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Master to give full information.
Mode of dealing with
cases on
vessels in
quarantine.
Release of vessel.
When vessels
Colony may be ordered into qua- rantine.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1897.
5. The master or other person having the control of any vessel in quarantine shall give the Health Officer or Boarding Officer such information about the vessel and the voyage and the health of the crew and passengers and otherwise as the Health Officer or Boarding Officer may require, and shall answer truly and fally all questions put to him by the Health Officer or Boarding Officer.
6. When any vessel is in quarantine--
(a) If, in the opinion of the Health Officer, any persons on board are suffering from any infectious or contagious disease they shall be removed to the Hospital ship Hygeia or be otherwise disposed of under his directions.
(b) Where, in the opinion of the Health Officer, there are any cases he suspects to he cases of infectious or contagious disease on board, the persons so suspected shall be detained on board, or otherwise disposed of, under observation, for a period not exceeding 48 hours from the time that the Health Officer completes his examination of the passengers and crew.
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(c) When the examination of the passengers and crew by the Health Officer has been completed, all who appear to him to be free from any infectious or contagious disease may be allowed to land at once.
(d) Any costs charged or incurred by the Government for the medical attendance and maintenance of any person, whether on the ship's articles or not, who is removed to the Hygeia or any other hospital or place under sub-sections (a) or (b) of this Regulation shall be paid to the Government by the agents of the vessel from which such person is removed whether such vessel continues in quarantine or not.
7. After the passengers and crew have been dealt with as in section 6 the vessel may be released from quarantine by the express written order of the Health Officer, after such precautions by way of burning clothing and fumigating or otherwise, as he may direct, have been carried out.
8. If any vessel in the waters of this Colony is known to have any case of any in waters of infectious or contagious disease on board, or is a vessel which in the opinion of the Health Officer ought according to these regulations to be in quarantine, the Health Officer may order such vessel into quarantine, and the master or person in charge of such vessel shall there- upon hoist the Quarantine Flag upon such vessel and remove the vessel to the Quarantine Anchorage, and all the regulations applicable in relation to vessels in quarantine shall apply to such vessel.
Disposal of bodies.
Communi-
quarantined vessels.
9. In case of a death happening on board any vessel in quarantine, or ordered into quarantine, or on board the Hygeia, the body shall be disposed in such manner as may be ordered by the Health Officer; and the Master of the vessel shall carry out such orders as the Health Officer may give him in relation to the disposal of the body.
10. When any quarantined vessel is in the waters of the Colony, no person shall leave cation with the vessel, or hold communication from the vessel with the shore, or with any other vessel or boat, or take or send any person or thing whatever out of the vessel, until the express written permission of the Health Officer has been communicated to the master or other person having the control of the vessel, and such precautions as the Health Officer may require have been observed.
Ditto.
Communi. cation with Hygeia.
Ditto.
11. When any vessel is in quarantine, no person other than the Health Officer or persons, in his boat shall approach within 30 yards of such vessel, or hold any communication with such vessel or with any person on board of it, or receive, or take any person or thing whatever directly or indirectly from the vessel or from any person on board of it, without having first received the express written permission of the Health Officer, and observing such precautions as the Health Officer may require.
with
any
12. No person placed on board the Hygeia shall leave the same or hold communication vessel or boat, or take or send any person or thing whatever out of the Hygeia without having first received the express written permission of the Health Officer, or Medical Officer in charge and observing such precautions as the Health Officer may require.
13. No person other than the Health Officer, or Medical Officer in charge, or persons expressly deputed by them, shall go on board or approach within 30 yards thereof, or hold communication with the Hygeia or with any person in it, or receive or take anything whatever directly or indirectly from the Hygeia or from any person in it without having first received the express written permission of the Health Officer, or Medical Officer in charge, and observing such precautions as such Officer may require.