THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST MAY, 1890.
236. The privilege of writing and receiving letters may be postponed or forfeited by miscon- duct, if so ordered by the Superintendent; but no such order shall be made for a period longer than one month from the time of the prisoner's last report.
237.--Convicted prisoners, with the exception of those heretofore mentioned, shall be allowed, after the first three months, to see their relations or friends once in three months, unless such visits are prohibited by the Superintendent for mis- conduct; but no prohibition shall be made for a period longer than one month from the time of the prisoner's last report.
238.--The days and hours for visits to the prisoners shall be fixed by the Superinten lent, and shall be publicly notified at the gates of the prison.
239.--If any prisoner is committed to prison in default of the payment of any sum which, in pursuance of any conviction or order, he is required to pay, such prisoner shall be allowed to communicate by letter with and to see any of his friends at any reasonable time, for the bona fide purpose of providing for the payment which would procure his release from prison.
240.--In case of very serions illness prisoners will be allowed to see their relations, if not objected to on medical grounds.
241.--The visits of prisoners' friends will in no case be allowed to exceed fifteen minutes, and will always be made in the presence of an officer of the prison.
242.-Officers of Police may visit prisoners for the purpose of identification, on production of an order from the Police, or with Magisterial authority.
243.-Officers of the Law, with competent warrants, or orders for serving writs or other legal process on persons within the prison, shall be admitted into the prison for that purpose.
244.-All prisoners may petition the Gover- nor once shortly after conviction if they wish, but not afterwards unless there are any special circumstances which the Superintendent may consider should be brought to the notice of the Governor, or unless such prisoner has been over one year in Gaol.
245.-No visitor shall be admitted until he has given his name and address, and stated his rela- tionship to or connection with the prisoner he wishes to see, if any; and these particulars shall be duly recorded.
246.-No visits shall be made on a Sunday except in cases of emergency.
247.--Prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude who have served two years, and are six months clear of report, may receive a visit every two months, and write and receive one letter every two months.
248.--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.
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249.--Prisoners sentenced to fourteen days and under will be locked in their cells during the whole of their sentence, with the exception of one hour's daily exercise.
250.-Prisoners detained as dangerous or suspicious characters, with previous convictions, who cannot find security, shall be locked in their cells. They shall keep their cells and ceil utensils perfectly clean at all times, and shall have one hour exercise daily.
251. 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.
252.-A light shall be kept burning constantly throughout the night in every ward or division of the Gaol in which prisoners shall be confined, but such light shall not be placed within reach of the prisoners.
WOMEN.
253.-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.
254. So far as practicable, Female prisoners shall be divided into classes, and separated simi- larly to the Male prisoners.
255.-They shall keep their cells, yard, and wards perfectly clean at all times.
256.---Authorised interviews between Female prisoners and their friends must take place in the presence of the Matron or other officer of the prison.
257. Female prisoners shall be employed at No. 2 Hard Labour with regard to washing their own clothes, and at No. 3 Light Labour.
258.—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.
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259. 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.
260.—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.
261.-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.
262.--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.
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