THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 17, 1931.
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Not more than 12 reels or 20,000 feet of film altogether shall be kept in the enclosure and the re-winding room at the same time. Film in excess of this amount shall be stored in an approved fire- resisting store-room constructed and maintained in accordance with conditions 1 to 9 inclusive and condition 11 of Part III of the Schedule to the Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Ordinance, 1923, (No. 23 of 1923).
(27) A separate room shall be provided for the re-winding and repairing of films, which shall be constructed throughout of, or lined inter- nally with, fire-resisting material.
(28) All fittings and fixtures within the rewinding room shall be con- structed of, or covered with, fire-resisting material, and the entrance shall be provided with a self-closing close-fitting door of fire- resisting material which shall not communicate directly with the auditorium or any part of the building to which the public are admitted. If there is any communicating doorway or other opening between the enclosure and the re-winding room it shall also be provided with a door or shutter of fire-resisting material.
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For the purpose of this paragraph the expression resisting material" includes teak or oak not less than two inches thick
(29) The rewinding room shall be provided with adequate means of ventilation, with sufficient inlets and outlets so as to ensure a constant supply of fresh air. The inlets and outlets shall com- municate directly with the outside of the building.
(30) Alternative means of egress shall be provided other than through
the enclosure.
Provided that if the licensing authority is of opinion that compliance with any of the requirements (27) to (30) is impracti- cable or, in the case of any of the requirements (27), (28) and (30), that it is in the circumstances unnecessary for securing safety, the requirement or requirements shall not apply.
(31) Where a building is used only occasionally for the purposes of a cinematograph exhibition the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (26) shall not apply unless specially imposed by the licensing authority in cases of exceptional danger, but the following requirements shall be complied with, viz. :--
(a) The doors of all exits shall be arranged to meet any
requirements of the licensing authority
(b) The film boxes fitted to the projector shall not exceed 14
inches in diameter, inside measurement.
(c) Not more than 3 spools altogether shall be kept in the
enclosure at any one time.
(32) Where a portable self-contained projector is used, paragraphs (3), (7), (9) to (30) inclusive shall not apply provided that paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (8) with the substitution of the words "reserved space for the word 'enclosure", (31) (a) whether or not the building is only occasionally used, and (33) to (37) inclusive are complied with.
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(33)-(a) If the projector is erected in any part of the auditorium or any place to which the public have access, effectual means shall be taken, whether by the erection of a suitable barrier or otherwise, to maintain round the projector a clear space of at least 3 feet, hereinafter referred to as "the reserved space".
(b) No unauthorised person shall be allowed within the reserved space.
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