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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH MARCH, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 175.
The following Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council on the 20th day of March, 1899, under section 5 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1893 as amended by section 2 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1899, are published.
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By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st March, 1899.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
Regulations respecting the importation of Dogs into the Colony of Hongkong.
1.-GENERAL.
1. Imported dogs will be permitted to land in this Colony subject to the following restrictions :— (a.) On production of a certificate from a Veterinary Surgeon, or a Medical Officer of Health
or a British Consul, that no case of Rabies has been known to occur in any district in which the dog has been kept, for the six months prior to the date of shipment; and (b.) A statutory declaration by the Captain of the vessel (or by the importer if he has travelled with the dog) that no case of Rabies occurred on board during the voyage. 2. In default of the two above named certificates, the dog shall be kept in quarantine, in a building to be set apart for the purpose by the Government for a period of three months from the date of importation at the expense of the owner.
Upon the production of the above certificates to the Captain Superintendent of Police, or upon the expiration of the period of quarantine, a license and a badge will be issued, and any dog permitted to land or found at large without such badge shall be forthwith destroyed.
3. Permits shall be issued by the Captain Superintendent of Police, to the owners of sporting dogs that have already been licensed in the Colony, to enable such dogs when taken into Chinese territory to be brought back therefrom on the condition that such dogs will not be permitted to land at any port or place, at which Rubies is known, or has been declared, to exist within a period of six months prior to the date of such landing.
II.--SPECIAL.
No dog brought from the Port or Settlement of Shanghai will be permitted to land in this Colony for a period of twelve months from the date of this Notification.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
HONGKONG.
J. G. T.
BUCKLE, Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 176.
It is hereby notified that His Excellency Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, G.C.M.G., has been pleased to accept the position of Honorary Colonel of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd March, 1899.
J. H. STEWArt Lockhart,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 177.
The following regulations made under section 18 of the Prison Ordinance, 1899, by the Governor- in-Council on the 20th inst. are substituted for all rules and regulations hitherto in force.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th March, 1899.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.