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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPT. 7, 1906.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

No. 740.

Regulations for Maintenance of Good Order and the Preservation of Property in the Public Gardens, made by the Governor-in- Council, under Section 3 of the Public Places Regula- tions Ordinance 1870 (Ordinance No. 2 of 1870),

this 1st day of September, 1906, in substitu-

tion for the Regulations published in Government Notification No. 501

of the 7th August, 1903.

1. Except where otherwise specially ordered, the Gardens will be open from 6 a.m. to 7.30 p.m., from April 1st to September 30th, and from 6 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. from October 1st to March 31st.

2. The Superintendent may close the Gardens or any portion thereof and grant admis- sion thereto by ticket or otherwise on such occasions as may be approved by the Governor,

3. No person carrying a load shall enter the Gardens or use the Gardens as a thoroughfare.

4. No person incompletely clothed shall be allowed in the Gardens.

5. No public or private vehicles shall be allowed in the Gardens except sedan chairs for the use of invalids, permits for which shall have been first obtained from the Superintendent of the Gardens, and perambulators.

6. No dogs shall be allowed in the Gardens except on leash.

7. No kites shall be flown in or from the Gardens.

8. All persons using the Gardens shall conduct themselves in a quiet, decent and orderly

Spitting is not allowed.

manner.

9. No person shall cut or injure any statue, green house, hut, cage, bandstand, fence or other property of the Government in the Gardens.

10. No person shall pick or handle flowers or plants or do any injury to any plant

or tree.

11. No person shall pat

in any part of the Gardens,

his feet on the seats, nor lie upon any seat, nor in any building

12 No person shall lie upon the grass except children upon the grass plots from time to time set apart for this purpose.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

1st September, 1906.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.