SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 23RD JULY, 1887. 879
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9. The keeper of a Common Lodging-House shall reduce the number of lodgers in any room of his Common Lodging- House upon receiving notice in writing from the Sanitary Board stating the cause for making such reduction, and the period for which it shall continue in force.
10. The keeper of a Common Lodging-House shall affix and keep in a conspicuous position on the outside of his Common Lodging-House, a board, having painted on it in English and Chinese in legible white letters and characters on a black ground, not less than two inches long, the words Registered Lodging-House." He shall also affix and keep in a conspicuous place in each room, a board having painted on it in English and Chinese the number of persons the room is registered to accommodate.
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11. The keeper of a Common Lodging-House shall not knowingly permit males and females above teny ears of age respectively to occupy the same sleeping apartment except in the cases of husband and wife, and parents and children, and he shall prevent any person occupying his house for immoral purposes.
12. The keeper of a Common Lodging-House shall not knowingly permit persons of bad character to lodge in his house and he shall maintain and enforce good order and decorum therein; and he shall also keep a Register of the name, occupation and native place of each lodger.
13. The keeper of a Common Lodging-House shall not permit the kitchen of his house to be used as a sleeping
room.
14. The keeper of a Common Lodging-House shall cause the windows of each of the sleeping rooms to be kept open to their full width from 9 A.M. till sunset unless prevented by tempestuous weather or by the illness of any person occupying any of the rooms.
15. The keeper of a Common Lodging-House shall cause the internal walls and ceilings of every part of his house to be thoroughly cleansed and lime-washed during the sixth and twelfth months of the Chinese year.
16. The keeper of a Common Lodging-House shall at all times keep his premises in a clean and wholesome condition, and the fittings of the sleeping rooms shall be maintained by him in a thorough state of repair. He shall cause every room, passage and stair to be thoroughly swept at least once a day.
17. The keeper of a Common Lodging-House shall cause all filth and house refuse or other offensive matter to be removed from his premises daily.
18. If any person in a Common Lodging-House becomes ill from any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease, the keeper of such Common Lodging-House shall forthwith, upon his becoming aware of the fact, give notice thereof to the Inspector of Nuisances in whose district the lodging-house is situated, or to the nearest Police Station; and the keeper of sucli Common Lodging- House shall cause the house to be vacated for the purpose of fumigation, disinfection or lime-washing, and of allowing the bedding, clothing, and other articles used by the infected person to be destroyed or disinfected at the public expense, in such manner as the Sanitary Board may direct. Any offence against this Bye-Law shall be punish- able with a penalty of fifty dollars or in default of pay- ment with imprisonment for a period of two months.
19. The Registrar General, the Captain Superintendent of Police, and Members of the Sanitary Board, or any officers deputed by them shall have at all times free access to every part of any registered Common Lodging-House and to the Register of lodgers therein.
20. Any person offending against any of the foregoing Bye-laws for a breach of which no specific penalty is provided shall be liable, on conviction before a Magis- trate, to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and in the case of a continuing offence to a further penalty not exceeding five dollars for each day after written notice of the offence has been served on him by the Sanitary Board, and failing immediate payment of the penalty imposed to imprisonment for any period not exceeding one month. Any licensed keeper of a Common Lodging-House against whom three convictions under these Bye-laws have been recorded within twelve months will be liable to have his licence cancelled by the Registrar General.
Cubic space.
Affixing sign- boards, &c.
Separation of
Bexes.
Good order.
Kitchen not
to be used as
sleeping room.
Ventilation.
Cleansing and lime washing.
Cleanliness.
&c.
Do.
Infectious,
contagious, and commu· nicable
diseases.
Inspection.
Penalties.
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