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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 28, 1939.

2. Whenever smallpox in epidemic form or plague, cholera, yellow fever or typhus exists in the Colony, it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council by notification in the Gazette from time to time to declare that the provisions of regulation 3 of these regulations shall have effect, and shall continue in force until suspended by the Governor in Council by a subsequent notification in the Gazette.

3. Before the departure from the Colony of all vessels and aircraft, except such vessels or aircraft as the Director of Medical Services may specifically exempt--

(a) the vessel or aircraft, especially the parts liable to contamination shall be thoroughly cleansed;

(b) the passengers and the crew shall be inspected by a Health Officer and shall produce such evidence of recent vaccination against smallpox or inoculation against cholera or other disease as such officer may require;

(c) any person showing signs of one of the diseases named in regulation 2 and all persons in such close relation to a person known to be infected as to render them liable to transmit the infection of such disease, shall leave the vessel or aircraft at the request of any Health Officer;

(d) personal effects which are not reasonably clean shall be removed from the vessel or aircraft at the request of any Health Officer;

(e) any Health Officer who has reason to suspect the presence of rats on board may require the vessel or aircraft to be deratised, if the restrictions are imposed on account of plague;

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(f) if the restrictions are imposed on account of typhus, Health Officer may require the persons and effects of any person who after medical inspection, he considers likely to convey infection to be disinsectised.

4. Whenever it appears expedient to the Governor in Council, in order to give effect to the provisions of the Inter- national Sanitary Convention, 1926, he may, by notification in the Gazette from time to time declare that any or all of the provisions of regulation 3 of these regulations shall apply to all vessels and aircraft, or to any class or description of vessel or aircraft which is bound for, or will in the ordinary course of her voyage call at, any country, port or place specified in the notification, and the provisions shall apply to all such vessels and aircraft, or every vessel and aircraft of such class or description as aforesaid from the date of the notification until suspended by a subsequent notification.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

28th June, 1939.

T. MEGARRY,

Clerk of Councils.