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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 3, 1934.

160. A copy of such of the regulations in this Part as apply when a portable projector is used shall be exhibited in any room or place in which a portable projector is used for the purposes of an exhibition.

Licences.

Tents.

Matsheds.

Part III.

OTHER PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT IN THE ISLAND OF HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON.

161.-(1) Any person who desires to use any building, matshed, tent, or other structure, to which this Part applies, hereinafter referred to as "the place", for a public entertain- ment shall send in an application to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs which shall contain the following information :-

(a) The names, descriptions and addresses of the person or persons making the application; and

(b) The character of the entertainment for which the place is proposed to be used and the locality of the place.

If the Secretary for Chinese Affairs approves of such ap- plication, he shall send on such application to the Inspector General of Police for his approval, who, if he ap- proves of the application, shall send on such applica- tion to the Building Authority who shall, unless owing to special circumstances he chooses to grant any modification under regulation 171 of these regulations, be supplied by the applicant with plans and sections to a scale of not less than 1/20 of an inch to a foot together with a block plan showing the position of the place in relation to adjoining buildings and public streets with such completeness.as the Building Au- thority may require. Such plans shall be amended in any particular required by the Building Authority and shall be retained by him and shall show the number of persons to be accommodated in the various parts respectively of the place and also the widths of all staircases, corridors, gangways, and doorways. Printed copies of plans and sections suitable for submission in accordance with this requirement may be obtained from the office of the Building Authority on payment of a fee of $5 in each case.

(2) The Inspector General of Police as Licensing Author- ity may, upon being informed by the Building Authority that he has no objection, issue a licence for a public entertainment, as specified in the licence, to be held in the place on the day or days specified in the licence.

162. In the case of any tent or similar structure which it is desired to use for a public entertainment, the provisions contained in regulation 163 shall, as far as practicable, be applied.

163. (1) The following requirements shall apply in the case of every matshed which it is desired to use or which is licensed for a public entertainment :-

(a) No part of the structure shall be built over water having a depth of more than 3 feet at high tide.

(b) The structure shall not be within 50 yards of any other building, unless with the permission in writing of the Building Authority.