THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1899.
various movements and employments, shall give the necessary directions thereon, and shall use the utmost alacrity and vigilance to promote industry, and to maintain order and silence among them, and to prevent the escape of any prisoner. Officers shall carefully observe the character, habits, and industry of the prisoners under their charge, and shall carefully and impartially keep such records as may be ordered, and shall afford at all times to their superiors unreserved informa- tion on such subjects.
90.-(1.) No subordinate officer shall have Dealings with any pecuniary or other dealing whatsoever with prisoners. or on behalf of any prisoner, or employ any prisoner on his private account.
(2.) No subordinate officer shall sell or let or allow to be sold or let, or be interested in the selling or letting of, any article to any prisoner.
(3.) No subordinate officer shall at any time receive any money, fee, or gratuity of any kind for the admission of any visitors to the prison or to prisoners, or from or on behalf of any prisoner, on any pretext whatever.
(4.) No subordinate officer shall borrow money Contracts. from any person connected with a contract for the supply of food or other articles for the use of the prison.
(5.) No subordinate officer shall directly or indirectly have any interest in any contract or supply connected with the prison, nor shall he, under any pretence whatever, receive any fee or gratuity from any person connected with any such contract or supply.
(6.) No subordinate officer shall, without the Money permission of the Superintendent, lend money at lending. interest or in consideration of the repayment or promise of repayment of a larger sum or on any other valuable consideration whatsoever.
91. All subordinate officers shall direct atten- Duties as to
prisoners out tion to any prisoner who may appear not to be in of health. health, although not complaining sick, or whose state of mind may appear deserving of special notice and care, in order that the opinion and instructions of the Medical Officer may be taken on the case.
92. No subordinate officer shall on any Not to enter account enter a prisoner's cell at night without cells at night, being accompanied by another officer except in cases of imperative necessity.
prisoners'
93. Subordinate officers shall frequently exa- To examine mine the prisoners' clothing, and see that it is at clothing. all times in proper repair.
striking
94.-(1.) Any subordinate officer who shall be Rules as to guilty of assaulting or otherwise molesting any prisoners, or prisoner, either within or without the prison inflicting premises, unless compelled to do so in self-defence punishment. or for some other lawful purpose, shall be at once suspended with a view to his dismissal, and, even if compelled to strike in self-defence, no unneces- sary violence should be used.
(2.) No subordinate officer shall punish a pri- soner, except when ordered to do so by his superior officer.
report
95. No subordinate officer, on any pretence Duty to whatever, shall fail to make an immediate report irregularities. to his superior officer, of any misconduct or wilful disobedience of the prison regulations.
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