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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH AUGUST, 1899.
Such period shall not exceed ten days from the date of the last case, whether that occurred on board ship or during the period of observation on shore. The Health Officer may at his discretion allow such persons to proceed to their destination on their giving a written undertaking, in the form of Appendix I of the rules for quarantine in the Port of Moulmein, published with General Department Notification No. 208, dated the 7th October 1897, to submit themselves to surveillance by a medical officer appointed for the purpose at their destination for a period of ten days from the date of the arrival of the ship. The undertaking shall be executed in duplicate, and one copy shall be sent by the Health Officer to the medical officer concerned.
4. The soiled linen and personal effects of the crew and passengers, which in the opinion of the Health Officer may be considered as infected, shall be disinfected by the Health Officer in accordance with the rules contained in Appendix II of the rules for quarantine in the Port of Moulmein, published with General Department Notification No. 208, dated the 7th October 1897, as amended by General Department Notification No. 163, dated the 17th August 1898.
5. The bilge water shall be pumped out by the commander after disinfection by the Health Officer and good drinking water shall be substituted by the commander for the water stored on board.
6. All parts of the ship which have been inhabited by plague patients shall be disinfected by the Health Officer, and the other parts of the ship may also be disinfected at the discretion of the Health Officer.
7. When these rules have been fully complied with, the Health Officer shall, by an order in writing under his hand, to be delivered to the commander, permit the yellow flag to be hauled down.
VI.--Rules relating to suspected ships.
1. Suspected ships will await the orders of the Port Health Officer at the usual anchorage. 2. The passengers and crew shall be medically inspected by the Health Officer.
3. The soiled linen and personal effects of the passengers and crew, which in the opinion of the Health Officer may be considered as infected, shall be disinfected by the Health Officer in accordance with the rules contained in Appendix II of the rules for quarantine in the Port of Moulmein, published with General Department Notification No. 208, dated the 7th October 1897.
4. The bilge water shall be pumped out by the Commander after disinfection by the Health Officer and good drinking water shall be substituted by the commander for the water stored on board.
5. All parts of the ship which have been inhabited by plague patients shall be disinfected by the Health Officer, and the other parts of the ship may also be disinfected at the discretion of the Health Officer.
6. Passengers or members of the crew who are suspected by the Health Officer to be infected with plague may be disembarked and detained under observation at the observation station appointed by Government for ten days from arrival of the ship, or, if plague occurs among them while under observation, from the date of the last case.
7. The rest of the crew shall not land, except on duty, for ten days from the arrival of the ship. 8. Passengers who are passed on medical inspection as healthy shall be allowed to proceed to their destination on their giving a written undertaking, in the form of Appendix I of the rules for quarantine in the Port of Moulmein, published with General Department Notification No. 208, dated the 7th October 1897, to submit themselves to surveillance by the medical officer (if any) appointed for the purpose at their destination for a period of ten days from the date of the arrival of the ship. The undertaking shall be executed in duplicate, and one copy shall be sent by the Health Officer to the medical officer concerned.
9. When these rules have been fully complied with, the Health Officer shall, by an order in writing under his hand, to be delivered to the commander, permit the yellow flag to be hauled down.
VII.—Rules relating to healthy ships.
1. A healthy ship shall be given free pratique at once, whatever may be the nature of her bill-of-
health.
2. Such a ship may, at the discretion of the Health Officer, be subject to the measures prescribed in Rules VI (2), VI (3), and VI (4), but the ship itself may not be disinfected as in Rule VI (5), except with the consent of the commander or agent.
3. Passengers or members of the crew who, on medical inspection, are suspected by the Health Officer to be infected with plague may be disembarked and detained under observation at the observation station appointed by Government for ten days from the date on which the ship left an infected port or, if plague occurs among them while under observation, from the date of the last case.
4. The rest of the crew shall not land, except on duty, for ten days from the date on which the ship left an infected port.