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No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1899
contagious the Health Officer; and the master of the vessel shall carry out such order as the Health Officer may give him in relation to the disposal of body.
disease.
Prohibition of communica- tion with "infected" or "suspected" vessel, etc.
9. No person shall leave any "infected" or "suspected" vessel, or hold communication, except by signals from such vessel with the shore or with any other vessel or boat, or take or send any person or thing whatsoever 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.
10. No person, other than the Health Officer or persons in his boat, shall approach within thirty yards of any "infected" or "suspected" vessel or hold any communication, except by signals, with such vessel or with any person on board of it, or receive or take any person or thing whatsoever, 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 observing such precautions as the Health Officer may require.
11. No person placed on board the Hygeia shall leave the same, or hold communication, except by signals, with any vessel or boat, or take or send any person or thing whatsoever out of the Hygeia, without having first received the express written permission of the Health Officer or Medical Officer in charge and observing such precautions as such Officer may require.
Prohibition of communication from outside with Hygeia.
12. No person, other than the Health Officer or Medical Officer in charge or persons expressly deputed by them, shall go on board or approach within thirty yards of, or hold communication, except by signals, with, the Hygeia or with any person in it, or receive or take anything whatsoever, directly or indirectly, from the Hygeia or from any person in it, without having first received the express written permission of the Health Officer or Medical Officer in charge and observing such precautions as such Officer may require.
Police prevention of communication.
13. The Captain Superintendent of Police, and any officers whom he may appoint for the purpose, may order any person leaving or coming from "infected" or "suspected" vessel or from the Hygeia, or taking or sending any person or thing whatsoever from any such vessel, to remain in, or to return to, and to return such persons or things to such vessel or to the Hygeia; may, by such necessary force as the case requires, compel any person refusing or neglecting to observe such order to obey the same.
Exemption of postal matter.
14. Nothing in these Regulations shall render liable to detention, destruction, or infection, any article being part of any mails conveyed under the authority of the Postal Administration of any Government or charge judicially affect the delivery in due course of any such mail to the addressee.