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TFE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 4, 1907.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. 5. The following Quarantine Regulations for the port of Newchwang are published for general information.

2nd January, 1907.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Colonial Secretary.

King's Regulation No. 2.

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS FOR THE PORT OF NEWCHWANG.

The following Regulations made by His Majesty's Minister, and hereby declared to be urgent, are published for general information.

Peking, 15th October, 1906.

(Signed) J. N. JORDAN,

II. B, M. Minister,

KING'S REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 155 of "THE CHINA AND COLEA

ORDER IN Couscш 1904." No. 2 of 1906.

Quarantine at Newchwang.

1.---When any infectious disease is known to be prevalent at any port, from which vessels may be expected to arrive at Newchwang, the Administration will, with the con- currence of the Treaty Power Consuls, issue a proclamation declaring such place infected, and shall put in force the following Regulations

2.—Any vessel coming from an infected port either direct or via Chefoo, even if ten days or more have passed since leaving an infected port, shall, on entering the river, hoist the Quarantine Flag Q at the Fore and the Flag of the infected port from which she comes underneath the Q.

3.--Such vessel shall hold no communication with the shore, ie., from the time of her entering the river no passengers or member of the crew shall be allowed to leave the vessel, no person may go on board her, and no baggage or cargo may be removed, without the permission of the Quarantine Authorities. Any one wishing to hold communication with such vessel under necessity, or supply the vessel with food or water, must first report the matter to the Quarantine Authorities and act by their directions.

4. Any vessel from an infected port with a case of illness on board or on which serious illness or a death has occurred during the voyage shall come to an anchor below Hunter's Point on the right bank of the river, and the West end of the town on the left bank.

5.-Vessels from an infected port on which there is no case of illness and on which no serious illness or death has occurred during the voyage shall and anchor below the lower limits of the harbour, and await there the visit of the Quarantine Officers.

6.—The Quarantine Authorities shall board the vessel on her arrival without unneces- sary delay and shall inspect her passengers and crew. Such inspection can only take place during daylight.

7.—If as a result of inspection, the Quarantine Officers find no case or suspicious case of infection on board, the vessel shall be admitted to immediate pratique.

8.-Should there be a suspicious case or should the vessel be found an infected vessel, her treatment shall be as follows:-

«.-Should there be a suspicious case, the suspected persons shall be removed and isolated under the direction of the Quarantine Authorities in a hospital provided for the purpose, and the vessel concerned shall be placed in quarantine in the river below the West end of the town until the nature of the disease is determined, when the vessel shall either be admitted to pratique or pronounced infected according to circumstances.