236108-1937-Public-Health-Sanitation-Ord--1935-Declaration-made-by-the-Urban-Council-relating-to-restrictions-on-the-sale-of-certain-food-stuffs — Page 1

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 4, 1937.

NOTICE.

No. 542

Hong Kong.

ORDINANCE No. 15 of 1935. (PUBLIC HEALTH [SANITATION]).

Declaration made by the Urban Council, with the approval of the Governor in Council, under By-law 11 of the Domestic Cleanliness and Prevention of Disease By-laws in Schedule A to the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935, Ordinance No. 15 of 1935.

The Urban Council hereby determines and declares that an occasion exists which, for the prevention of an infectious disease, namely cholera, necessitates the bringing into force of By-law 11, relating to restrictions on the sale of certain food- stuffs, of the Domestic Cleanliness and Prevention of Disease By-laws contained in Schedule A to the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935.

Dated this 3rd day of August, 1937.

W. G. HARRISON,

Secretary.

Approved by the Governor in Council this 4th day of August, 1937.

B. C. K. HAWKINS,

NOTICE.

Clerk of Councils.

The effect of the above-mentioned declaration is that, as from the date of the publication thereof and until further order, the following by-law is in force:-

11. (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale any fresh fruit unless the same is whole, that is to say, uncut and unpeeled.

(b) Except under a permit in writing signed by the Chairman of the (Urban) Council and by a Health Officer, no person shall sell or offer for sale ice-cream, or any frozen or chilled preparation known ice-cream", or any non-aerated drinks in the preparation of which fruit juice or herbs (other than tea) are used, or the jellies known as Leung Fan() and Man Tau Lo (12 M).

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