CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949 — Page 99

THE HOTELS BILL

The Attorney General at the Committee stage to move the

following amendments :-

Regulation 8 of the Regulations which appear in the Schedule to the Bill to be amended by the addition of the following sub-regulation as sub-regulation (3) :-

"(3) An allo●ation of accommodation for Hong Kong residents

ma and accepted as suitable in accordance with this

regulation may thereafter be amended from time to time

upon application to the Quartering Authority and with his

consent."

Explanation

The additional sub-regulation proposed to be inserted

will enable amendment to be made to the approved reserved

accommodation in a hotel in cases where the convenience of hotel

management or guest will be served.

2.

Regulation 9 of the Regulations which appear in the

Schedule to the Bill to be deleted and replaced as follows :-

"laximum rates for the accoml- modation of Hong Kong

residents.

9. (1) The rates for the accommodation of Hong

Kong residents shall relate to the types of roons

specified in the Second Schedule hereto and shall

apply only to rooms reserved in accordance with the

provisions of regulation 8 and, subject to sub- regulation (3) of the regulation, shall not exceed

the rates prescribed in Column III of the Fifth

Schedule.

(2) Such rates shall apply from the date upon which the manager receives a declaration in writing made by a Hong Kong resident, and addressed to the

manager, declaring his intention to stay in the hotel

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