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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 15, 1933,

No. 802.

Additional by-law made by the Sanitary Board under section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, Ordinance No. 1 of 1903.

The By-laws made by the Sanitary Board under the head- ing "Eating-houses", published as Government Notification No. 552 in the Gazette of the 5th September, 1930, and amended as appears in Covernment Notifications Nos. 553 of 1930 and 55 of 1932, are further amended by the insertion, next after by-law 5, of the following by-law :-

5A. Every licensee, and every person desirous of obtain- ing a licence to use as an eating-house, premises which include the upper floors, or any portion thereof, of any building, shall give or cause to be given to the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade, or to any ollicer of the Fire Brigade deputed by him, all reasonable facilities to inspect, from time to time, during the hours between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. such premises, with a view to ascertaining the precautions taken and available against fire, and the suitability of such premises for use as an eating-house touching matters with which the Fre Brigade is concerned, and reporting thereon to the Board.

Every licensee, and person as aforesaid, shall comply with the requirements considered and notified by the Board to be necessary as regards precautions and steps to be taken to prevent or mitigate danger or accident from fire, if a licence in respect of such premises is to be continued or granted, as the case may be.

Made by the Sanitary Board this 7th day of November, 1933.

C. J. ROE,

Secretary.

Approved by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong this 14th day of December, 1933.

H. R. BUTTERS,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.