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Authority.

'Building Authority' means the Director of Public Works Building or such other officer of the Public Works Department as may be appointed to be the Building Authority.

'Cattle' means bulls, cows, oxen, heifers, calves and Cattle. buffaloes.

'Cockloft' includes any floor other than a ground floor, cockloft. and any platform or landing of a greater breadth than three feet, which has not a clear space of nine feet measured vertically above it.

Veterinary

'Colonial Veterinary Surgeon' includes any veterinary Colonial surgeon authorised by the Governor to perform the duties Surgeon, of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon under this Ordinance and also any Assistant Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.

'Council' means the Urban Council unless some other Council. Council is indicated.

'Cubicle' means any portion of a room partitioned off for Cubicle. the purpose of being used as a sleeping place.

'Dangerous trade' means any manufacturing process or Dangerous handicraft in which lead, arsenic, mercury, phosphorus or any trade. other poisonous substance whatsoever is used.

'Domestic building' means any building constructed, used Domestic or adapted to be used, wholly or partly, for human habitation, building. but does not include any building where caretakers only, not exceeding two in number, pass the night.

air.

'External air' means the air of any space which is vertic- External ally open to the sky and unobstructed and which (when measured from and at right angles to the external surface of a wall, or where there is a verandah or balcony when measured from the external surface of such verandah or balcony) has a dimension of not less than thirteen feet throughout the extent of any window opening in such wall, and which (when measured parallel to the external surface of such wall, verandah or balcony and in a horizontal direction) has a dimension of not less than seven feet.

'Factory' means any premises or place wherein or within Factory. the close or curtilage or precincts of which any machinery other than machinery worked entirely by hand is used in aid of any industrial undertaking carried on in such premises or place.

'Floor' includes any horizontal platform forming the base Floor. of any storey, and every joist, board, timber, stone, brick or other substance connected with and forming part of such platform.

'Health Officer' includes the Director of Medical and Health Sanitary Services, any medical officer appointed as a Health Officer. Officer by the Governor, any Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and any officer for the time being performing the duties of a Health Officer.

'Hill District' means any part of the island of Hong Kong Hill above the 700 feet contour.

District,

'Householder' means the actual tenant or occupier of House- any building, or, in cases where there is no such person, then holder. the owner of such building, and, in the case of corporations, companies and associations, the secretary or manager thereof.