Hong Kong Ordinances
- CHAPTER 132
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Designation of Authorities
4. Construction and maintenance of public sewers and drains
5. Cleansing of public sewers
6. Protection of public sewers and drains
7. Prevention of obstruction of sewers and drains by soil or waste
8. Saving in relation to certain Ordinances
9. Punishment of persons interfering with public sewers or drains
10. Notice of existence of disused drains
11. Regulations for the protection of sewers and drains and prevention
of nuisance therefrom
12. Nuisances which may be dealt with summarily
13. Cleansing and covering of offensive ditches, drains, etc.
14. Power to require limewashing, etc. of premises
15. Regulations as to cleansing and prevention of nuisances
15A. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
16. (Repealed 8 of 1980 s. 37)
17. (Repealed 8 of 1980 s. 37)
18. (Repealed 8 of 1980 s. 37)
19. (Repealed 8 of 1980 s. 37)
20. Removal of litter or waste and cleaning of area
21. (Repealed 8 of 1980 s. 37)
22. Prevention of obstructions to scavenging or conservancy operations
22A. Prevention of accumulation of litter or waste on canopies
23. Powers of arrest in certain cases
23A. Notification of convictions in newspaper
24. Power to close, etc. polluted wells, etc.
25. Protection of fountains, wells and pumps
26. Regulations relating to the use of water from springs, wells, etc.
27. Control of water and article likely to cause mosquito breeding
28. Regulations for prevention of mosquitoes
29. Regulations as to latrine accommodation
30. Obligation to provide latrines
31. Prevention of nuisances from latrines and sanitary conveniences
32. Removal or alteration of sanitary conveniences
33. Examination of sanitary conveniences by Authority
34. Sanitary conveniences used in common
35. Regulations as to public latrines and bathhouses
35A. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
36. Provision and maintenance of public latrines and bathhouses
37. Power to remove members of the public from public bathhouses
38. Power to refuse admittance to certain members of the public to
public bathhouses
39. Appeals against action taken under section 37 or 38
40. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
40A. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
41. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
42. Regulations relating to swimming pools
42A. Public swimming pools
42AA. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
42B. Management of public swimming pools
43. Rules relating to public swimming pools
44. Use of public swimming pools for swimming contests, etc., or by
schools or clubs
45. Public swimming pools to be public places for certain purposes
46. Cleansing and destruction of filthy or verminous articles
47. Cleansing of verminous premises
48. Declaration of offensive trades
49. Regulations relating to offensive trades
49A. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
50. Offences in connection with preparation and sale of adulterated food
or drugs
51. Adulteration, etc. of milk
51A. Adulteration of meat
52. General protection for purchasers of food and drugs
53. Defences available in proceedings under section 52
54. Offences in connection with the sale, etc. of unfit food or drugs
55. Regulations as to composition of food and drugs, etc.
56. Regulations as to food and drugs hygiene
56A. Prescription of fees relating to drugs
56B. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
57. Live poultry, live reptiles and live fish deemed food for purposes
of regulations
58. Power to call for information as to composition of substances used
in the preparation of food and drugs
59. Examination and seizure and marking or destruction of food or drugs
60. Food or drugs offered as prizes, etc.
61. False labelling and advertisement of food or drugs
62. Power to take samples
63. Provisions as to the taking of samples for analysis
64. Certificate of analysis
65. Evidence of analysis
66. Proceedings in respect of articles or substances sampled
67. Presumptions
68. Power to examine food and drugs in course of transit, etc.
69. Restriction on movement of imported food or drugs
70. Contraventions due to some other person
71. Conditions under which warranty may be pleaded as defence
72. Offences in relation to warranties or certificates of analysis
73. Sale, etc. by servants or agents
74. Recovery of expenses incidental to taking of samples
75. Notification of convictions in newspapers
76. Protection of informers
76A. Public slaughterhouses
76B. Management of public slaughterhouses
77. Regulations as to slaughtering and slaughterhouses
77A. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
78. Power to seize and dispose of unfit carcasses of slaughtered animals
79. Markets to which Ordinance applies, etc.
79A. Management of public markets
80. Regulations in relation to markets
80A. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
81. Market rules
82. Seizure and forfeiture of articles, etc. in markets
83. Interpretation for the purposes of sections 83A to 86D
83A. Regulations relating to hawkers
83AA. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
83B. Commissioner for Transport may set aside streets for hawking purposes
84. Power of authorized public officers to arrest in certain cases
85. Procedure for dealing with arrested person, etc.
86. Seizure of hawker equipment and commodities from alleged offenders
86A. Forfeiture of hawker equipment and commodities by the court
86B. Seizure of abandoned hawker equipment and commodities
86C. Application to court for return of seized hawker equipment or
commodities
86D. Forfeiture by operation of law
87. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
88. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
89. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
90. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
90A. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
91. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
92. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
92A. Prohibition of certain activities without licence
92AA. Regulations providing for exemption from section 92A
92AB. Prohibition of any activity specified in Schedule 11A without licence
92B. Regulations relating to licensed activity
92BA. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
92C. Offences
92D. Liability of agents and servants
92E. Saving
93. Power of Authority to require provision of ventilating system in
scheduled premises
94. Certificate to be delivered to Authority in respect of new
ventilating systems, and prohibition of alteration of ventilating
system without permission
94A. Regulations relating to ventilating systems in scheduled premises
95. (Repealed 61 of 1974 s. 8)
96. (Repealed 61 of 1974 s. 8)
97. (Repealed 61 of 1974 s. 8)
98. (Repealed 61 of 1974 s. 8)
99. (Repealed 61 of 1974 s. 8)
100. Power of authorized officers to carry out tests
101. Application of Part VIII to premises provided with ventilating
systems at commencement of Ordinance, etc.
102. Amendment of Second Schedule
103. Saving in relation to Buildings Ordinance
104. Regulations for control of advertisements
104A. Prohibition on display of bills or posters without permission
104B. Duty to maintain bill or poster in clean and tidy condition
104C. Power to remove bills and posters
104D. Certain persons also deemed to display bills or posters
104E. Definitions and saving for other enactments
105. Provisions as to dangerous advertisement hoardings
105A. Provision for stadia
105B. Management of stadia
105C. Allocation and granting of stadium or parts thereof
105D. Regulations relating to stadia
105E. Authority may specify conditions for the use of stadia, etc.
105F. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
105G. Provision for museums
105H. Management of museums
105I. Regulations relating to museums
105J. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
105K. Provision for and management of libraries
105L. Regulations relating to libraries
105LA. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
105M. Provision for civic centres
105N. Management of civic centres
105O. Regulations relating to civic centres
105P. Authority may specify conditions for the use of civic centres, etc.
105Q. Grant of use of civic centres
105R. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
105S. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
105T. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
106. Provision of public pleasure grounds
107. Management and control of public pleasure grounds
108. Temporary closure of public pleasure grounds, etc.
109. Regulations relating to public pleasure grounds
109A. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
110. Public pleasure ground rules
111. Appointment and powers of keepers
111A. Interpretation of this Part
111B. Proposal of private street name
111C. Declaration of street name
111D. Penalty for marking or displaying other street name
112. Restriction upon the keeping of dead bodies in domestic premises
112A. Authority may order human remains to be buried or cremated
113. Public and private cemeteries
114. Plans and demarcations of cemeteries
115. General management and closure of public cemeteries and Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Cemeteries
116. Regulations relating to cemeteries
116A. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
117. Public cemetery and Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery rules
118. Prohibition of unauthorized burials and exhumations
118A. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
119. Power of Chief Executive in Council to direct removal and disposal
of human remains
119A. Power of Authority to direct removal and disposal of human remains
120. Removal of coffins, etc.
121. Disposal of exhumed bodies
122. Defrayal of expenses of reburial, etc.
123. Regulations in relation to mortuaries
123A. Public funeral halls
123AA. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
123B. Management of public funeral halls
123C. Regulations as to public funeral halls
123D. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
124. Right of Authority to dispose of unclaimed dead bodies
124A. Government and private crematoria
124B. Management of Government crematoria and Gardens of Remembrance
124C. Use of crematoria
124D. Provision for hearing objections where application for crematorium in
certain locations or adding facilities in an existing crematorium
124E. Regulations relating to cremation and crematoria
124EA. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
124F. Offences
124G. Fees and charges to be part of funeral expenses
124H. Saving for coroner
124I. Authority may prescribe fees and charges
124J. Authority may prescribe fees and charges for matters specified in
Schedule 16
124K. Authority may determine fees and charges with approval of Financial
Secretary
124L. Authority may prescribe fees and charges
124M. Financial Secretary may reduce or waive fees or charges
124N. Interpretation of Part XIB
125. General provisions as to licences, etc.
125A. Establishment and membership of Licensing Appeals Board
125B. Functions and powers of the Board and appeals from its decisions
125C. How the Board is to be constituted for the purposes of an appeal
125D. Parties to an appeal
125E. Provisions applicable to a hearing
125F. Board to give reasons for decision
125G. Board may make rules
125H. Meetings of the Board other than appeal hearings
125I. Staff
126. General powers of entry
127. Provisions for securing abatement of nuisances which may be dealt
with summarily
128. Power to close premises used in contravention of provisions of
Ordinance
128A. Application and interpretation of this section and sections 128B,
128C and 128D
128B. Power to close premises used without licence, permit or permission
128C. Power to close premises posing immediate health hazard
128D. Appeals to Appeal Board on Closure Orders (Immediate Health Hazard)
129. Authority may render services, etc., on request
130. Recovery of cost of works done or services rendered by public
officers
131. Name in which certain proceedings may be brought
132. Institution and conduct of certain proceedings
133. Disposal of property coming into possession of certain public
officers
134. Service of notices
135. Authentication and production in evidence of documents
136. Presumption as to employment of servants
137. Offences by corporations
137A. Application of Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap. 228) and Public Order
Ordinance (Cap. 245)
138. Protection for public servants acting in good faith
139. Obstruction of officers in the exercise of their duty
140. Onus of proving vaccination or inoculation
141. Proceedings against several persons
142. Delegation of powers
143. General powers relating to regulations
144. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
144A. Restriction on certain powers
145. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
146. Chief Executive in Council empowered in any appeal to state case
for opinion of Court of Appeal on question of law
147. Forms
148. Transitional provisions with respect to offences and certain notices
149. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
150. Penalties
151. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
152. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
153. (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)
154. Transitional
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