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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1886.

Regulations made by the Governor in Council under the Provision

Section 1 of Ordinance 9 of 1883, this 30th day of July, 1886.

1. All previous regulations made under the Provisions of Section 1 of Ordinance 9 of 18 hereby revoked.

2. In these Regulations the term Health Officer means the Health Officer of the Port geret other Medical Officer duly authorized to act for, or assist him; the term Vessels includes Ste Sailing Vessels, Junks, and Lorchas, and British and Foreign Ships of War, as well as Mer Vessels of all kinds; the term port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease prevuet means a port or place proclaimed to be such by order of the Governor in Council published in th Gazette from the date of such proclamation.

3. Every vessel arriving in the waters of this Colony

(a.) After a vo contagious

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less than 3 days from any port or place at which any infectious t

e prevailed at the time of such vessel's departure therefrom

(b.) Having at the time of arrival, or having had, during the voyage, any case of

infectious or contagious disease on board; or

(c.) Having on board any passengers who are less than 3 days from any

where any infectious or contagious disease prevailed when such po therefrom,

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shall immediately on entering the waters of the Colony fly the Quarantine Flag, and shall keep th same flying, and shall be deemed to be in quarantine until released therefrom by expre of the Health Officer, who shall, in every case, board and examine all the passenger vessel.

The Quarantine Flag shall be a flag of yellow colour (letter Q in International O hoisted at the highest mast-head forward.

No such vessel shall enter the waters of the Colony before 6 A.M. or after 7 P.,

of suc

4. Every vessel in quarantine shall proceed to the Quarantine Anchorage, and shall therefrom, except from stress of weather, until released from quarantine by order of the Health No vessel having to leave the Quarantine Anchorage from stress of weather shall communicate shore, or with any ship, and such vessel shall return to the Quarantine Anchorage immediately such str of weather has subsided. Provided that in case of stress of weather involving probable actual dange to the vessel, the vessel may remove for a time, but shall be deemed nevertheless for all purposes to b in quarantine, and subject to all other regulations applicable to such vessels.

5. The Quarantine Anchorage shall be within the following boundaries, and the Master of eve vessel shall remove his vessel to any part of the Quarantine Anchorage as and when required th Harbour Master:-

Western Boundary-A line drawn from the West side of Stone Cutters' Island to West of Green Island (on Admiralty Chart marked as Harbour boundary).

Southern Boundary.That part of a line having the Naval Coal Sheds at Kaulung bearing S., commencing where it meets the Eastern Boundary, and terminating where it me Western boundary.

Eastern Boundary.-A South line drawn from a white mark on South side of Store Cutter Island until it reaches the Southern boundary.

Northern Boundary.-Five fathom line of soundings.

The place hereafter described, as follows, is hereby set apart to be a Lazaretto, namely:-

That part of the Northern shore of Stone Cutters' Island which is bounded and contained

a line of yellow posts.

6. The master or other person having the control of any vessel in quarantine shall Officer or Boarding Officer such information about the vessel and the voyage and the crew and passengers and otherwise as the Health Officer or Boarding Officer may requi answer truly and fully all questions put to him by the Health Officer or Boarding Officer

7. The Health Officer may order the removal of such persons as he thinks fit from any ve

in quarantine to the Lazaretto, and the master of any vessel from which such persons are ordered t be removed shall conduct their removal according to the orders of the Health Officer.