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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MARCH, 1888.
Scale of diet.
Vagrants subject to certain regulations.
Punishment
for mis- conduct.
Superinten- dent to forward
weekly list to Harbour Muster.
Penalty for refusing employment.
Reinoval from Colony.
Cost of removal.
Agreement to leave the Colony.
Form of agreement.
Persons landing vagrants in the Colony to pay cost of removal, &c.
Shipmasters landing destitutes liable to defray ex- penses,
11. Every Vagrant detained in any House of Detention shall be allowed the same scale of diet for his support as is allowed to adult long-sentence prisoners whose conduct is good.
12. Every Vagrant admitted to any House of Detention shall be subject to the same regulations as are prisoners in Gaol, with respect to
(a.) Search of his person, clothing, and effects. (b.) Custody of his clothing and effects. (e.) The wearing of a distinctive dress. (d.) Personal cleanliness.
(e.) Hours, meals, labour (other than penal labour) and general conduct. Always provided that such regulations may be specially modified in relation to Vagrants by any Code of Rules approved by the Governor in Council and that any money or effects of any Vagrant, may be applied towards the expense of carrying this Ordinance into execution for his benefit.
13. Any vagrant who knowingly disobeys any rule applicable to him or made under the previous section of this Ordinance shall be liable to the same punishment, and such punishment shall be awarded as if he were a mis- demeanant in Gaol.
14. The Superintendent of such House of Detention shall forward weekly to the Harbour Master a list of such Vagrants under his charge as are seamen, and shall other- wise use his best endeavours to obtain suitable employment outside such house for the Vagrants admitted thereto.
15. When such employment is obtained, any Vagrant refusing or neglecting to avail himself thereof shall, on con- vietion before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment with hard labour for a term not exceeding one month.
16. If, after the lapse of a reasonable time no suitable employment is obtainable for any such Vagrant, the Super- intendent of the House of Detention in which he is detained may either (when such vagrant has entered into an agree- ment as hereinafter mentioned) cause him to be removed from the Colony, or he may cause Sections 25 and 28 of this Ordinance to be read to such Vagrant and may then release him.
17. The cost of the removal from the Colony of any Vagrant under this Ordinance shall be defrayed by the Government subject to the provisions hereinafter contained for its refund.
18. Any Vagrant or other person other than a Chinese may enter into an agreement in writing with the Superin- tendent of any House of Detention or with the Colonial Secretary, binding himself to embark on board such ship and at such time as may be named in such agreement for the purpose of being removed from Hongkong at the cx- pense, if any, of the Government of this Colony, to remain on board until such ship shall have arrived at the port of destination, and not to return to Hongkong within five years. 19. Every such agreement may be on unstamped paper and shall be in the form set forth in the Schedule to this Ordinance or as near thereto as may be.
20. Whenever any person, not a Chinese, lands in this Colony or being a non-commissioned officer or soldier in Her Majesty's Army leaves that army in this Colony under an engagement to serve any person, company, or association, or body of persons in any capacity, and whenever any sailor other than a Chinese sailor is discharged from his ship in this Colony and such person, non-commissioned officer, soldier or sailor becomes chargeable to the Colony as a Vagrant within a period of six months after his arrival herc or after his leaving the Army or discharge from his ship as the case may be, then the person, company, association or body to serve whom he has so landed in Hongkong, left the Army, or, in the case of a sailor, the person who was at the date of his discharge the owner or agent of the ship from which such sailor has been so discharged, shall be liable to pay to the Government the cost of his removal under this Ordinanec and all other charges incurred by the Colony in consequence of his becoming a Vagrant.
21. Every Master of a ship landing or allowing to land in this Colony any person other than a Chinese who at the time of his landing is obviously destitute of means of sub- sistence or does actually become so within a period of six months from the date of landing shall be liable to repay to the Government of this Colony all costs and charges incurred by the Colony in consequence of such person becoming a Vagrant unless such Master satisfy the Court that he made
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