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Food.

Segrega. tion.

Occupation.

Visita and letters.

Property.

Discipline,

7. (1) Every juvenile shall be supplied with food in accord- ance with the scales of diet approved by the Social Welfare Officer.

(2) No juvenile shall receive or have in his possession any food other than that authorized under paragraph (1) except with the authority of the Superintendent.

8. (1) A juvenile who, in the opinion of the Superintendent, is likely to exercise a bad influence, shall, so far as is practical, be separated from the other juveniles.

(2) Boys shall, so far as is practicable, be separated from girls except while they are under supervision.

9. (1) Suitable schoolroom instruction and practical work on the premises shall be provided for the juveniles. Such work may consist within reasonable limits of the work of the Remand Home.

(2) Recreation and exercise shall be provided for the juveniles for two hours in each day, of which one hour shall be spent in exercise in the open air except in bad weather.

10. Every juvenile shall be permitted. so far as the Superin- tendent considers practicable, to receive visits from his relatives and friends and to send and receive letters.

11. (1) On admission to a Remand Home every juvenile shall surrender his property to the Superintendent, who shall make and sign a list of such property.

(2) On discharge the juvenile shall be entitled, upon signing a receipt therefor, to the property comprised in the list made under paragraph (1).

12. (1) The Superintendent, or in his absence the officer- in-charge, but no other person, may deprive a juvenile of his recreation and other privileges for any minor misconduct. Serious misconduct, or repeated minor misconduct, shall be reported to the Social Welfare Officer.

(a) Punishment awarded under paragraph (1) shall be re- corded in the daily register kept by the Superintendent.

illness

13. The Superintendent shall at once report the death or Death or serious illness of any juvenile to the Social Welfare Officer, the serious Pulice, the Medical Department and the parent or guardian of to be the juvenile.

reported.

14. (1) Where, in the opinion of the Superintendent or of Removal to any Government medical officer, it becomes necessary to remove hospitul. a juvenile to a hospital or other place for medical treatment or examination, the Superintendent shall apply to the Social Welfare Officer for a transfer order by the Governor under subsection (5) of section 19 of the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance.

(2) No surgical treatment shall be carried out on a juvenile without the prior consent of his parent or guardian, unless the medical officer certifies in writing that the delay necessary im obtaining such consent would cause the juvenile unnecessary suffering or endanger his health.

By Command,

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Colonial Secretary.

31st August. 1955-

(Secretariat 2/5091/55)

(Cap. 226),