THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH DECEMBER, 1887. 1375
THE PRISON OFFICERS.
74All subordinate Officers shall obey the commands of the Superintendent in the perform- ance of their duties.
75. Subordinate Officers shall thoroughly acquaint themselves with the Rules and Regula- tions of the Gaol so as to be conversant with every detail; they shall frequently examine the state of the cells, bedding, locks, bolts, &c., and shall seize all prohibited articles, and deliver them to the Superintendent forthwith.
76.-No. subordinate Officer is on any account o enter a prisoner's cell at night, unless accompa- nied by another Officer.
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77.-Subordinate Officers whose services are discontinued (except those who are temporarily. engaged, who shall not have completed their probation, or who shall be dismissed for mis- conduct) shall be entitled to a month's notice or a month's
's pay. Those whose probation is not completed are entitled to only a week's notice, or a week's pay; or if they commit an offence meriting it they can be at once discharged. Officers who wish to resign their situation shall give a month's notice.
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78. No subordinate Officer shall absent him- self from the Gaol without permission from the Superintendent, and when leaving the Gaol he shall not carry his keys or book away with him.
79.-Officers shall on no account leave their keys lying about; but shall on leaving their post deliver them to the Officer appointed to receive them.
80.It is the duty of all Officers, without exception; to treat the prisoners with kindness and humanity, to listen patiently to their com- plaints, to inform the Warden of any prisoner who desires to see him or the Superintendent, and to be firm in maintaining order and discipline, and enforcing an observance of the rules of the Gaol.
81 Subordinate Officers must not sit down or lounge about during their turn of duty; but must be always alert and watchful, keeping their faces towards the prisoners under their charge.
82.-Subordinate Officers shall examine the prisoners' clothing, and see that it is at all times in proper repair.
83-Subordinate Officers are prohibited, on pain of dismissal, from borrowing money from the Compradore.
84-No Officer of the Gaol shall be a bailiff nor be concerned in any trade or other occupation, his whole time is to be devoted to the service of the Gaol.
85.--All Prison Officers shall treat the Visiting Justices, Judges, Members of the Council, and Magistrates with courtesy and respect.
86.-Any subordinate Officer desiring to appeal against any decision of the Superintendent which affects him will state his complaint in writing, for the consideration of the Governor.
87-It shall be the duty of every Officer to direct the attention of the Superintendent to any prisoner who may appear to him not in health, although he may not complain, or whose state of
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mind may appear to him deserving of special notice and care, in order that the opinion and instructions of the Surgeon may be taken on the
case.
88.--Any Officer who shall be guilty of assault- ing or otherwise molesting any prisoner, either within or without the Gaol walls, unless com- pelled to do so in self-defence or for some other lawful purpose, shall be at once suspended with a view to his dismissal, and even if compelled to strike in self-defence, no unnecessary violence should be used.
89.No subordinate Officer, on any pretence whatever, through favour or mistaken notions of kindness, shall fail to make an immediate report to the Superintendent, or other his superior Officer, of any misconduct or wilful disobedience of the prison regulations.
90.--- No subordinate Officer shall unnecessarily converse with a prisoner, nor allow any fami- liarity on the part of prisoners towards himself, or any other Officer of the Prison; nor shall he on any account speak of his duties, or of any matters of discipline or prison arrangement, within hearing of the prisoners.
91.-Every Officer who shall, contrary to orders, bring in or carry out, or knowingly allow to be brought in or carried out, to or for any prisoner, any money, clothing, provisions, to- bacco, letters, papers, or other articles whatsoever; or shall give, or cause to be given to any prisoner such articles; shall be forthwith suspended from his office by the Superintendent, who shall report his case to the Governor that the offender may be dealt with under Sections 11 and 12 of the Prisons Ordinance.
92.-So far as the exigencies of the service will permit, subordinate Officers shall be allowed leave on Saturday afternoon after the prisoners are locked in their cells, and on Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day, and Government Holi- days, and at other times when they can be spared.
93.-Any Officer, on entering the Gaol Service, must understand that he may be employed in any part of the Island, wheresoever it may seem fit to the Governor to employ him.
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94. No subordinate Officer is to punish a prisoner, except when ordered to do so by the Superintendent.
95.-Each subordinate Officer will be con- sidered on probation for the first three months of his service; his appointment will not be con- firmed at the expiration of three months unless the Officer has proved himself in all respects fitted for the post.
96.-Officers are forbidden to smoke or chew tobacco while on duty, and they must be careful to leave no tobacco or money lying about within reach of prisoners, or in their clothes when being sent to be washed.
97.-Every subordinate Officer of the Gaol who shall fail to exercise a proper vigilance over the prisoners committed to his charge, or to per- form any duty enforced upon him by the regula- tions of the Prison, or shall wilfully or carelessly disobey, neglect or evale, or permit to be diso- beyed, neglected, or evaded, any Rule, Regulation,
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