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420 ORDINANCES Nos . 8 AND 9 OF 1858.


Regulation of Chinese - Census. Markets.


3. The lodging house-keeper shall cause the means of ventilation provided in or in connection
with the house to be kept at all times in good order and efficient action.
4. The lodging house-keeper shall not suffer any room not licensed as a sleeping room to be
used as such.

5. The lodging house -keeper shall cause all filth and refuse matters to be removed from his
premises daily.
6. No person of the male sex above 10 years of age shall occupy the same sleeping room as
persons of the female sex.

7. No person of the female sex above 10 years of age shall occupy the same sleeping room as
persons of the male sex.
8. Rules 6 and 7 do not apply to married couples.
9. The house shall be at all time open to inspection by members of the Sanitary Board or
any of its officers .




No. 9 of 1858.

[See Ords. No. 5 The Markets' Ordinance, 1858 .
of 1867, and No. 3
of 1878.]
[ 31st May, 1858. ]
E it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the
B advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :
Repeal of Ordi
nance No. 2 of 1. Ordinance No. 2 of 1854 is hereby repealed.
1854.
Governor in 2. All markets presently established within the district of Victoria * shall be sub
Council empow
ered to establish ject to this Ordinance ; but it shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor in Exe
and close mark
ets, and to make
regulations and cutive Council from time to time to close the same or any of them, and also to establish
bye-laws.
[* See Ordinance and continue or close any new market or markets within the said district, and to make
No. 5 of 1867 s. S.]
such bye-laws for the letting of houses, shops , stalls, or standings therein, in any of the
said markets, hereinbefore specified , and the durations and conditions of such lettings ,
and the rents to be received for the same, and also for the good government of the said
markets, the repression or prevention of disorder therein, and the protection of the
traffic thereof, as to His Excellency in Council shall seem meet : Yet so as that no such
bye-laws shall be contrary to this Ordinance, or capable of being enforced until the same
shall have been in English and Chinese published in the Hongkong Government Gaz
ette, and, for the space of seven consecutive days, posted in all existing markets.
No market to be 3. No new market shall be deemed to be established until after notification made
deemed estab
lished till notified
in the Gazette. by His said Excellency in Council, in the Hongkong Government Gazette, in English
and Chinese , that the same is so established and open for public use.
Prohibition of 4. From the passing of this Ordinance, no market shall be opened or kept open
other markets.
except under the provisions of this Ordinance ; and every market which shall be opened
or kept open otherwise than as aforesaid shall, together with the building or buildings
(if any) wherein the same shall happen to be holden , be deemed a common nuisance.