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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH APRIL, 1889.

• Inspector of Hospital &c.

(s. 34 10 of 67.)

Provision for Hospitals. [Ibid Sec. 33.]

Superinten-

dent.

[Ibid Soc. 36.]

Free admis-

sion for women.

Treatment of women.

[Ibid Sec, 39.]

Regulations [Ibid Sec. 37.]

Evidence of [Ibid Sec. 38.]

Power to

Governor to appoint all Officers.

[1bid. Sec. 67.]

Power to Governor in Council to make Bye- Laws.

[Ibid. Scc, 68.]

Bye-Laws to take effect seven days after publica- tion in Gazette [Ibid. Sec. 69.]

Service of documents.

PART IV.

Lock Hospital, &c.

48. (1.) There shall be as heretofore an Inspector of Hos- pitals and Visiting Surgeons who shall be appointed and whose respective duties shall from time to time be defined by the Governor. Until the Governor shall otherwise. direct and during any vacancy the Colonial Surgeon shall be Inspector of Hospitals, and the Inspector and Visiting Surgeons holding office under the Contagious Diseases Ordinance, 1867, at the coming into operation of this Ordinance shall be continued under this Ordinance.

49. The Governor may from time to time provide any Buildings or parts of Buildings as Hospitals for the

purposes of this Ordinance and the fact of such Buildings or parts of Buildings being so provided shall be notified in the Gazette. A copy of the Gazette containing any such Notification shall be conclusive evidence thereof and until otherwise provided the Hospital or Hospitals provided under the Contagious Diseases Ordinance, 1867 shall continue to be the Hospital or Hospitals under this Ordinance.

50. A Superintendent shall be appointed by the Governor for each Hospital who shall have the control and manage- ment thereof, subject nevertheless to the directions of the Inspector of Hospitals and to any Regulations made and approved under this Ordinance in respect thereof, but any Superintendent appointed under the Contagious Diseases Ordinance, 1867 shall be continued under this Ordinance.

51. Every woman suffering from contagious or vencreal disease or desiring to be medically examined in respect thereof shall have free admission for medical treatment into any hospital provided under this Ordinance.

52. Every such woman shall during such time as she shall be or reside in such Hospital be carefully provided for and furnished free of expense to her with lodging, clothing, and food, and no fees whatever shall be charged for her treatment whilst in the Hospital, but she shall be liable to immediate removal for disorderly conduct or disobedience to or neglect of the Regulations of such Hospital.

53. The Inspector of Hospitals shall make Regulations for the management and government of every Hospital as far as regards such women being therein under Medical Treatment for a Contagious or venereal Disease or for Medical examination such Regulations not being inconsistent with the Provisions of this Ordinance and may from time to time alter any such Regulations; but all such Regulations and all alterations thereof shall be subject to the approval in writing of the Governor in Council and publication in the Gazette.

54. A printed copy of Regulations purporting to be Regulations of a Hospital so approved such copy being signed by the Inspector of Hospitals shall be evidence of the Regulations of the Hospital and of the due making and approval thereof for the purposes of this Ordinance.

PART V.

Appointment of Officers, Regulations, &c.

55. The Governor shall, from time to time, appoint all Officers employed in carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance and the duties and salaries of all such Officers shall be regulated from time to time by the Governor in Council. All officers appointed under this Ordinance for any of the purposes mentioned in part III of this Ordinance shall be under the immediate control of the Registrar Ge- neral.

56. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, make such Rules and Regulations as may be deemed neces- sary for the control of registered brothels, for the pre- vention of overcrowding therein, and for providing means of safety in case of fire, and also for the regulation of Appeals under section 42.

57. No such Rules or Regulations shall take effect until seven days after the publication thereof in the Gazette, and a copy of the Gazette containing such publication shall be conclusive evidence of such Rules or Regulations.

58. All summonses, notices or other documents required to be served under this Ordinance on behalf of the Regis- trar General shall be deemed validly and. sufficiently served if served on or left with the person intended to be served or if he cannot be found, if left at his last known place of business or abode by any person authorised in that behalf by the Registrar General.