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948 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JIST OCTOBER, 1991.
211. All such prisoners shall wear fetters not- withstanding their employment on No. I hard labour, and on No. 2 hard labour; and if any such prisoners are ordered by the Surgeon to No. 3 industrial light labour they shall not on that account have their fetters removed, unless specially recommended by the Surgeon on medical grounds.
212. No such prisoners shall, except by order of the Surgeon be employed on No. 3 industrial light labour unless their conduct has been good, and when so employed their fetters
be remo- may ved if they interfere with their work.
213. All such prisoners shall be exempted from wearing fetters on the ground of good character, but shall on misconducting themselves, and being awarded prison punishment, again be placed in fetters and not released therefrom until they have regained a good character.
214. A prisoner shall be considered of good character who has not for three consecutive months been guilty of any prison offence for which he has been punished.
215. Prisoners sentenced to less than one year's imprisonment with hard labour shall wear an iron ring on one ankle without other fetters.
216. All prisoners convicted of returning from banishment shall wear fetters during the whole period of their imprisonment.
CLEANLINESS.
217. The weekly shaving of the Chinese pri- soners shall be done according to such regulations as shall be established by the Superintendent from time to time. The razors shall be always under the charge of the officer of the ward or yard, and he shall take care they are withdrawn immediately the prisoners have finished with them. Prisoners of very filthy habits are to be brought to the notice of the Superintendent.
218. The queues of Chinese prisoners sen- tenced to imprisonment with hard labour for upwards of 2 years may be cut off, and their hair kept cut close until within six months of their release ; the queues may also be cut off short- sentenced prisoners if the Surgeon should con- sider it necessary for the purpose of health or cleanliness; but such prisoner shall be allowed to appeal to the Governor against it. No queue shall be cut under any circumstances without the special permission of the Governor.
219. The hair of European prisoners shall be cut to such moderate length as health or clean- liness may require.
220. Every prisoner shall wash his face and hands daily, and shall take a bath once a week.
221. Prisoners shall keep their cells, utensils, clothing, and bedding clean and neatly arranged; and shall clean and sweep the yards, passages, and all other parts of the Prison as may be directed.
CLOTHING, BEDDING, FOOD.
222. The whole of the Chinese prisoners' clothing, and the under-clothing of the European prisoners shall be changed weekly.
223. Every prisoner shall sleep in a cell by himself, if the accommodation of the Prison will permit it, or, under special circumstances, in a cell with not fewer than two other prisoners.
224. The clothing of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour be given to their friends, of one suit, which
disposed of by the Suparon
years may exception otherwise n order to
recoup the Government for the expense of pro- viding a suitable suit of clothes for the prisoner on his discharge.
226. Such additional clothing and bedding may be issued, during severe cases, as the Surgeon may dee
226. A prisoner who has a make regarding the diet fur wishes his diet to be weighed to a he is
in special site.
complaint to or who
whether shall
eighed in
is supplied with the authorised make his complaint immediately hits deet is handed to him, and it shall be examined his presence and in that of the “ for that purpose; but frequent and groundless complaints will be treated us be of Prison discipline and punished accurate
227. On every Sunday and
dated
urday of each
Diet, viz., for
week in the first six months of his imprisonment, each prisoner shall be fed on Europeans bread and water, rice at mid-day, and for Asian only. No prisoner when on Penal Dret still be put to hard labour.
La pound of rice and water
228. The best possible arrangement shall be made as to the food of Indian prisoner
so that they may not be forced to choose between loss of food and loss of caste.
229, European prisoners whose settenbés do not exceed five days will be put on Penal Diet, those with sentences of six to fourteen days will receive two pints of gruel daily in addition.
230. (1.) Subject to the conditions of Bule 227 Reduced Penal Diet shall be supplied to prisoners who have been previous sentenced to imprisonment for a period finenths and
of upwards.
(2.) Until otherwise ordered. Reduced Penal Diet shall be supplied to Astatice stubenbed to 14 days and under.
231. Punishment Diet shall be supplied to prisoners reported for breaches of the Prison Regulations (at the discretion of the Superintend ent), but no prisoner shall be kept on punish- ment diet for more than 3 days at a time.
CLASSIFICATION.
232. Prisoners shall be classifed for location, and the classes shall be kept separate from each
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