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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND SEPTEMBER, 1882.
4. Every vessel arriving from any of the infected places shall proceed to the Quarantine Ground, and shall remain there until released from quarantine by order of the Health Officer. The Quarantine Ground shall be within the following boundaries, and the Master of every vessel shall remove his vessel to any part of the Quarantine Ground as, and when, required by the Harbour Master:
Western Boundary. -A line drawn from the West side of Stone Cutters' Island to West side of Green Island (on Admiralty Chart marked as Harbour boundary).
Southern Boundary.—That part of a line having the Naval Coal Sheds at Kaulung bearing E. by S., commencing when it meets the Eastern Boundary and terminating when it meets the Western Boundary.
Eastern Boundary.-A South line drawn from a white mark on South side of Stone Cutters' Island until it reaches the Southern boundary.
Northern Boundary.-Five fathom line of soundings.
5. No vessel arriving from any of the infected places, shall be released from quarantine until 10 clear days have elapsed since the vessel left such infected place, and such precautions by way of burning clothing or fumigating or otherwise as may be ordered by the Health Officer have been carried out. If there has been any case of cholera on board such vessel or any death from cholera, the vessel shall not be released from quarantine until 10 clear days have elapsed since any person was suffering from cholera or died from cholera (as the case may be) on board such vessel.
In case of a death happening on board any vessel in quarantine the body shall be disposed of in such manner as may be ordered by the Health Officer.
6. The master or other person having the control of any vessel arriving from any of the infected places shall give the Health Officer such information about the vessel, and the voyage and the health of the crew and passengers and otherwise as the Health Officer may require, and shall answer truly and fully all questions put to him by the Health Officer.
7. When any vessel arrives in the waters of the Colony from any of the infected places no person shall leave 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.
8. When any vessel is in quarantine under these regulations 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 having observed such precautions as the Health Officer may require.
9. The Captain Superintendent of Police and any officers that he may appoint for the purpose of enforcing quarantine may order any person leaving or coming from any vessel that is in quarantine or taking or sending any person or thing whatever from any such vessel to remain in or return to, and to return such persons or things to, such vessel and may by such necessary force as the case requires compel any person neglecting or refusing to observe such order to obey the same.
10. Where any breach of any of the above regulations is committed, all the persons assisting in any way in the commission of such breach and the master or other person having the control of any vessel or boat on board of which such breach has been committed or which has been in any way engaged in the commission of such breach shall be severally answerable for such breach and shall be deemed guilty of the same.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 2nd September, 1882.
NOTICE.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
Under sub-section 6 of Section 25 of Ordinance 8 of 1879 any person offending against any of the above regulations is liable on conviction by two Police Magistrates to a maximum penalty of $2,000 and imprisonment with hard labour for twelve months.
The attention of masters of Ships is called to the following provisions of Ordinance 8 of 1879:-
Sec. XXVIII. Every person who within the Colony or the waters thereof shall commit any "of the following offences, shall incur a penalty of not more than fifty dollars, or impri-
sonment for any term not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour.” Every person who not being in Her Majesty's service and not being duly authorised by "law for the purpose, goes on board any ship within the waters of the Colony, without "the permission of the master or officer in charge; and the master or person in charge "of such ship may take any such person so going on board as aforesaid into custody and "deliver him up forthwith to any constable to be dealt with according to law."
Suu-sec. (2)
af see. 28 ot Pratimance 8 021879.
Sub-sec. (f) sec. 28 of Ordinance 8
* 1879.
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Every person not being in Her Majesty's service who shall make fast to or cause to be made "fast to a ship under way within the waters of this Colony, any boat, junk or other
Ivessel, without the sanction of the master or officer in charge of such ship."
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