594368-1939-Food-price-Control-Order — Page 1

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The Hong Kong Government Gazette Extraordinary

Published by Authority

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1939.

No. 891.

Order.

I, WILLIAM JAMES CARRIE, Controller of Food, by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in me by the Defence Regulations, 1939, with the consent of His Excellency the Governor hereby make the following order:—

1. In this order,

<< food includes every article or substance used for food or drink, other than drugs, and also every living thing capable of being consumed as food;

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import means to bring or cause to be brought into the Colony by land, air or water;

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"sell"

means to sell by retail;

standard price in relation to any food means the maximum retail price for the time being fixed by order by the Controller of Food.

2. No person shall sell or offer for sale any food at a price greater than the standard price.

3. At the request of any person every retailer shall give a written receipt for the payment for any food sold by him to that person.