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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

No. S. 20. The following Bills were read a first time at a meeting of the Council held on the 24th January, 1935:-

Short title.

Interpreta- tion.

Council.

Chairman.

Secretary.

Health Officer,

Veterinary Officer.

Composition

of the Urban

Council,

which is to replace the Sanitary Board.

Ordinance No. 6 of 1887.

Ordinance No. 8 of 1929.

A BILL

[No. 26-18.1.35.-11.]

INTITULED

An Ordinance to make provision for the substitution of an Urban Council for the Sanitary Board, and to repeal the Public Health and Buildings Ordinances.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as fol- lows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Urban Council Ordinance, 1935.

2. In this Ordinance :-

"Council" means the Urban Council.

"Chairman" means the officer for the time being lawfully performing the duties of Chairman of the Council.

"Secretary" means any person appointed by the Governor to be Secretary and includes an Assistant Secretary.

"Health Officer" includes any Medical Officer appointed as a Health Officer by the Governor by notification in the Gazette.

"Veterinary Officer' includes the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and any Assistant Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.

3.-(1) The Sanitary Board shall be abolished and re- placed by an Urban Council which shall consist of the Chair- man of the Council, appointed by the Governor, the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services who shall be Vice-Chairman, the Director of Public Works, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Inspector General of Police, and not more than eight additional members who shall hold office for three years from the notification of their respective appointments or elec - tions in the Gazette.

(2) Three of the said additional members shall be elected by an electorate composed of the persons whose names shall appear in one or other of the two parts of the register herein- after referred to: Provided that if nominations are not received for all the vacancies announced, it shall be lawful for the Governor to fill by appointment any vacancy or vacancies which are not filled by election.

(3) The first part of the register shall consist of the two Jurors Lists for the current jury year brought into force under the provisions of the Jury Ordinance, 1887, as amended by the Jury Amendment Ordinance, 1929.

(4) The second part of the said register, which shall be kept by the Registrar of the Supreme Court, shall consist of the names of all male persons of any of the following classes