THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD OCTOBER, 1868.
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I. "The Hongkong Emigration Ordinance, 1867,” shall be and the same hereby Repeal of Hongkong is repealed.
Emigration Ordi- nance, 1867."
II. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as the "Hongkong Einigration Short Title. Ordinance, 1868."
III. In the Interpretation of this Ordinance the expression "Chinese Passenger Interpretation of Ship" shall mean every ship carrying from any Port in the Colony of Hongkong and Terms. its Dependencies more than 20 Passengers being natives of Asia on any voyage of more than Seven Days' duration within the meaning of the "Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855" as defined by Section III of Ordinance No. 9 of 1856.
Emigrants.
IV. The Owners or Charterers of every Chinese Passenger Ship shall as soon as Depôts to be provided such Ship is laid on for the conveyance of Chinese Emigrants provide a Depôt or for the lodgment of Depôts to be approved of by the Emigration Officer wherein every intending Emigrant by such Ship may lodge as hereinafter provided, and every such Depôt shall be main- tained and every Emigrant lodging therein shall be supported at the expense of such Owners or Charterers.
laid as a Chinese
V. The Owners or Charterers of every Chinese Passenger Ship or if absent from Notice of Ship being the Colony their respective Agents shall as soon as such Ship is laid on for the convey-Passenger Ship to be ance of Chinese Emigrants give notice in writing of the fact to the Emigration Officer given to Emigration specifying in such notice the name, destination and probable time of departure of such Officer. Ship and the Depôt or Depôts in which the intending Emigrants by such Ship are lodging or intended to be lodged before embarkation.
VI. Every intending Emigrant in a Chinese Passenger Ship shall, unless exempted Emigrants to lodge in by the Emigration Officer, lodge at the least Three clear Days previously to his em- Depot Three clear barkation in the Depôt provided by the owners or Charterers of such Ship with the tion. approval of the Emigration Officer in pursuance of Section III.
Days before embarka-
grants therein.
VII. Every such Depôt as aforesaid shall be under the supervision of the Emigra- Supervision of Deôpts tion Officer who may inspect the same at such times as he shall think fit and the and control of Emi- Governor in Council may from time to time make any Regulations which shall be deemed expedient to ensure the healthiness thereof and the proper treatment and control of the Emigrants lodging therein.
with an Emigrant to
VIII. Every Emigration Passage Broker who shall contract with any intending Notice of every Pas- Emigrant for a passage in such Ship shall forthwith give notice in writing to the Emi-sage Contract made gration Officer of every such Contract specifying the name, age and sex of such be given to Emigra- Emigrant and the name of such Ship.
tion Officer.
Officer at a Salary not
IX. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint at a Salary not exceeding Governor authorized $2,000 per annum a Medical Officer whose Duty it shall be to inspect intending Emi- to appoint a Medicul grants and to supervise all matters and things in any way relating to the comfort and exceeding $2,000 per well-being of such Emigrants both before their departure and on their voyage and such Salary shall be in lieu of all Fees.
annum.
X. The Medical Inspection of intending Emigrants by a Chinese Passenger Ship Medical Inspection. required by Ordinance No. 6 of 1859 shall take place on shore before embarkation as well as on board the said Ship after embarkation and the Emigration Officer shall not grant the Certificate required by the "Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855," unless he shall be satisfied that such double Inspection has been duly made, unless in such cases as the double Medical Inspection hereby directed shall be dispensed with by order or permission of the Governor.
bark or be received on
XI. It shall not be lawful for any Emigrant to embark in any Chinese Passenger No Emigrant to em- Ship or for the Master of or other Person on board of a Chinese Passenger Ship to board without a permit any Emigrant to embark therein, unless such Emigrant shall produce an Em- Permit. barkation Permit from the Emigration Officer who shall not grant the same unless he shall be satisfied that such Emigrant has undergone on shore the Medical Inspection required by Law to be made before embarkation.
appoint time for Me-
XII. The Medical Inspection of Emigrants required to be made after their em- Emigration Officer to barkation in any Chinese Passenger Ship shall take place at such time as the Emigration dical Inspection after Officer shall apppoint.
embarkation.
XIII. The Fees heretofore payable to the Medical Practitioner effecting such Fees how payable. Inspection shall be paid in the first instance by the Emigration Passage Broker of such Ship to the Emigration Officer and by him be paid into the Treasury.