THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1899.
HEALTH.
274. A prisoner who is in separate confine- Exercise.
ment, or employed at indoor work, shall be per- mitted to take such exercise in the open air as
the Medical Officer deems necessary for his health.
VISITS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
prisoners sentenced to
ment for
275. A convicted prisoner, sentenced to im- Privileges of prisonment for a period of two
and upwards years after six months of the term of his imprisonment imprison- have expired shall, provided his conduct and in two years dustry have been satisfactory, be allowed to write and upwards. one letter to his relatives and respectable friends, and to receive one letter from them and to be visited by them in prison, and subsequently he shall be allowed the same privilege at intervals to be determined according to the class he has attained by his conduct and industry.
A prisoner in the 3rd class shall be allowed to write a letter to, and receive a letter from his relatives and respectable friends and to be visited by them in prison once in every four months.
Prisoners in the 2nd and 1st classes shall be allowed the same privileges once in every three months, and once in every two months respect- ively.
ment for less than
276. A convicted prisoner, sentenced to im- Privileges of
prisoners prisonment for a period of less than two years, sentenced after three months of the term of his sentence to imprison- have expired shall, provided his conduct and ton industry have been satisfactory, be allowed to two years. write one letter to his relatives and respectable friends, and to receive one letter from them and to be visited by them in prison and subsequently he shall, subject to the same condition, be allowed the same privilege at intervals of three months.
communica-
277. The Assistant Superintendent may per- Special mit prisoners to write special letters or to sec tions. their friends, immediately after conviction, if for the purpose of making arrangements respecting their property or otherwise; or in cases of very serious illness with the approval of the Medical
Officer.
Events of importance to prisoners may be communicated to them at any time by authority of the Superintendent.
278.-(1.) Not more than three persons shall Restrictions be admitted to visit a prisoner at one time.
as to number of visitors, etc.
of visits.
(2.) The visits of prisoners' friends, etc., shall Duration be limited as follows, and shall be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose :-
In the case of prisoners sentenced to impri- sonment for less than two years to fifteen minutes.
In the case of prisoners sentenced to impri- sonment for two years and upwards in the probation class and 3rd class to 15 minutes, in the 2nd class to 20 minutes, and in the 1st class to 30 minutes.
(3.) Male prisoners shall be visited in the pre- Supervision. sence of a male officer; female prisoners in the presence of a female officer.
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