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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1899.

Prisoners with sen-

tences of two years and upwards.

First

offenders in

separate

(3) Carpentry, coopering, tinsmith's

work; tailoring, cooking, clean- ing, printing, bookbinding, hospi- tal attendance, and such other light labour of an industrial nature as the Superintendent, with the concurrence of the Medical Officer, may direct.

(4) Oakum picking 1 lb.

252. A prisoner sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for two years and upwards shall the first six months of his imprisonment pass in separate confinement and shall be employed as provided by the next rule. At the expiration of that term he shall be kept at No. 2 Hard Labour, or, if he has conducted himself well, such labour of an industrial nature as the Superintendent may appoint.

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253. A prisoner convicted for the first time and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour confinement. for two years and upwards shall be employed while in separate confinement at oakum picking with a daily task of 2 lbs., or at such labour of an industrial nature as can be performed in his cell.

Old offenders

254. A prisoner previously convicted of in separatet felony and sentenced to imprisonment for two years and upwards shall be employed while in separate confinement at crank labour for a period of three months, after which, if his conduct has been good, he may be employed as provided in the preceding rule.

First

offenders with sen- tences of less than two years.

Old offenders with sen- tences of less than

two years.

Classes and

Class pro- motions.

255. A male prisoner, not being a juvenile offender, and not previously convicted of felony, if sentenced to hard labour for less than two years, shall for the first forty-two days of his im- prisonment be kept at any of the forms of No. 1 Hard Labour except crank labour. At the ex- piration of that period he may be kept at No. 2 Hard Labour, or, if his conduct has been good, at Industrial Hard Labour, for a period of six months; after which if his conduct continues to be good he may be kept at Industrial Light Labour.

256. A male prisoner, not being a juvenile offender, previously convicted of felony and sen- tenced to Hard Labour for less than two years, shall pass the first forty-two days of his imprison- ment in separate confinement and shall be kept at crank labour of the No. 1 class; after which, be may be employed as provided in the preceding rule.

257.-(1.) The following classes shall be es- tablished for prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for two years and upwards, viz. :- -Probation class, 3rd class, 2nd class, and 1st class.

For prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for less than two years there shall be three classes, viz. :-No. 1 or Hard Labour class, No. 2 or Industrial Labour class, No. 3 or Light Indus- trial Labour class.

(2.) The promotion of a prisoner from one class to another shall be gained by industry and good conduct. A prisoner sentenced to impri- sonment for two years and upwards shall be entitled to promotion from the probation class