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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 22, 1906.

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No. 537.--His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the KING, to the following Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council:

Ordinance No. 6 of 1906.—An Ordinance to provide for the establish ment of Asylums for the Detention, Custody and Care of persons of unsound mind, and others.

HONGKONG.

No. 6 OF 1906.

An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of Asylums for the Detention, Custody and Care of persons of unsound mind, and others.

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M. NATHAN,

Governor.

[22nd June, 1906.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Asylums Ordin- Short title. ance, 1906.

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2. " Asylum means for the purposes of this Ordinance Definition of any institution or place which the Governor may from time asylumn". to time declare to be an asylum for the detention, custody and care of persons of unsound mind.

persons of

3. For the purposes of this Ordinance every person shall Definition of be deemed to be of unsound mind who is so far deranged in mind as to render it either necessary or expedient that unsound such person, either for his own sake or in the public inter- ests, should be placed and kept under control.

mind ".

4. For the purposes of this Ordinance the term "medical Definition of practitioner" shall mean and include every person employed medical as a doctor or surgeon in any branch of His Majesty's practi Service and every person registered under the Medical Registration Ordinance, 1884.

tioner".

5. The Governor may from time to time declare that Establish- certain institutions or places shall be asylums for the defen- ment and tion, custody and care of persons of unsound mind and the management

of asylunis. Governor-in-Council may from time to time make such re- gulations for the management and conduct of asylums as to him shall seem expedient.

Every such regulation so made shall when published in Gazette. the Gazette have the force of law.

6. The Governor may appoint fit and proper persons to Visitors of be visitors of any such asylums. Such visitors shall be asylums. at liberty to enter any such asylum at all times and make such enquiry or examination therein as may be deemed necessary and shall make such reports to the Colonial Secretary as may be required by any order of the Governor,

7. Any medical practitioner, or officer or member of the Who may Police Force, or any private person, having reason to believe cause person that a person is of unsound mind may ou the written order of unsound of any Magistrate or Justice of the Peace cause such person detained. to be conveyed, using such force as may be necessary, to an asylum.

mind to be

8. It shall be lawful for any medical practitioner in Detention charge of any asylum to detain under observation for seven for observa- days any person taken to such asylum under the provisions of section 7 or section 11 of this Ordinance.

tion.