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that is,

or any purposes (a Prohibition Ørder), or to close the

that is,

unlicensed premises or vessel either wholly or in part (e.

le flosure ørder). As there are no further provisions in this

Ordinance enabling the executive departments to carry out the

a

le closure orders by physically closing premises or vessels, this

amendment Bill is necessary to enable the objective of stopping

unlicensed food businesses to be achieved.

و

The Bill therefore t

l

(a)

amends section 128 of the principal Ordinance to

provide for the effective implementation of a Closure ørder by empowering relevant public officers

to physically close the premises or vessel in

question;

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(b)

(c)

amends the First Schedule to the Ordinance to

include the power of arrest to facilitate staff of

the departments to carry out flosure orders;

amends the Fifth Schedule to prescribe new forms of

Prohibition order and flosure order in English and

Chinese;

le

(a)

amends the Sixth Schedule to specify the Urban

Council and Regional Council so that proceedings for

offences under the amended section 128 may be

brought by them;

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