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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 23, 1927.

4. Section 12 of the Prisons Ordinance, 1899, is repealed Repeal of and the following section is substituted therefor :-

Introduction

Ordinance No. 4 of 1899, s. 12, and substitu-

12. (1) No intoxicating liquor, opium or of prohibited other drug, tobacco, money, clothing, provi- tion of new prisons. sions, letters, papers, books, or any other section.

articles into

article whatsoever shall be brought into any prison, or thrown into it, or conveyed to any prisoner while in custody outside the prison, or carried out of the prison, unless such use be authorized by the prison rules or by the Superintendent of Prisous.

(2) Every person who contravenes or at- tempt to contravene any of the provisions of this section, and every officer of a prison who knowingly permits the contravention of this section, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six mouths.

(3) Any officer of a prison convicted under this section shall, in addition to any other punishment, forfeit bis office.

5. Section 13 of the Prisons Ordinance, 1899, is repealed Repeal of and the following section is substituted therefor :-

Supplying prohibited articles to prisoners.

Ordinance No. 4 of 1899, s. 13, 13.—(1) No person shall, in any prison, and substitu- sell any intoxicating liquor, opium or other tion of new drug, or tobacco, and no officer of a prison section. shall knowingly permit any such article to be sold in any prison.

(2) No officer of a prison shall permit any intoxicating liquor, opium or other drug, or fobacco, to be used by any prisoner, uiiless such use be authorized by the prison rules or by the Superintendent of Prisons.

(3) No officer of a prison shall, contrary to the prison rules, give or cause to be given anything of whatsoever nature to any prisoner.

or

(4) Every person who contravenes attempts to contravene any of the provisions of this section shall upon summary conviction be liable to..fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.

(5) Any officer of a prison convicted under this section shall, in addition to any other punishment, forfeit his office.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 22nd day of December, 1927.

D. W. TRATMAN,

Clerk of Councils.

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