CO129-309 - Public Offices & Others - 1901 — Page 193

publication copy of corres with the Local Govt Board, whose advice I caused to be obtained.

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2. Before deciding whether the additional Port Health Officers should be applied for Haykay, I should be glad if the whole matter could be reconsidered by the Medical Officers of the Colony in consultation with Professor Simpson with a view to ascertaining what other alterations, if any, should be made.

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After careful consideration, it is still considered that it is absolutely impracticable to control the local traffic between Hong Kong and Canton or their neighboring places; if Regulation 6(C) of the rules appended to No 347 of the 5th November 1907 is modified to admit of healthy ships being visited immediately on arrival by the Port Health Officer (not necessarily by the Shipping Office).

The further suggestion that quarantine rules should be made is considered impracticable.

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publication copy of corres with the Local Govt Board, whose advice I caused to be obtained.

ovr

2. Before deciding whether the additional Port Health Officers should be applied for Haykay, I should be glad if the whole matter could be reconsidered by the Medical Officers of the Colony in consultation with Professor Simpson with a view to ascertaining what other alterations, if any, should be made.

After careful consideration, it is still considered that it is absolutely impracticable to control the local traffic between Hong Kong and Canton or their neighboring places; if Regulation 6(C) of the rules appended to No 347 of the 5th November 1907 is modified to admit of healthy ships being visited immediately on arrival by the Port Health Officer (not necessarily by the Shipping Office).

The further suggestion that quarantine rules should be made is considered impracticable.

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publication copy of corres with the Local Govt Board, whose advice I caused to be obtained.

ovr

2. Before deciding whether the additional Port Health Officers should be applied for Haykay, I should be glad if the whole matter could be reconsidered by the Medical Officers of the Colony in consultation with Professor Simpson with a view to ascertaining what other alterations, if any, should be made.

After careful consideration, it is still considered that it is absolutely impracticable to control the local traffic between Hong Kong and Canton or their neighboring places; if Regulation 6(C) of the rules appended to No 347 of the 5th November 1907 is modified to admit of healthy ships being visited immediately on arrival by the Port Health Officer (not necessarily by the Shipping Office).

The further suggestion that quarantine rules should be made is considered impracticable.

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