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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 15, 1940.

HONG KONG.

No. 5 OF 1940.

I assent.

L.S.

G. A. S. NORTHCOTE,

Governor.

15th March, 1940.

An Ordinance to regulate the closing hours of retail shops.

[15th March, 1940.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Shops (Hours Short title, of Closing) Ordinance, 1940.

2. In this Ordinance--

or

Interpreta- tion.

cf. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 19,

and 18 and

19 Geo. 5,

shop includes any premises where any retail trade or business is carried on, but does not include clubs, hotels, public houses, restaurants, eating houses, tea-rooms premises open for the sale only of medicines, aerated waters, c. 33, ss. 2 sweets, chocolates or other sugar confectionery or ice cream, tobacco or smokers requisites;

"retail trade or business' includes the business of a barber or hairdresser, but does not include the sale of petrol or newspapers or the sale or distribution of milk, or the sale of programmes or refreshments at theatres and places of

amusement.

and 3.

hours.

3. Every shop shall, save as otherwise provided in this Closing Ordinance, be closed for the serving of customers not later than eight o'clock in the evening on any day of the week.

ef. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 4 (1).

elsewhere

shops.

4. It shall not be lawful to carry on in any place not Provisions being a shop retail trade or business at any time when it as to trading would be unlawful to keep a shop open for the purposes of than in such retail trade or business, and, if any person carries on any trade or business in contravention of this section. this cf. 2 Geo. 5, Ordinance shall apply as if he were the occupier of a shop and the shop were being kept open in contravention of this Ordinance.

5. The Governor may by order, signified by notification in the Gazette under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, suspend the operation of the provisions of this Ordinance in connexion with the Chinese New Year or any other special occasion.

c. 3, s. 9.

Power to

suspend Ordinance

operation of

on special occasions.

cf. 18 and 19 Geo. 5, c. 33, s. 7.

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