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Penalty for refusal to be examined, &c.

Effect of Order of Imprisonment for absence, &c., from Examination.

Effect of Order of Imprisonment for

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH JULY, 1867.

shall on her request be conveyed before the Registrar General and he shall if satisfied upon Medical Examination that she is free from a Contagious Disease discharge her from such Hospital and such Order of Discharge shall have the same effect as the Discharge of the Visiting Surgeon.

Refusal to be Examined, &c.

LIV. In the following cases, namely:-

(1.) If any woman who is the Inmate of a Licensed Brothel or who is subjected by Order of the Registrar General under this Ordinance to periodical Medical Examination at any time, temporarily absents herself in order to avoid submitting herself to such Examination on any occasion on which she ought so to submit herself or refuses or wilfully neglects to submit herself to such Exami- nation on any

such occasion ;

(2.) If any woman authorized by this Ordinance to be detained in a Hospital for Medical Treatment quits the Hospital without being discharged therefrom by the Visiting Surgeon by writing under his hand (the Proof whereof shall lie on the accused);

(3.) If any woman authorized by this Ordinance to be detained in a Hospital for Medical Treatment or any woman being in a Hospital under Medical Treatment for a Contagious Disease refuses or wilfully neglects while in the Hospital to conform to the Regulations thereof made and approved under this Ordinance;

then and in every such case such woman shall be guilty of an Offence against this Ordinance and on suminary conviction shall be liable to Imprisonment with or without Hard Labor in the case of a first Offence for any term not exeeding One Month, and in a case of a second or any subsequent Offence for any term not exceeding Three Months and in case of the Offence of quitting the Hospital without being discharged as aforesaid the woman may be taken into Custody without Warrant by any Constable.

LV. If any woman is convicted of and Imprisoned for the Offence of absenting herself or of refusing or neglecting to submit herself to Examination as aforesaid the Order subjecting her to periodical Medical Examination shall be in force after and notwithstanding her Imprisonment unless a Visiting Surgeon appointed under this Ordinance at the time of her discharge from Imprisonment certifies in writing to the Effect that she is then free from a Contagious Disease (the Proof of which Certificate shall lie on her) and in that case the Order subjecting her to periodical Medical Examination shall on her Discharge from Imprisonment cease to operate.

LVI. If any woman is convicted of and Imprisoned for the Offence of Quitting quitting Hospital, &c. a Hospital without being discharged or of refusing or neglecting while in a Hospital to conform to the Regulations thereof as aforesaid the Certificate of the Visiting Surgeon under which she was detained in the Hospital shall continue in force and on the expiration of her term of Imprisonment she shall be sent back from the Prison to that Hospital and shall (notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance) be detained there under that Certificate as if it were given on the day of the expiration of her term of Imprisonment unless a Visiting Surgeon appointed under this Ordinance at the time of her Discharge from Imprisonment certifies in writing to the Effect that she is then free from a Contagious Discase (the Proof of which Certificate shall lie on her) and in that case the Certificate under which she was detained and the Order subjecting her to periodical Medical Examination shall on her Discharge from Imprisonment cease to operate.

Penalty on Woman discharged uncured

a Prostitute.

LVII. If on any woman leaving a Hospital a Notice is given to her by the conducting herself as Visiting Surgeon to the Effect that she is still affected with a Contagious Disease and she is afterwards in any place for the purpose of Prostitution without having previously received from one of the Visiting Surgeons appointed under this Ordinance a Certificate in writing (Proof of which Certificate shall lie on her) to the Effect that she is then free from a Contagious Disease she shall be guilty of an Offence against this Ordinance and on summary conviction before the Registrar General shall be liable to be Imprisoned with or without Hard Labor in the case of a first Offence for any term not exceeding One Month and in the case of a second or any subsequent Offence for any term not exceeding Three Months.

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