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Title.
Preamble.
Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 repealed.
Governor authorized
present Gaol for “The
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH MAY, 1863.
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HONGKONG.
ANNO VICESIMO SEXTO VICTORIA REGINA.
No. of 1863.
By His Excellency WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 and to provide Gaols and Debtors' Wards, and for the due control of Prisoners therein.
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May, 1863.]
Whereas the present Gaol is insufficient for the Prisoners now incarcerated therein and it is advisable to repeal the Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 and to provide further Prison accommodation and for due management and control of Prisoners: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof as follows:—
I. The Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 intituled "An Ordinance for the Regulation of the Gaol of Hongkong" is hereby repealed.
II. So much and such Parts of the present Gaol in Victoria as His Excellency the to set apart Parts of Governor shall from time to time by order in writing direct for the purpose shall be set Victoria Gaol" and apart and be used for a Gaol and shall be called the "Victoria Gaol," and so much and such parts of the said present Gaol as His Excellency the Governor shall from time to time by order in writing direct for the purpose shall be set apart and used for a Debtors' Ward or Prison and shall be called the Debtors Ward in the Victoria Gaol.
other Parts for Deb- tors' Ward.
Governor authorized
for a Gaol and Hulk
III. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor by order in writing under to set apart all or part his hand to appropriate and set apart the whole or so much and such parts of Stone of StoneCutters' Island Cutters' Island in the Harbour of Victoria as His Excellency shall from time to time to be treated as part direct for a Gaol, which shall be called the "New Gaol" and until the said “New Gaol” shall be finished and for such further time as His Excellency the Governor shall think fit a certain Hulk now in course of being fitted for the purpose of receiving Prisoners to be employed on the said Island shall be treated as forming part of the said lastmentioned Gaol.
of such Gaol.
Governor authorized
sites for Gaol and Debtors' Ward.
IV. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor by order in writing under to set apart any other his hand from time to time hereafter to appropriate and set apart any other site or sites within the said Colony as and for a Gaol or Gaols and a Debtors' Ward or Debtors' Wards which sites respectively shall be called by such names respectively as shall in any such order be specified.
of the said Gaol and Debtors' Wards.
Governor authorized V. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor from time to time by order to determine the use in writing to determine the use of the said Gaol and Debtors' Ward and of such other Gaols and Debtors' Wards as shall have been formed as aforesaid or of or any or either of them for the purposes of a Gaol and Debtors' Ward respectively and to dedicate the same sites respectively for any other purposes.
Penalty on Persons
VI. From and after the passing of this Ordinance no Person shall land upon the other than those duly said Island called Stone Cutters' Island except a Justice of Peace, an Officer of Police or such Persons as shall be duly authorized by an order signed by the Colonial Secretary, from the Stone Cutters' Island. and no Vessel shall approach to within the distance of
authorized for landing
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or approaching
How Superinten-
each Gaol to be ap- pointed.
said Island except Police Boats, Commissariat Boats, Boats belonging to Her Majes- ty's Ships of War, and Boats in the service of this Government, and any Person who, contrary to this Ordinance, shall land on the said Island or shall being in any Vessel wilfully approach within the said distance from the said Island shall incur a penalty of not exceeding
Dollars
VII. Each Gaol shall be under the care and control of an Officer to be styled the dents and Staff for Superintendent of such Gaol, who shall be assisted by a Staff to be appointed from time- to time by His Excellency the Governor, and such portion of any Gaol as shall be set apart for the confinement of Debtors shall be further subject to the supervision and authority of the Sheriff of the Colony.