CO129-559-4 Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance 1936 4-2-1936 - 4-2-1936 — Page 15

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33. A Health Officer, after making such an enquiry, Vessel to be inspection or examination, shall deal with such vessel as dealt with aforesaid and the persons and things on board in the manner provisions

according to provided by this Ordinance or by the regulations made of this thereunder.

Ordinance.

34. Any master of a vessel or other person on board Penalties for who:-

preventing

Health

(a) prevents or attempts to prevent a Health Officer from Officer going on board such vessel;

(b) conceals from a Health Officer the true state of the health of the crew or passengers or other persons on board such vessel;

(c) refuses to answer or gives an untrue answer to any enquiry made by a Health Officer under this Ordinance;

(d) fails to produce the journal or log and ship's papers of such vessel or any of them on demand of a Health Officer; (e) fails to present the crew and passengers for inspection when required to do so by a Health Officer;

(f) prevents or attempts to prevent a Health Officer from

inspecting any part of the vessel,

shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

inspecting vessel.

by certain

35. Every infected and every suspected vessel, and Signals to every vessel which has come from an infected port and which be shown has not been granted free pratique in Hong Kong, shall show vessels. whichever of the undermentioned signals is appropriate until a Health Officer has given free pratique :---

(a) By day-

(i) the Flag Signal Q: meaning

I request free pratique ";

my ship is healthy and

(ii) the Two Flag Signal QQ: meaning "my ship is suspect, that is to say I have had a case or cases of infectious disease more than five days ago, or there is an unusual mortality among rats on board"; or

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(iii) the Two Flag Signal QL: meaning

my ship is infected, that is to say I have had a case or cases of infectious disease less than five days ago.

The day signal shall be shown at the vessel's masthead or where it can best be seen.

(b) By night-

during the whole of the time between sunset and sunrise, but only when the vessel is within the waters of the Colony, a signal comprising a red light over a white light, the lights being not more than six feet apart, and meaning "I have not free pratique ".

The night signal shall be shown at the vessel's peak or other conspicuous place where it can best be seen.

36. The Inspector General of Police and any officer whom he may appoint for the purpose may order any person leaving any vessel referred to in section 35, or taking or sending any person or thing whatsoever from such vessel, to remain in, or return to, such vessel and may, with such neces- sary force as the case requires, compel any person neglecting or refusing to observe such order to obey the same.

Power of restrict movements of persons

Police to

or things to and from certain

vessels.