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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18тH MAY, 1889.

Power to search ship

Saving of

other remedies [Ibid. Sec. 29.]

Inspector of Hospital &c. (s. 34 10 of 67.)

Trovision for Hospitals. [Ibid Sec. 33.]

Superinten-

dent.

[Ibid Sec. 36.

Free admis-

sion for

women.

Treatment of women.

[Ibid Sec. 39.]

Regulations. [Thid Sen. 37.]

Evidence of {Ibid Sec. 38.]

General shall be satisfied that the same will be occupied in a proper and legal manner and not as an Unregistered Brothel, or unless the Governor shall otherwise direct; and every person knowingly re-inhabiting any house or part of a house so closed up as aforesaid or per- mitting or assisting towards being re-inhabited without the permission of the Registrar Geveral or without the permission of the Governor in case of appeal to him shall upon conviction thereof before a Magistrate⚫ be liable. to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or to imprison- ment with or without hard labour for any term not exceed- ing six months.

46. The Registrar General or any Officer appointed under this Ordinance and specially authorised for that pur- pose in writing by the Registrar General shall have power without warrant to search any ship, boat, house, building or other place where he has reasonable cause to suspect that there is any woman or girl who is or may be liable to be dealt with under the provisions of Part II. of this Ordinance and may remove any such woman or girl to the Asylum safely to be there detained until her case be enquired into. 47. Nothing herein contained shall as regards Un- registered Brothels affect any other remedies applicable by the laws in force in the Colony for the time being for the suppression thereof.

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 Regulatious 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 venereal 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 før Medical examination sucli 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 aud approval thereof for the purposes of this Ordinance.