CO129-553-10 Urban Council- re-organisation of the medical and sanitary services 8-3-1935 - 31-7-1935 — Page 39

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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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slaughter houses, markets, dairies, food factories, eating-houses, food shops, street stalls and hawkers of all kinds except tobacco hawkers. I have some doubts whether newspaper hawkers ought to be included in a Bill of this nature. Members will see that they come in under the long title and in clauses 5 (8) and 12 of the Bill, in the Hawkers by-laws A 4 and F in the Schedule, and in Form No. 5 in the Appendix. If it is considered that newspaper hawkers should not be included under a Food Ordinance the matter can be dealt with when the Bill goes into Committee. I now move the first reading.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a first time,

Objects and Reasons.

The "Objects and Reasons" for the Bill were stated as follows:

This is one of the series of Bills prepared to give effect to the recommendations of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services.

It is designed to replace the food provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903 and the by-laws made thereunder. The said Ordinance and by-laws are to be repealed by another Bill in the same series which will come into force simultaneously by Proclamation of the Governor.

ADULTERATED FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE, 1935.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to make better provision for the Sale of Food and Drugs in an unadulterated state." He said: Sir, I rise to move the first reading of the Adulterated Food and Drugs Bill. This enactment will replace the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896. It is based, with small variations set out in the Table of Correspondence, on the Federated Malay States Enactment No. 9 of 1913 and is more particularly described in the memorandum of Objects and Reasons attached to it. I now move the first reading.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.

Objects and Reasons.

The "Objects and Reasons" for the Bill were stated as follows:

1. The object of this Ordinance, which follows very closely the provisions of the Sale of Food and Drugs Enactment, No. 9 of 1913, of the Federated Malay States, is more effectively to safeguard the public with regard to articles of food. A table of correspondence explaining the difference between the Ordinance and the Enactment is attached.

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