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(78 of 1999 s. 7) (Cap 132, section 123) [1 June 1982] L.N. 177 of 1982 (L.N. 335 of 1981) Cap 132AD s 1 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132AD s 2 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132AD s 3 Interpretation In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- (10 of 1986 s. 32(2); 78 of 1999 s. 7) "body" (遗体) means the dead body or part thereof of any human being or any still born child, but does not include ashes resulting from the cremation thereof; "burial" (埋葬) includes cremation; "Director" (署长) means the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene; (78 of 1999 s. 7) "funeral parlour" (殡仪馆) means a mortuary, but does not include- (a) any place set apart under the provisions of the Coroners Ordinance (Cap 504) for the reception of dead bodies for the purpose of post mortem examination; (27 of 1997 s. 66) (b) any mortuary situated within the precincts of any hospital or similar institution which is maintained or controlled by the Crown, by the University of Hong Kong provided for by the University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap 1053) or by The Chinese University of Hong Kong provided for by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap 1109); (78 of 1999 s. 7) (c) any mortuary situated within the precincts of any hospital carried on by a person duly registered in respect thereof under the Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Maternity Homes Registration Ordinance (Cap 165); (78 of 1999 s. 7) (d) any mortuary which is designated as a public funeral hall under section 123A; (e) the Tung Wah Hospital Repository situated at Sandy Bay, Hong Kong; or (78 of 1999 s. 7) (f) any place set apart for the purpose of washing dead bodies in accordance with Islamic rites, prior to burial, at- (i) the Masjid Ammar and Osman Ramju Sadick Islam Centre at 40, Oi Kwan Road, Hong Kong; (ii) the Muslim Cemetery, Cape Collinson, Hong Kong; or (iii) the Muslim Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong; (78 of 1999 s. 7)"quarantinable disease" (疫症) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1) of the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance (Cap 141). (78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132AD s 4 Licensing of funeral parlour businesses (1) Save under and in accordance with a licence granted by the Director, no person shall carry on the business of a funeral parlour. (10 of 1986 s. 32(2)) (2) Every such licence shall be valid for a period of 1 year from the date of issue. (3) The grant or renewal of any such licence shall be subject to the payment in advance to the Director of the prescribed fee. (L.N. 212 of 1983; 10 of 1986 s. 32(2); L.N. 99 of 1989; L.N. 61 of 1993; L.N. 144 of 1994; L.N. 87 of 1995) (4) Where the Director is satisfied that any such licence has been lost or destroyed, he may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, issue a duplicate thereof. (L.N. 61 of 1993; L.N. 144 of 1994; L.N. 87 of 1995) (78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132AD s 5 Refusals and revocations The Director may refuse to grant or renew a licence, or may revoke a licence granted, to a person if he is under the age of 18 years or if, in the opinion of the Director, such refusal or revocation is in the public interest. (10 of 1986 s. 32(2); 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132AD s 6 Requirements as to posting of licensees' names, etc. The licensee of every funeral parlour shall cause his name and the words "Funeral Parlour" to be posted, in English lettering and Chinese characters not less than 100 mm in height, in a conspicuous place on the outside wall or door of the premises to which his licence relates. Cap 132AD s 7 Funeral parlours to comply with certain provisions The following provisions shall apply to every funeral parlour- (a) every part of the premises shall be adequately lighted and ventilated to the satisfaction of the Director, either by natural means or mechanical means or partly by natural means and partly by mechanical means; (10 of 1986 s. 32(2); 78 of 1999 s. 7) (b) no part of the premises shall have direct access to any premises used for domestic purposes or to any premises not wholly concerned with and used for the purposes of the funeral parlour; and (c) not less than one room shall be used exclusively for the purpose of embalming any body or preparing any body for burial, encoffining or cremation, and every such room shall comply with the following requirements- (i) a rectangular area of floor space, not less than 3 by 4.5 m, shall be provided for each embalming or preparation table installed in the room; (ii) the floor shall be surfaced with smooth non- absorbent material and the junction between the walls and the floor shall be coved; (iii) the floor shall be laid with proper falls so that liquid may drain towards one or more vents in the walls of the room, and each such vent shall be so constructed as to discharge by way of a covered surface channel or waste pipe into one or more trapped gullies situated in the open air and within the curtilage of the funeral parlour and shall, at all times, be protected by a removable grating; |