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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST JULY, 1883.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 250.

The following Regulations are published under the Provisions of Section 25 of Ordinance 8 of 1879, as amended by Ordinance 9 of 1883.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th July, 1883.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

Regulations made by the Governor in Council under the Provisions of Section 25 of Ordinance 8 of 1879, as amended by

Ordinance 9 of 1883.

1. In these Regulations the term Vessels includes Steamers, Sailing Vessels, Junks, and Lorchas, and British and Foreign Ships of War, as well as Merchant Vessels of all kinds.

2. Every vessel arriving in the waters of this Colony

(a.) After a voyage of less than 10 days from any port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease prevailed at the time of such vessel's departure therefrom, or

(b.) Having at the time of arrival, or having had within 10 days of the time of arrival any

cases of infectious or contagious disease on board,

shall immediately on entering the waters of the Colony fly the Quarantine Flag, and shall keep the same flying, and shall be deemed to be in quarantine until released from quarantine by express written

order of the Health Officer.

The Quarantine Flag shall be a flag of yellow colour (letter Q in International Code of Signals) 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.M.

3. Every vessel in quarantine shall proceed to the Quarantine Ground, and shall not remove therefrom, except for stress of weather, until released from quarantine by order of the Health Officer. No vessel having to leave the Quarantine Ground from stress of weather shall communicate with the shore, or with any ship, and such vessel shall return to the Quarantine Ground immediately such stress of weather has subsided. Provided that in case of stress of weather involving probable actual danger to the vessel, the vessel may remove for a time, but shall be deemed nevertheless for all purposes to be in quarantine, and subject to all other regulations applicable to such vessels.

4. The Quarantine Ground shall be within the following boundaries, and the Master of every vessel shall remove his vessel to any part of the Quarantine Ground as and when required by the Harbour Master:-

Western Boundary.-A line drawn from the West side of Stone Cutters' Island to West side 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 E. by S., commencing where it meets the Eastern Boundary, and terminating where it meets the Western boundary.

Eastern Boundary.-A South line drawn from a white mark on South side of Stone Cutters' 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 Quarantine Station, namely:— That part of the West end of Stone Cutters' Island which lies West of a line to be determined by the Health Officer, and to be indicated by a line of Yellow Flags to be fixed by the Health Officer from shore to shore.