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(12) in, near or adjoining any public place wantonly or unnecessarily blows any horn, beats any gong or drum or makes any other noise calculated to annoy or alarm any person or to frighten any horse or other animal;

(13) wantonly or negligently discharges any firearm, or throws or discharges any stone or other missile, or makes any bonfire, or throws or sets fire to any firework, to the damage or danger of any person;

(14) kindles, discharges or lets off any firework without the permission of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or a District Officer; unless it be in accordance with permission given by the Governor signified by a Notification published in the Gazette;

(15) in any public street or road plays any musica! instrument or beats any drum or gong without the permission of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or a District Officer; unless it be in accordance with permission given by the Governor signified by a Notification published in the Gazette. This paragraph is not to apply to music reasonably performed in connection with funerals or marriages, or to music performed in connection with their duties by members of the naval, military, air, volunteer, police or police reserve forces;

(16) in any public place organises, equips or takes part in any procession without the permission of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or a District Officer; unless it be in accordance with permission given by the Governor signified by a Notification published in the Gazette. This paragraph is not to apply to funeral or marriage processions or to pro- cessions undertaken in connection with their duties by members of the naval, military, air, volunteer, police or police reserve forces or of the Boy Scouts or Girl Guides Organiza tions: Provided always that every procession shall conform to the regulation of traffic by any police officer on duty;

(17) in any public place posts up or exhibits, or causes to be posted up or exhibited, any notice or proclamation in the Chinese language without the permission of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or a District Officer. This paragraph is not to apply to Government notices;

(18) organises or takes part in any public meeting, not being a meeting solely for religious worship, held without the permission of the Inspector General of Police;

(19) disturbs any inhabitant by pulling or ringing any door bell, or by knocking or striking at any door without lawful excuse; or extinguishes the light of any lamp;

(20) plays at any game or pastime to the annoyance of the inhabitants or passers by; or plays at any game or loiters in any public place, so as to obstruct the same or create a noisy assembly therein;

(21) indecently exposes his person by bathing or other- wise near any public place or dwelling-house: Provided that no person who in the opinion of the magistrate is under the age of 16 years shall be guilty of an offence under this paragraph by reason only of his bathing unclothed;