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POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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No. S. 5. In view of the approaching Chinese New Year, it is hereby notified that, in accordance with Ordinance No. 3 of 1888, permission is given for Crackers to be fired as follows:-
Within those portions of the City of Victoria and the Kowloon Peninsula
bounded by the following limits:
(1.) City of Victoria.
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South.--Bonham Road.
North. The Praya.
West.--Western Street.
East-Sai Street and Morrison Street.
(2.) Queen's Road East from Royal Naval Hospital entrance to Kennedy Road, by Kennedy Road to a line running through Hing Wan Street, down Stone Nullah Lane to Wanchai Road and Tai Wo Street to Praya East, along Praya East to Burrows Street and by Burrows Street to the Gas Works, Wanchai Road, Wanchai Market and both sides of the street are included in these limits.
(3.) Kowloon Peninsula.
All the area south of Austin Road.
On Friday, the 12th February, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and on Saturday, the 13th February, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, the 19th February, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
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Within those portions of the City of Victoria and the Kowloon Peninsula (South of a line running from the junction of Nanking Street and Temple Street, Yau-ma-ti, to the boundary of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 40) not comprised in the above limits, with the exception hereafter mentioned:-
From 4 p.m. on Friday, the 12th February, till 4 p.p. on Sunday, the 14th February, and on Friday, the 19th February, from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.
No cracker-firing will be permitted in Ice House Street, Duddell Street, or in the lanes leading out of Duddell Street for a distance of 80 yards from Queen's Road.
Cracker-firing is to be strictly confined to the times named above, both within and without the prescribed area; and both sides of all streets, or parts of streets named as the boundaries above, are to be considered as within the prescribed area.
No burning crackers or other fire is to be thrown above the head or near any person or inflammable material, and all reasonable precaution must be taken against accident, as every one is liable for damage arising from his carelessness.
The firing of crackers is not to be carried on in the vicinity of places of Christian Worship during Divine Service.
Attention is drawn to Government Notification No. 298 of the Sth July, 1921. No person shall make, sell, or have in his possession any fireworks which explode by detona- tion, or which contain any explosive ingredient or mixture other than black gunpowder, charcoal, sulphur and saltpetre.
The Police have strict orders to summon or arrest persons firing crackers in contra- vention of the foregoing restrictions.
The Firing of Bombs, "Electric" crackers and "Golden Coin" crackers
is Strictly Prohibited.
8th January, 1926.
P. P. J. WODehouse, Captain Superintendent of Police,
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