THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST MAY, 1890.
200.--All prisoners shall be searched, re- gistered, and medically examined on admission. 201-Every prisoner shall take a bath, and be shaved on reception, unless it shall be other- wise directed, in any particular case, by the Su- perintendent or Surgeon.
202.-If any prisoner is found to have any cutaneous disease, or to be infected with vermin, means shall be taken effectually to eradicate and destroy the same.
203.-Every prisoner shall be weighed on re- ception, and subsequently at such periods as the Superintendent and the Surgeon may appoint, and the result shall be recorded in a book kept for the purpose.
204.-Every prisoner may, if required for the purposes of justice, be photographed on reception and subsequently.
205.-Such of the clothing, linen, and other articles belonging to prisoners us may be retained in the prison shall, if necessary, be washed, cleaned, or disinfected, as soon as possible after they are received.
206. Such clothing shall be made into a bun- dle, carefully labelled with the name of the owner, and placed in store; any money or jewellery which the prisoner may have in his possession shall also be taken from him and placed in safety until his release from Gaol. A list of all his perty is to be entered in a book kept for that purpose, which shall be under the superintend- ence of the Warden.
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207.--As soon as possible after prisoners are admitted, the abstract of the rules relating to the conduct and treatment of prisoners shall be read over to them; and such abstract shall all also be read and explained weekly to the whole of the prisoners.
208.-Every prisoner shall have a number as- signed to him, which shall be prefixed to his name in every register; such number shall also appear on the breast of his coat, on his towel, chopstick bag if a Chinese, and cap or hat.
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209.-Prisoners whose discharge falls Sunday shall be discharged on the Saturday preceding.
210. All Prisoners sentenced to imprison- ment for one year or more with hard labour, shall he secured by fetters of a pattern to be approved by the Governor. The fetters shall weigh 3 lbs, and shall be secured to an iron, ring on each ankle, and the chain suspended by a hook from the waist belt.
211-All such Prisoners shall wear fetters notwithstanding their employment on No. 1 Penal or rigorous hard labour, and on No. 2 in- dustrial hard labour; and if any such Prisoners are ordered by the Surgeon to 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 be employed on industrial light labour unless their conduct has been fairly good, and Prisoners of good character only shall be employed on industrial light labour of the kinds mentioned in Rule 266 No. 3 of the Rules and Regulations made by
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the Governor in Council under section 17 of The Prison Ordinance, 1885, and dated the 17th December. 1887, and when so employed may have their fetters removed, if they interfere with the Prisoner's work.
213.-All Prisoners mentioned in the first rule when employed on industrial light labour of any other description shall wear fetters until they have earned a good character.
214. All such Prisoners, when exempted from wearing fetters on any of the grounds afore- said, 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.
215.--A Prisoner shall be considered of good character who has not for three consecutive months been guilty of any prison offence, but a trivial offence for which a Prisoner has been cautioned or admonished but not punished, shall not be taken into account in considering the good character of the Prisoner.
216.-Prisoners sentenced to less than one year's imprisonment with hard labour shall wear an iron ring on one ankle without other fetters.
217.--All Prisoners convicted of returning from banishment shall wear fetters during the whole period of their imprisonment.
CLEANLINESS.
218.--The weekly shaving of the Chinese pri- soners shall be done according to such regulations as shall be established 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 fil- thy habits are to be brought to the notice of the Superintendent.
219. The queues of Chinese prisoners sen- tenced to Penal Servitude 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 consider it necessary for the purpose of health or cleanliness; but such prisoner shall be allowed to appeal to the Governor against it. No queue is to be cut under any circumstances without the special permission of the Governor.
220.-The hair of European prisoners shall be cut to such moderate length as health or clean- liness may require.
221.-Every prisoner shall wash his face and hands daily, and shall take a bath once a week.
222.-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.
223. The whole of the Chinese prisoners' clothing, and the under-clothing of the European prisoners shall be changed weekly.
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