667861-1886-Quarantine-Regulations- — Page 3

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1886.

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No vessel in quarantine shall be released from quarantine except by the express written order Health Officer, nor until such precautions, by way of burning clothing, or fumigating, or otherwise,

be ordered by the Health Officer, have been carried out.

f the vessel arrives from a port or place where Cholera or Choleraic Diarrhoea prevailed at the f its departure, or if there has been any case of any such disease on board the vessel, or any therefrom, the vessel shall not be released from quarantine until 3 clear days have elapsed since te of the vessel's departure from such port or place, or since any person was suffering from or

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such disease on board such vessel, as the case may be.

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any vessel in the waters of this Colony is known to have any case of any infectious or disease on board, or is a vessel which in the opinion of the Health Officer ought according rulations to be in quarantine, the Health Officer may order such vessel into quarantine, "ster or person in charge of such vessel shall thereupon hoist the. Quarantine Flag upon and remove the vessel to the Quarantine. Anchorage, and he regulations applicable in vessels in quarantine shall apply to such vessel.

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case of a death happening on board any vessel in quaran 3, or ordered into quarantine, or retto, the body shall be disposed of in such manner as may be ordered by the Health d the Master of the vessel shall carry out such orders as the Health Officer may give him

he disposal of the body.

any quarantined vessel is in the waters of the Colony, no person shall leave the vessel, unication from the vessel with the shore, or with any other vessel or boat, or take or send ing whatever out of the vessel, until the express written permission of the Health communicated to the master or other person having the control of the vessel, and such the Health Officer may require have been observed.

any vessel is in quarantine, no person other than the Health Officer or persons in his oach within 30 yards of such vessel, or hold any communication with such vessel, or son on board of it, or receive or take any person or thing whatever directly or indirectly or from any person on board of it, without having first received the express written the Health Officer, and observing such precautions as the Health Officer may require.

arson placed in the Lazaretto shall leave the same, or hold communication with any gr take or sen any person or thing whatever out of the Lazaretto without having first he express written permission of the Health Officer, and observing such precautions as the fficer may require.

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14. No person other than the Health Officer, or persons expressly deputed by him, shall enter the Lazaretto or approach within 30 yards of the boundaries thereof, or hold communication with the azaretto or with any person in it, or receive or take anything whatever directly or indirectly from the Lazar to or from any person in it without having first received the express written permission of the

alth Officer, and observing such precautions as the Health Officer may require.

15 The Captain Superintendent of Police, and any officers that he may appoint for the purpose orcing quarantine, may order any person leaving or coming from any vessel that is in quarantine in the Lazaretto, or taking or sending any person or thing whatever from any such vessel or etto to remain in or return to. and to return such persons or things to such vessel or Lazaretto; ay by such necessary force as the case requires compel any person neglecting or refusing to ve such order to obey the same.

16 The above regulations shall not in any way interfere with the internal management of

any of Her Majesty's Ships, or of Foreign Ships of War, or with their freedom to proceed to sea, whenever

e Officer in cominand may deem such course requisite.

17. Where any breach of any of the above regulations is committed, all the persons assisting in any way in the commission of such breach and the master or other person having the control of any esel or boat on board of which such breach has been committed, or which has been in any way ed in the commission of such breach shall be severally answerable for such breach, and shall be

of the same.

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Council Chamber, Hongkong, 30th July, 1886.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.