1382 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 24TH DECEMBER. 1887:
Prisoners unable to find Security for their
Good Behaviour.
Prisoners confined as Suspicious or Danger-
ous Characters.
Debtors and First Class Misdemeanants. On Remand and Waiting Trial: First Con-
viction.
On Remand and Waiting Trial: With two
or more Convictions.
Prisoners sentenced to Short Terms of Im- prisonment, not exceeding fourteen days: First Conviction.
Prisoners sentenced to Short Terms of Im- prisonment, not exceeding fourteen days: With two or more Convictions.
Boys under sixteen Years of Age: First
Conviction.
Boys under sixteen Years of Age: With
two or more Covictions.
All officers of the Prison must, as far as lies in their power, endeavour to carry out this Rule, bearing in mind that the object of Classification is to prevent the contamination by depraved pri- soners of prisoners not so depraved; and to at- tempt to ensure that a prisoner shall go out of prison not worse than he came in.
VISITS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO PRISONERS, &c.
220,--Convicted prisoners, with the exception of those heretofore mentioned, after they have served the first three months, will be permitted to write and receive one letter every three months; but the Superintendent may permit any prisoner to write a special letter, or to see his friends, im- mediately after conviction, if for the purpose of -making arrangements respecting his property, &c.
221.--All letters to and from prisoners are to be read by the Superintendent, and shall be for- warded or kept back according to the nature of their contents. Events of importance to prison- ers may be communicated to them at any period by the Superintendent.
222. The privilege of writing and receiving letters may be postponed or forfeited by miscon duct, if so ordered by the Superintendent; but no such order shall be made for a period longer than one month from the time of the prisoner's last report.
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223. Convicted prisoners, with the exception of those heretofore mentioned, shall be allowed, after the first three months, to see their relations or friends once in three months, unless such visits are prohibited by the Superintendent for mis- conduct; but no prohibition shall be made for a period longer than one month from the time of the prisoner's last report.
224. The days and hours for visits to the prisoners shall be fixed by the Superintendent, and shall be publicly notified at the gates. of the prison.
225.-If any prisoner is committed to prison in default of the payment of any sum which, in pursuance of any conviction or order, he is required to pay, such prisoner shall be allowed to
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communicate by letter with and to see any friends at any reasonable time, for the bond fide purpose of providing for the payment which would procure his release from prison.
226.-In case of very serious illness prisoners will be allowed to see their relations, if not objected to on medical grounds.
227.--The visits of prisoners' friends will in no case be allowed to exceed fifteen minutes, and will always be made in the presence of an officer of the prison.
228.-Officers of Police may visit prisoners for the purpose of identification, on production of an order from the Police, or with Magisterial authority.
229.-Officers of the Law, with competent warrants, or orders for serving writs or other legal process on persons within the prison, shall be admitted into the prison for that purpose.
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230. All prisoners may petition the Gover- nor once shortly after conviction if they wish, but not afterwards unless there are any spcial circumstances which the Superintendent may consider should be brought to the notice of the Governor, or unless such prisoner has been over one year in Gaol.
231. No visitor shall be admitted until he has given his name and address, and stated his rela- tionship to or connection with the prisoner he wishes to see, if any; and these particulars shall be duly recorded.
232.--No visits shall be made on a Sunday except in cases of emergency.
233.-Prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude who have served two years, and are six months clear of report, may receive a visit every two months, and write and receive one letter every two months.
234. The prisoners shall be locked in their cells, at the discretion of the Superintendent, on Sundays and other days when they are doing no labour; care being taken that they have at least one hour's exercise daily.
235.-Prisoners sentenced to fourteen days and under will be locked in their cells during the whole of their sentence, with the exception of one hour's daily exercise.
236.-Prisoners detained as dangerous or suspicious characters, with previous convictions, who cannot find security, shall be locked in their cells. They shall keep their cells and cell utensils perfectly clean at all times, and shall have one hour exercise daily.
237.—Male and female prisoners shall always be so confined as to prevent the former from seeing, conversing with, or holding any inter- course with the latter.
238.-A light shall be kept burning constantly throughout the night in every ward or division of the Gaol in which prisoners shall be confined, but such light shall not be placed within reach of the prisoners.
WOMEN.
239.- No Male subordinate Officer shall enter the Women's Prison, unless ordered there specially by the Superintendent or Warden, or summoned