THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 23, 1907. 1075
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. 572.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hongkong.
Place or Port.
Nature of Measures,
Reference
Date.
to Govern- ment Noti-
fication.
Siam.
Medical Inspection at Kohphra against arrivals from Hong-
kong.
14th Sept., 1905.
No. 576.
Do.
Vessels from Hongkong to complete 10 days before arrival at
a Siamese port.
1st March, 1907.
No. 140.
Madras.
Arrivals from Hongkong subject to Regulations under the
Venice Convention at uninfected ports.
4th April, 1907.
No. 229,
10th May, 1907.
No. 333.
Netherlands- Arrivals from Hongkong, or vessels having called there, are
India.
subject to five days' quarantiue from date of departure or of last plague case on board. Importation is temporarily prohibited of animal refuse, claws and hoofs, animal or human hair and bristles, untanned hides and hides salted or cured with arsenic, raw wool and rags, bags or sacks which have already been used, coming froin or tran- shipped at Hougkong; also tapestry and used cm- broideries unless they are transported as personal baggage or in consequence of change of residence.
Shanghai.
All American ports includ- ing Philip- pine Islands.
Hongkong declared an infected port.
1. Before sailing from Hongkong.
(4.) Fumigation of vessel, after drydocking, to kill rats
aud insects.
(b.) Disinfection of luggage of steerage passengers and
forecastle crews.
(c.) Certification of shipping orders at American Con- sulate, for following cargo: Household goods; personal effects; used bedding, gar- meuts, gunnies, bags, sucks, matting, and embroideries; Rags; wool; furs; Fresh fruits, vegetables, milk and butter; Potted flowers and plants; Dogs; Cats; Poultry and other small animals; Feathers; Hair : Bristles: Hides; Horus; Hoofs: Claws Boue; Manure: Earth; Corpses.
(d) Ship's supplies:-
Water:-To be taken from the Colony's
filtered supply.
Ballast :—Only hard rock, clean sea beach
soud, or sea water allowed.
Vegetables, milk, butter, etc.:—i
-Sources not restricted unless Cholera is present.
(c.) Medical Inspection before sailing.
2. At Ports of Arrival,
(a.) Medical Inspection, but no detention of vessel unless quarantiuable discase is found aboard,
22nd June. 1907.
No. 423.
27th June, 1907.
No. 424
or has occurred en route.
Panama.
Chefoo.
Same as at all American ports and the Philippine Islands.
Hongkong declared an infected port.
27th June, 1907.
No. 425.
Ceylou.
Do.
Newchwang.
Do.
1st July, 1907.
2nd July, 1907.
6th July, 1907.
No. 437.
No. 438.
No. 462.
Singapore.
Do.
12th July, 1907.
No. 464.
Amoy.
Do.
29th July, 1907.
No. 512.
Borneo.
Medical Inspection against arrivals from Hongkong.
12th August, 1907.
No. 537.
23rd August, 1907.
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.
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