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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST OCTOBER, 1891.
246. Prisoners who have undergone 2 years imprisonment and are six months clear of report may receive a visit every two months, and write and receive one letter every two months.
247. The prisoners shall be locked in their cells, at the discretion of the Superintendent, on Sundays and other days when they are doing no labour; care being taken that they have at least one hour's exercise daily.
248. Prisoners sentenced to fourteen days and under shall be locked in their cells during the whole of their sentence, with the exception of one hour's daily exercise.
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249. Prisoners detained as dangerous or suspicious characters with or without previous convictions, who cannot find security, shall be locked in their cells. And shall keep their cells and cell utensils perfectly clean at all times, and shall have one hour's exercise daily.
250. Male and female prisoners shall always be so confined as to prevent the former from seeing, conversing with, or holding any inter- course with the latter.
251. A light shall be kept burning constantly throughout the night in every ward or division of the Prison in which prisoners shall be confined, but such light shall not be placed within reach of the prisoners.
WOMEN.
252. No male subordinate officer shall enter the Women's Prison unless ordered there specially by the Superintendent or Warden, or summoned by the Matron for the purpose of quelling a disturbance, or of giving other assistance.
253. So far as practicable, female prisoners shall be divided into classes, and separated simi- larly to the male prisoners.
254. They shall keep their cells, yard, and wards perfectly clean at all times.
255. Authorised interviews between female prisoners and their friends must take place in the presence of the Matron or other officer of the prison.
256. Female prisoners shall be employed at No. 2 Hard Labour with regard to washing their own clothes, and at No. 3 Industrial Light Labour.
257. The child of a female prisoner may be received into prison with its mother, provided it is at the breast; and any such child shall not be taken from its mother until the Surgeon certifies that it is in a fit condition to be removed.
258. Such child may be supplied with such diet and clothing as may be necessary, at the public expense; but except under special circum- stances, no such child shall be kept in prison after it has arrived at the age of twelve months.
PRISONERS UNDER SENTENCE OF
DEATH.
259. In all cases when sentence of death has been passed on a prisoner, the Warden shall cause him to be thoroughly searched, and shall remove from him any article which it is considered dangerous or inexpedient for him to retain in his possession.
260. Every prisoner sentenced to death shall be confined in some safe place within the prison, apart from all other prisoners, and shall be placed under the constant charge and observation of an officer of the prison, both by day and night.
261. The cell or room in which a prisoner condemned to death is placed shall be previously examined by the Superintendent, who is to satisfy himself of its fitness and safety, and record the result of his examination in his journal.
262. The prisoner may be visited by his relations, friends, and legal advisers, at his own request; no other person sha
shall have access to him except the officers of the Prison, and, if required by him, a Minister of the religion to which the prisoner belongs.
263. All executions shall take place within the prison at the time appointed by the Governor. The Superintendent of the Prison will be present and superintend every execution.
264. If any person make it appear to a Justice of the Peace that he has important busi- ness to transact with the prisoner, such Justice may grant permission in writing to such person to have a conference with the prisoner.
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265. During the preparation for an execution, and the time of execution, no person shall enter the Prison who is not legally entitled to do so, unless in pursuance of an order in writing from the Superintendent. The officers superintending the execution shall, if possible, be decently clothed in black.
PRISON OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS.
266. No prisoner shall be punished under the provisions of The Prison Ordinance, 1885, until he has had an opportunity of hearing the charges and evidence against him, and of making his defence.
267. Prisoners shall obey the orders of the Superintendent, Warden, and of the subordinate officers who shall be placed over them from time to time.
268. Prisoners are strictly forbidden to have in possession, or to attempt to receive money, tobacco, opium, flint, steel, iron, implements, string, immoral books, or any articles not allowed to them by the Rules of the Prison, or permitted by the Superintendent, and they are not to conceal any articles of food about their persons, or in any ward or cell.
269. No punishment or privation of any kind shall be awarded except by the Superin- tendent, or by the Superintendent in conjunction
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