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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 12, 1907.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S Department.
No. 466.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hongkong.
Place or Port.
Nature of Measures
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Date.
Reference to Govern- ment Noti-
fication.
Siam.
Medical Inspection at Kobphra against arrivals from Hong-
kong.
Hith Sept., 1905.
No. 576.
Do.
Vessels from Hongkong to complete 10 days before arrival at
a Siamese port.
1st March, 1907.
No. 110.
Madras.
4th April, 1907.
No. 229.
10th May, 1907.
No. 333.
India.
Arrivals from Hongkong subject to Regulations under the
Venice Convention at uninfected ports.
Netherlands- Arrivals from Hongkong, or vessels having called there, are subject to five days' quarantine from date of departure or of last plague case on board. Importation is temporarily prohibited of animal refuse, claws and hoofs, animal or human hair and bristles, untanned bides and brides saited or cured with arsenic, raw wool and rags, bags or sacks which have already been used, coming from or tran- shipped at Hongkong; also tapestry and used em- broideries unless they are transported as personal baggage or in consequence of change of residence.
Shanghai.
Hongkong declared an infected port.
All American 1. Before sailing from Hongkong.
ports includ-
ing
Philip-
pine Islands.
(a.) Fumigation of vessel, after drydocking, to kill rats
and insects.
(4.) Disinfection of Inggage of steerage passengers and
forecastle crews.
(e.) Certification of shipping orders at American Con- sulate, for following Cargo: Household goods; personal effects; used bedding, gar- ments, gunnies, bags, sucks, matting, and embroideries; Rags: wool; furs: Fresh fruits, vegetables, milk and butter: Potte flowers and plants; Dogs; Cats; Poultry ; and other small animals; Feathers; Hair ; Bristles; Hides; Horns: Hoofs: Claws; Boue: Manure: Earth: Corpses.
(Z) Ship's supplies:-
Water:-To be taken from the Colony's
filtered supply.
Ballast:—Only hard rock, clean sea beach
sand, or sea water allowed. Vegetables, milk, butter, etc. :--Sources not restricted unless
present.
(c.) Medical Inspection before sailing.
2. At Ports of Arrical.
Cholera is
(.) Medical Inspection, but no detention of vessel unless quarantinable disease is found aboard,
22nd June. 1907.
27th June, 1967.
No. 423.
No. 424.
Panama.
Chefoo.
Ceylon.
Newchwang.
or has occurred en ronte.
Same as at all American ports and the Philippine Islands.
Hongkong declared an infected port.
27th June, 1907.
Do.
Do.
Singapore.
Do.
1st July, 1907.
2nd July, 1907.
6th July, 1907.
12th July, 1907.
No. 426.
No. 437.
No. 438.
No. 462.
No. 464.
12th July, 1907.
A. M. THOMSON,
Colonial Secretary.