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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH DECEMBER, 1887.

199.-Every prisoner may, if required for the purposes of justice, be photographed on reception, and subsequently.

200,- Such of the clothing, linen, and other articles belonging to prisoners as may be retained in the prison shall, if necessary, be washed, cleaned, or disinfected, as soon as possible after they are received.

201.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 pro- perty is to be entered in a book kept for that purpose, which shall be under the superintend- ence of the Warden.

202-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.

203.-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.

203a.-Prisoners whose discharge falls on Sunday shall be discharged on the Saturday preceding.

CLEANLINESS.

204.-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 The razors shall be always under the charge of the officer of the ward or yard, and he shall take care they are withdrawn immediately the prisoners have finished with them.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.

203.-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.

206. The hair of European prisoners shall be cut to such moderate length as health or clean- liness may require.

207-Every prisoner shall wash his face and hands daily, and shall take a bath once a week.

208.-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.

209: The whole of the Chinese prisoners' clothing, and the under-clothing of the European prisoners shall be changed weekly.

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210. Every prisoner shall sleep in a cell by himself, if the accommodation of the Gaol will permit it, or, under special circumstances, in a cell with not fewer than two other prisoners.

211. The clothing of prisoners sentenced to Penal Servitude may be given to their friends, with the exception of one suit, which will be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Superintendent, in order to recoup the Government for the ex- pense of providing a suitable suit of clothes for the prisoner on his discharge.

212.- Such additional clothing and bedding may be issued, during severe weather, or in special cases, as the Surgeon may deem requisite.

213. A prisoner who has any complaint to make regarding the diet furnished to him, or who wishes his diet to be weighed to ascertain whether he is supplied with the authorised quantity, must make his request immediately it is handed to him, and it will be weighed in his presence, and in that of the officer deputed for that purpose; but frequent and groundless complaints will be treated as breaches of Gaol discipline and punished ac- cordingly.

214.-For not more than ten days in each month, for the first six months of his imprison- ment, each European and American prisoner shall be fed on Penal Diet, viz., Bread and Water, with half a pound of Rice at midday, and for Chinese and Indians Rice and Water only.

215. The days on which a prisoner will be on Penal Diet will not be continuous, but divided into periods of not more than five days at a time, and no prisoner on Penal Diet will be put to Hard Labour.

; 216.—As regards the food of Indian prisoners, the best possible arrangement is to be made, so that they may not be forced to choose between loss of food and loss of caste.

217.-European and American prisoners, whose sentences do not exceed five days will be put on Penal Diet, those with sentences of six to fourteen days will receive two pints of gruel daily in addition.

218. Till further order Reduced Penal Diet is to be supplied to :-

1st. Felons, whom the Superintendent may have resonable grounds for supposing to have been previously imprisoned for Felony.

2nd. Chinese and Indian prisoners sen-

tenced to fourteen days and under; and 3rd. Prisoners who may be reported for breaches of Gaol Regulations (at the discretion of the Superintendent).

CLASSIFICATION.

219.—Prisoners will be classified for location, and the classes will be kept separate from each other so far as the accominodation of the Gaol will permit, as follows:

Penal Servitude prisoners: First Conviction. With two or more

Convictions.

Ditto.

Hard Labour prisoners: Ditto.

First Conviction. With two or inore Convictions.