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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 26, 1940. 1211

Supplementary Schedule,—contd.

SHORT TITLE.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.

118. The Liquors Ordinance, 1931. (No. 36 of 1931), -contd.

during the absence of the substantive member: Provided that an acting member may be appointed by the Governor if no nomination is received for the acting appointment.

(7) Three members of the board, one of whom must be the chairman or vice- chairman, shall form a quorum.

(8) The board shall meet annually in November and at such other times as may be necessary for the transaction of licensing business.

48. The mode of election of licensing justices, Mode of

the proceedings incident and other matters election of

justices.

relating thereto may be prescribed by licensing

regulations.

49. All questions arising at any meeting of the Mode of board shall be determined by a majority deciding

of votes of the justices present.

In the questions.

case of an equality of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

for

and adjunct

50. Every person requiring a publican's licence, Applications

restaurant adjunct licence or hotel-keeper's publicans' adjunct licence, or any renewal, transfer or amendment of any such licence, shall licences. make application in writing in the prescribed form to the board.

51. The board shall in every case, at least one Advertise-

week before it meets to consider an ment of application. cause advertisement to be applications. made in the Gazette and in one local newspaper at the expense of the applicant, setting forth the name and address of the applicant and the address and proposed name or sign of the premises in respect of which a licence is required.

52. The board may refuse any application or Decision may grant it absolutely or subject to of board conditions or restrictions. The applicant subject to appeal to or twenty householders within a radius of Governor a quarter of a mile from the premises in Council. licensed or to be licensed shall have a right of appeal to the Governor in Council against any decision of the board under this section.

renewed

53. In the event of the refusal of an application Applications

by the board, maintained on appeal, if refused any, the applicant shall not be entitled to not to be make another application in respect of the within same premises within a period of twelve twelve months from the original application.

months.

licences.

54.--(1) As soon as may be after the granting Issue and

of an application, the board shall notify duration of the Accountant-General thereof: where- upon he shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, issue to the applicant a licence in the prescribed form.