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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 9, 1932. 1191

11. Every female who being in any public place or Females place of public resort, or being on any verandah or at any immoral

soliciting for window or doorway over or opening on to any public place, purpose.

solicits any person for any immoral purpose or behaves (cf. s. 17 of

No. 4 of

indecently shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred 1897). and fifty dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.

playing

12.--(1) No person shall utter any shouts or cries or Shouts make other noises while playing the game known as "Chai- while Mui" within the hours prescribed for any district or place by Chai-Mui. regulation of the Governor in Council,

(2) Every person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten dollars : Provided that, where such contravention takes place in any restaurant or common lodging-house, the keeper or other person having or appearing to have the care or management thereof, either alone or with others, shall be liable to the same penalty.

noise at night

to disturb

13.-1) No person shall, between sunset and 6 a.m., Making make or cause or permit to be made or caused

any noise whatsoever calculated to disturb or interfere with the public calculated tranquillity or calculated to disturb or annoy any person: public Provided always that in the case of funerals and marriages tranquillity. it shall be lawful to play ceremonial music of a moderately quiet character from which the reed-pipe, cymbals and other specially noisy instruments are excluded, but in no case shall such music be played between the hours of midnight and

6 a.m.

(2) Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.

or servant

making noise by

direction of pro-

dwelling-

prietor of

(3) If it appears to the magistrate that the person so Watchman offending acted as watchman or servant of the proprietor or occupier of any dwelling-house, warehouse, or other out- house, office or premises, or of the inhabitant or person in charge thereof, or by or with the direction, knowledge, sanction, sufferance or permission of such proprietor or house, etc. occupier or of such inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the magistrate to dismiss the charge as against the watchman or servant or person acting as such and to summon forthwith before him the proprietor or occupier, or inhabitant or person in charge aforesaid, and being satisfied that he did so direct, sanction, suffer or permit the making of the said noise, to impose a fine on such proprietor or occupier, or inhabitant or person in charge aforesaid, not exceeding one hundred dollars.

of dwelling-

(4) When such noise as aforesaid is made in or upon Liability of any dwelling-house or premises, if it is impracticable or proprietor difficult to apprehend, discover or identify the person so house. making it, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, on information thereof, to summon before him the proprietor or occupier, or inhabitant or person in charge, of such dwelling-house or premises, and if it appears that such noise was made by the direction or with the knowledge, sanction, sufferance or permission of the proprietor, occupier, inhabitant or person in charge, to impose on him a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.