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assistant for the Governor of that colony to establish a station for maintaining persons under observation until they had completed the required ten days since they left the last infected port.
Vessels could also be differently dealt with according as they carried a medical officer on board or not.
On the other hand, whilst this or a system of surveillance is permissible in the case of suspected and healthy ships, there is no obligation under the Convention as to either measure or as to duration of surveillance in the case of these two classes of vessels.
The existing "Quarantine Regulations" in Hong Kong dated 10th April, 1897, (Sea Regn. No 6) neither require observation nor surveillance pending the completion of the "10 days"; and adoption of the terms of the Convention would in no way compel the Colonial Government to do more than is contemplated under the existing Code of Regulations.
I do not know how many plague-infected vessels have reached Hong Kong since plague has been prevalent in the East, and therefore I am unable to judge whether it is beyond the capability of the Colony, after dealing with the sick, to arrange for maintaining the Asiatics on board an actually infected vessel under observation for a period not exceeding the Convention limit of 10 days. If they would do this, they would carry out the main thing
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sistant for the Governant of that colony to establish a
station for maintaining persons under observation until
they had completed the requirəd tən days since they left
the last infected port.
Vessels could also ha differently
dealt with according as they carried a medical officar
on board or not.
either
On the other hand, whilst this or a system of
surveillanca « permissible in the case of suspected and
healthy ships, there is no obligation under the Convention
as to aither measure or es to duration of surveillanoA
in the case of these two classes of vessels.
The existing *Quarantine Romulations" in Hong
Kong dated 10th April, 1897, (Sea Rogn. No 6.) naithar
require observation nor survaillance panding the
completion of the "10 days"; and adoption of the terms of
the Convention would in no way compel the Colonial
in this rappact
Government to do morasthan is contemplated under the
existing Code of Regulations.
I do not know how many plague-infected vansels
have reachad Hong Kong sinca plaque has been prevelant in
the Rast, and therefore I en unable to judge whathar it.
is beyond the capability of the Colony, after doaling
with the sick, to arrange for maintaining the Asiatics
on board an actually infected vassal unier observation for a period not exceeding the Convention limit of 10 days., If they would do this, they would carry out the main thing
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