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Prison
such prisoners are ordered by the Surgeon to industrial light labour they shall not on that account have their fetters removed, unless specially recommended by the Surgeon on medical grounds.
212. No such prisoners shall be employed on industrial light labour unless their conduct has been fairly good, and prisoners of good character only shall be employed on industrial light labour of the kinds mentioned in rule 266 No. 3 of the rules and regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 17 of The Prison Ordinance 1885, and dated the 17th December, 1887,* and when so employed may have their fetters removed, if they interfere with the prisoner's work.
213. All prisoners mentioned in the first rule when employed on industrial light labour of any other description shall wear fetters until they have earned a good character.
214. All such prisoners, when exempted from wearing fetters on any of the grounds aforesaid, shall on misconducting themselves, and being awarded prison punishment, again be placed in fetters and not released therefrom until they have regained a good character.
215. A prisoner shall be considered of good character who has not for three consecutive months been guilty of any prison offence, but a trivial offence for which a prisoner has been cautioned or admonished but not punished, shall not be taken into account in considering the good character of the prisoner.
216. Prisoners sentenced to less than one year's imprisonment with hard labour shall wear an iron ring on one ankle without other fetters.
217. All prisoners convicted of returning from banishment shall wear fetters during the whole period of their imprisonment.
CLEANLINESS.
218. The weekly shaving of the Chinese prisoners shall be done according to such regulations as shall be established from time to time. The razors shall be always under the charge of the officer of the ward or yard, and he shall take care they are withdrawn immediately the prisoners have finished them. Prisoners of very filthy habits are to be brought to the notice of the Superintendent.
219. The queues of Chinese prisoners sentenced to penal servitude may be cut off, and their hair kept cut close until within six months of their release; the queues may also be cut off short-sentenced prisoners if the Surgeon should consider it necessary for the purpose of health or cleanliness; but such prisoner shall be allowed to appeal to the Governor against it. No queue is to be cut under any circumstances without the special permission of the Governor.
*NOTE. The reference to the rules of the 17th December, 1887, appears to be a mistake: see rule 281 No. 3 of these rules,
1926
ORDINANCE No. 18 or 1885.
Prison
such prisoners are ordered by the Surgeon to industrial light labour they shall not on that account have their fetters removed, unless specially recommended by the Surgeon on medical grounds.
212. No such prisoners shall be employed on industrial light labour unless their conduct has been fairly good, and prisoners of good character only shall be employed on industrial light labour of the kinds mentioned in rule 266 No. 3 of the rules and regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 17 of The Prison Ordinance 1885, and dated the 17th December, 1887, * and when so employed may have their fetters removed, if they interfere with the prisoner's work.
213. All prisoners mentioned in the first rule when employed on industrial light labour of any other description shall wear fetters until they have earned a good character.
214. All such prisoners, when exempted from wearing fetters on any of the grounds aforesaid, shall on misconducting themselves, and being awarded prison punishment, again be placed in fetters and not released therefrom until they have regained a good character.
215. A prisoner shall be considered of good character who has not for three con- secutive months been guilty of any prison offence, but a trivial offence for which & prisoner has been cautioned or admonished but not punished, shall not be taken into account in considering the good character of the prisoner..
216. Prisoners sentenced to less than one year's imprisonment with hard labour shall wear an iron ring on one ankle without other fetters.
217. All prisoners convicted of returning from banishment shall wear fetters during the whole period of their imprisonment.
CLEANLINESS.
218. The weekly shaving of the Chinese prisoners shall be done according to such regulations as shall be established from time to time. The razors shall be always under the charge of the officer of the ward or yard, and he shall take care they are withdrawn immediately the prisoners have finished them. Prisoners of very filthy habits are to be brought to the notice of the Superintendent.
219. The queues of Chinese prisoners sentenced to penal servitude may be cut off, and their hair kept cut close until within six months of their release; the queues may also be cut off short-sentenced prisoners if the Surgeon should consider it necessary for the
purpose of health or cleanliness; but such prisoner shall be allowed to appeal to the Governor against it. No queue is to be cut under any circumstances without the special permission of the Governor.
*NOTE. The reference to the rules of the 17th December, 1887, appears to be a mistake: see
rule 281 No. 3 of these rules,
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