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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 31, 1936.
Vessels which are to show quarantine signal.
Vessels
which are
proceed to
quarantine anchorage.
22. (1) Every vessel referred to in section 21 on entering the waters of the Colony shall show the appro- priate quarantine signal as prescribed by section 35, and shall not communicate with the shore until granted pratique by the express written order of a Health Officer: Provided nevertheless that any such vessel, which is on a voyage to any other place and which has held no unauthorised communica- tion with the shore, may with the written consent of a Health Officer proceed on such voyage or tranship the passengers for the purpose of completing such voyage.
(2) The aforesaid quarantine signal shall not be lowered until a Health Officer has given free pratique.
23. Every vessel referred to in section 21 shall, unless required to previously granted pratique, proceed at once to the quarantine anchorage and shall not remove therefrom, except from stress of weather, until released by order of a Health Officer. No vessel which is compelled to leave the quarantine anchorage from stress of weather shall communicate except by signals with the shore or with any other vessel, and such vessel shall return to the quarantine anchorage immediately such stress of weather has subsided: Provided that in case of stress of weather involving probable actual danger to the vessel the vessel may remove for a time, but shall be deemed never- theless for all purposes to be subject to all other regulations applicable to such vessels.
Position at quarantine
24. The master of every vessel shall remove his vessel anchorage to any part of the quarantine anchorage as and when required determined by the Harbour Master.
by Harbour
Master.
No com- munication allowed with certain vessels.
Pilot may board vessel
showing
quarantine signal.
Prohibition
of landing
passengers
vessels
before inspection.
25. Subject to the provisions of section 26, no person other than a Health Officer, or persons in his boat, shall approach within thirty yards of any vessel referred to in section 21, or hold any communication except by signals with such vessel or with any person on board thereof, or receive or take any person or thing whatsoever, directly or indirectly, from the vessel or from any person on board thereof without having first received the express written permission of such Health Officer, and without observing such precautions as he may require.
26. The pilot may board a vessel showing the quarantine signal for the purpose of taking it to the quarantine anchorage. In no case shall any member of his crew or other person board the vessel unless authorised by a Health Officer.
27. No master of any vessel referred to in section 21 bringing passengers into the Colony shall land or permit to from certain land or to be landed from his vessel any such passengers until they have been inspected and passed by a Health Officer, and the master shall afford all reasonable facilities for enabling such inspection to be duly carried out. No master shall land or permit to land or be landed from his vessel at any place within the Colony any infected person except with the permission of a Health Officer, and any master from whose vessel any infected person is landed without permission shall, on demand from a Health Officer, forthwith remove such person from the Colony.