cominencement of this Ordinance and which is in course of construction at the time of such commencement, and any existing building hereafter altored to such an extent as to necessitate the removal of the roof and the reconstruction of at least one half of any two of its main walls, and any existing build- ing hereafter raised to such an extent that its total height exceeds one and a half times the original height of the building. For the purposes of this definition "main walls mcan either external or party walls. It also includes the conversion into a domestic build-

ing

of any building not originally constracted for

human habitation and the conversion into more than

one domestic building of a building originally con- structed as one domestic building only:

24 of 185753. (Sea of taking littowing formal

With

estrichen

chat this clause)

"Ocenpier" means any person in actual occupation Occupier. O, 244188) 8, 3 of any premises:

"Owner" includes any person holding premises direct Owner. 34 9 1898 5.2. from the Crown, whether under lease, licence or other- wise, and also any person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, solely or as joint-tennat, or tenant in common with others, or receiving the root

of any premises whether on his own behalf or that of any other person; and, where no such owner as above defined can be found or ascertained, the occupier; and for the purposes of this Ordivance, every mort- gagee in possession shall be deemed an owner: "Person" includes a body corporate and an associn- Person, tion:

"Premises" includes any land, building, or structure Premises, of any kial, foorway, yard, alley, court, garden, stream, nullah, pond, pool, paddy field, marsh, drain, ditch, or place open, covered, or enclosed, cesspool or foreshore, also any vessel or bout lying within the waters of the Colony:

Latrise.

"Publie latrine" means any latrine to which the Public public ure admitted on payment or otherwise: "Secretary" Board:

Ond. 24 of 188) 5. 2.

1867-1591.3.2

bud. 8 of 1877) 5. 2

means the Secretary of the Sanitary Secretary. Od. 24 of 18675.3.

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