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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1899.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 307.

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The following rules made under section 18 of the Prison Ordinance, 1899, by the Governor-in- Council on 25th instant are substituted for all rules hitherto in force.

By Command,

J. G. T. Buckle,

for the Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th May, 1899.

RULES

Made by the Governor-in-Council,

under Section 18 of

"The Prison

Ordinance, 1899,” this 25th

day of May, 1899.

The Prison Rules made by the Governor-in- Council on the 20th day of March, 1899, are hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof the following rules are hereby substituted :-

The officers of the Prison shall be-One Superintendent, one Assistant Superintendent, one Medical Officer, and such Chaplains and such officers as the Governor may from time to time appoint. The Assistant Superintendent shall reside at a place appointed by the Governor.

In these rules unless the contrary intention appears, words importing the masculine gender shall include females. The words "subordinate officers shall, unless inconsistent with the context, include all officers except the Chief Warder. The words "criminal prisoners" shall include all prisoners except first class misdemea- nants, prisoners for debt, prisoners on remand and persons imprisoned for default in finding security. The words "European prisoners" shall include Americans and such persons as are mani- festly Europeans by extraction. "Asiatic pri- soner's shall include all prisoners other than Europeans. The expression "prison" shall, un- less inconsistent with the context, include Vic- toria Gaol, and any prison set apart for the use of females.

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The Superintendent of the prison may exercise any or all of the powers conferred by these rules on the Assistant Superintendent.

THE SUPERINTENDENT.

1. The Superintendent shall exercise a general General control and supervision over the prison.

supervision.

2.--(1.) He shall inspect the whole of the Duties as to prison at least once in each week.

inspecting prison and

(2.) On the occasion of each inspection he shall prisoners. inspect and initial all journals, registers, and books kept in the prison, and shall satisfy him- self that they are properly kept; he shall person- ally visit every prisoner undergoing punishment, and he shall inquire into all complaints and ap- plications the prisoners may make to him, and take such action thereon as he may think proper.

(3.) He shall see that the prison rules and Duty to regulations are strictly carried out.

enforce Prison Rules.

3. He shall pay at least one surprise visit in Duty as to each month to the prison.

surprise visits.