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CAP. 132]
Funeral Parlour (Regional Council) By-laws
[1986 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Embalming, etc.
or give or have access to any room in, or the means of ventilation of any other part of, the premises;
(vi) no window shall open, and no exhaust fan shall discharge, otherwise than directly into the open air at a height above ground level of not less than 2 m and so as to ensure that no nuisance is caused to any neighbouring or adjoining premises or in any public place;
(vii) every door shall be fitted with a self-closing device, and screened or otherwise rendered fly-proof, and every window shall be screened or otherwise rendered fly-proof;
(viii) every door opening into any part of the premises to which the public have access shall be clearly marked on the outside in English and Chinese—
"NO ADMITTANCE
不准進入”;
(ix) not less than one embalming or preparation table shall be provided therein;
(x) the surface of every embalming or preparation table shall be not less than 2100 by 750 mm, and every such table shall be so sited in the room as to leave an unobstructed space of not less than 600 mm on every side thereof;
(xi) every such table shall be constructed of or lined with smooth impervious material and shall be fitted with a raised edge on every side not less than 50 mm in height, and the whole table shall slope towards one end so as to drain any liquid falling thereon towards a waste pipe or channel so constructed as to lead into vents required by the provisions of sub-paragraph (iii) to be provided;
(xii) in respect of each such table, there shall be provided one washhand basin of glazed stoneware, which shall be supplied with water from the public mains or from such other source as the Council may approve and drain either into the vents required by the provisions of sub-paragraph (iii) to be provided or into a trapped gully situated in the open air and within the curtilage of the funeral parlour;
and
(xiii) one tap therein shall be so constructed that a hose-pipe may be fitted thereto so as to enable every part of the room to be hosed down as necessary, and a hose-pipe suitable for such purpose shall be kept available at all times.
8. (1) No body shall be embalmed or prepared for burial, encoffining or cremation in any funeral parlour otherwise than in a room used exclusively for such purpose.
(2) At all times during which any body is retained in any such room, the windows thereof shall be kept fully opened and, if the room is ventilated wholly or partly by mechanical means, the
AD 4
CAP. 132]
Funeral Parlour (Regional Council) By-laws
[1986 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Embalming, etc.
or give or have access to any room in, or the means of ventilation of any other part of, the premises;
(vi) no window shall open, and no exhaust fan shall discharge, otherwise than directly into the open air at a height above ground level of not less than 2 m and so as to ensure that no nuisance is caused to any neighbouring or adjoining premises or in any public place;
(vii) every door shall be fitted with a self-closing device. and screened or otherwise rendered fly-proof, and every window shall be screened or otherwise rendered fly-proof;
(viii) every door opening into any part of the premises to which the public have access shall be clearly marked on the outside in English and Chinese-
"NO ADMITTANCE
不准進入”;
(ix) not less than one embalming or preparation table shall be provided therein;
(x) the surface of every embalming or preparation table shall be not less than 2 100 by 750 mm, and every such table shall be so sited in the room as to leave an unobstruc- ted space of not less than 600 mm on every side thereof;
(xi) every such table shall be constructed of or lined with smooth impervious material and shall be fitted with a raised edge on every side not less than 50 mm in height, and the whole table shall slope towards one end so as to drain any liquid falling thereon towards a waste pipe or channel so constructed as to lead into vents required by the provisions of sub-paragraph (iii) to be provided;
(xii) in respect of each such table, there shall be pro- vided one washhand basin of glazed stone ware, which shall be supplied with water from the public mains or from such other source as the Council may approve and drain either into the vents required by the provisions of sub-paragraph (iii) to be provided or into a trapped gully situated in the open air and within the curtilage of the funeral parlour;
and
(xiii) one tap therein shall be so constructed that a hose-pipe may be fitted thereto so as to enable every part of the room to be hosed down as necessary, and a hose-pipe suitable for such purpose shall be kept available at all times.
8. (1) No body shall be embalmed or prepared for burial, encoffining or cremation in any funeral parlour otherwise than in a room used exclusively for such purpose.
(2) At all times during which any body is retained in any such room, the windows thereof shall be kept fully opened and, if the room is ventilated wholly or partly by mechanical means, the
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