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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 26, 1940.
Supplementary Schedule,—contă.
SHORT TITLE.
AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.
113. The Liquors Ordinance, 1931. (No. 36 of 1931),
contd.
so many degrees over proof" or "under proof" according to the quantity of distilled water which must be added to or deducted from 100 volumes in order to produce spirit of proof strength :
(1) "Public house" means any house or place of entertainment where intoxicating liquors are sold retail, otherwise than under an adjunct licence or a Chinese restaurant licence. and may be consumed on
the premises:
(m) "Retail in relation to the sale of liquors means sale in quantities not exceed- ing two gallons at one time : a sale with au understanding that any quantity in excess of two gallons is to be returned is nevertheless a retail sale:
(n) "Wholesale" in relation to the sale of liquors means sale by the unopened eask, jar or case, in quantities exceeding two gallons of one liquor at one time: licence to sell liquor wholesale on specified premises does not authorize sale for con- sumption on those premises.
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17.—(1) There shall be a board of licensing Licensing
justices. hereinafter called the board.
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(2) The board shall consist of a chair- vice-chairman and five other mem- bers. The members shall hold office for three years. The magistrates' clerk. Victoria, shall be ex officio secretary to the board.
(3) The chairman, vice-chairman and two other members shall be appointed by the Governor, and of the four members appointed by the Governor under this sub. section two shall be official and TWO unofficial justices of the peace,
(4) Three of the members of the board shall be elected by the unofficial justices of the peace from among their number Provided that if no nomination is received, or if nominations are not received for all the vacancies announced. it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a justice or justices to fill the vacancy OF vacancies.
(5) If any licensing justice who was appointed by the Governor under sub- section (3) is absent from the Colony, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint another justice to act as a member of the board-during the absence of the substantive member. Such acting member shall be an official or an uuofficial justice according as the substantive member is an official or an unofficial justice.
(6) If any licensing justice who was elected or appointed under sub-section (4) is absent from the Colony, it shall be lawful for the unofficial justices of the peace to elect from among their number a justice to act as a member of the board
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