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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 31, 1936.

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Circumscribed case means either a case of infectious Circum-

disease originating in a quarantine station or an imported scribed

case which has been immediately isolated in a quarantine

station or a case occurring in a new arrival during the period

of his observation or surveillance.

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case.

Contact means any person who has been or is likely Contact. to have been exposed to the risk of contracting an infectious disease.

"Council'

means the Urban Council, unless some other Council, Council is indicated.

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Crew" includes any person who is on board any vessel Crew. or aircraft not for the mere purpose of being carried from one place to another, but who is employed in some way in the service of the vessel or aircraft or of persons on board or of the cargo.

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Day means an interval of twenty-four hours.

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Delouse

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disease.

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means to render free from lice.

means to render free from rats.

Day.

Delouse,

Deratise.

Disinfect means to destroy or remove the germs of Disinfect.

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Disinsectise

means to render free from insects.

Disinsectise.

Officer.

Health Officer includes the Director of Medical and Health Sanitary Services, any medical officer appointed by the Governor as a Health Officer or Port Health Officer, and any officer for the time being performing the duties of a Health Officer or Port Health Officer.

"Immigrant" includes:-

(a) any person arriving in the waters of the Colony as a deck, steerage or third class passenger on board a steamship or motor ship or as a passenger on board any other vessel with the intention of landing in the Colony;

(b) a third class passenger who enters the Colony by train.

disease.

Immigrant,

Infected means infected with the germs of infectious Infected.

"Infected area" means any area which has been declared Infected by the Governor in Council by notification in the Gazette to be area. an infected area from the date of such declaration until the date of withdrawal of such declaration in the Gazette.

"Infected place" or "Infected port" means any place or Infected port which has been declared by the Governor in Council to place. be an infected place or port from the date of such declaration until the date of withdrawal of such declaration.

Infected port.

"Infectious disease" means any of the following diseases, Infectious namely, plague, cholera, smallpox, yellow fever, typhus, disease, cerebro-spinal meningitis, measles, chickenpox, diphtheria and enteric, and any other disease which the Governor in Council shall by notification in the Gazette declare to be included within the said expression.

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Observation means the compulsory detention in observation. isolation for the purpose of and under the provisions of this Ordinance and the regulations made thereunder of any vessel,

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