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Short Title.
Interpretation of Terms.
Depôts to be provided for the lodgment of Emigrants.
Notice of Ship being
Passenger Ship to be
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH MAY, 1867.
An Ordinance for better securing the Health of Emigrants in Chinese Passenger Ships clearing from Hongkong.
Whereas it is expedient to make further Provision for better securing the Health of Emigrants in Chinese Passenger Ships clearing from Hongkong: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as the "Hongkong Emigration Ordinance 1867.”
II. In the Interpretation of this Ordinance the expression "Chinese Passenger Ship" shall mean every Ship carrying from any Port in the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies more than 20 Passengers being native of Asia on any voyage of more than Seven Days' duration within the meaning of the "Chinese Passenger Act 1855" defined by Section III of Ordinance No. 9 of 1856.
as
III. The Owners or Charterers of every Chinese Passenger Ship shall as soon as such Ship is laid on for the conveyance of Chinese Emigrants provide a Depôt or Depôts in the City of Victoria 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 maintained at the expense of such Owners or Charterers.
IV. The Owners or Charterers of every Chinese Passenger Ship or if absent from laid on as a Chinese the Colony their respective Agents shall as soon as such Ship is laid on for the convey- given to Emigration ance of Chinese Emigrants give notice in writing of the fact to the Emigration Officer specifying in such notice the name destination and probable time of departure of such Ship and the Depôt or Depôts in which the intending Emigrants by such Ship are lodging or intended to be lodged before embarkation.
Officer.
Emigrants to lodge in
before embarkation.
V. Every intending Emigrant in a Chinese Passenger Ship shall unless exempted Depot Three clear Days by the Emigration Officer lodge at the least Three clear Days previously to his embar- kation in the Depôt provided by the Owners or Charterers of such Ship with the approval of the Emigration Officer in pursuance of Section III.
Supervision of Depôts
grants therein.
VI. Every such Depôt as aforesaid shall be under the supervision of the Emigration and control of Emi- Officer who may inspect the same at such times as he shall think fit and may from time to time with the approval of the Governor in Council make any Regulations which shall be deemed expedient to ensure the healthiness thereof and the proper treatment and control of the Emigrants lodging therein.
Notice of every
with an Emigrant to
VII. The Owners or Charterers of every Chinese l'assenger Ship or if absent from PassageContract made the Colony their respective Agents and every licensed Emigration Passage Broker who be given to Emigration shall contract with any intending Emigrant for a passage in such Ship shall forthwith give notice in writing to the Emigration Officer of every such Contract specifying the name age and sex of such Emigrant and the name of such Ship.
Officer.
Governor authorized
to appoint a Medical Officer at a Salary not
VIII. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint at a Salary not exceeding $2,000 per annum a Medical Officer whose Duty it shall be to inspect intending exceeding $2,000 per Emigrants and to supervise all matters and things in any way relating to the comfort and well-being of such Emigrants both before their departure and on their voyage and such Salary shall be in lieu of all Fees.
annum.
Medical Inspection.
No Emigrant to embark or be received on board without a Permit.
Emigration Officer to appoint time for Medical Inspection after embarkation.
IX. The Medical Inspection of intending Emigrants by a Chinese Passenger Ship 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 Passenger's Act 1855" unless he shall be satisfied that such double Inspection has been duly made.
X. It shall not be lawful for any Emigrant to embark in any Chinese Passenger Ship or for the Master or other Person in charge of a Chinese Passenger Ship to permit any Emigrant to embark therein, unless such Emigrant shall previously have received and shall produce an embarkation 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.
XI. The Medical Inspection of Emigrants required to be made after their embarka- tion in any Chinese Passenger Ship shall take place at such time as the Emigration Officer shall appoint.