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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 390

ales Nos. 294 and 297 of the Prison Rules made by the Officer Administering the Government

ncil on the 19th day of April, 1900, are hereby repealed and the following are substituted

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By Command,

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blonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, th July, 1900.

F. H. MAY, Acting Colonial Secretary.

RULES

16th day of July, 1900, under lade by the Governor in Council on

Section 18 of the Prison Ordinance, 1899.

which may be

ent in con-

Visiting

294. If any male prisoner is guilty of any Punishments offcuce specified in the preceding Rule or of any indicted by other act of gross misconduct or insubordination Superintend- requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary junction means, it shall be lawful for the Superintendent, with if he deems that the powers of punishment Justice. vested in him are insufficient, in conjunction with a Visiting Justice, after taking evidence upon oath, affirmation or declaration, to punish the offender (a) by close confinement in a par- tially darkened or light cell, on No. 1 Diet for ill-conducted or idle prisoners, for a period not exceeding fourteen days; or (b) by separate con. finement for any term not exceeding six months; (c) by forfeiture of remission of sentence for a period not exceeding ninety days; and (d) by corporal punishment (if a male) not exceeding twenty-four strokes either with a birch rod or cat-o'-nine-tails, if the offender is an adult; or twelve strokes with a birch rod if the offender is a juvenile, instead of or in addition to either of the punishments provided for in (a) and (b).

Lashes.

297. The number of lashes inflicted on an Number of adult prisoner shall not exceed twenty-four or on a juvenile prisoner twelve.

II. CHAMBER,

HONGKONG.

R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.