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The first set of regulations for the new public garden appeared in the Hongkong Government Gazette on 1st August 1864. It reads as follows:
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION
The Public Garden having been established for the recreation of the inhabitants of Hongkong, all respectable persons will be admitted subject to the following regulations, which will be altered hereafter as circumstances may render necessary.
1.--No person will be allowed to walk on the grass or to quit the walks.
2.--It is strictly prohibited to pull or handle flowers, or to do any injury to any plant or tree: and persons in charge of Children are required to see that this rule is observed by them.
3.--Chinese Mechanics and labourers will not be allowed to use the Garden as a thoroughfare.
4.--No admission will be allowed to Chairs and Chair Coolies, or to Dogs unless led.
5.--The Garden will be open from 5 A.M. to 8 P.M. from April 1st to September 30th, and from 6 A.M. to 7 P.M. from October 1st to March 31st.
By Order,
W. WILSON, Acting Surveyor General.
Surveyor General's Office, Hongkong. 6th August, 1864.
Further regulations have been issued from time to time in the century and more since the Garden was first open to public use, and it has well served generations of local residents as a place for relaxation and enjoyment. The history of this useful institution which began during Sir John Bowring's term of office is long overdue. It is hoped this brief notice will encourage someone to undertake the work.
HON. EDITOR
NOTES AND QUERIES
235
The first set of regulations for the new public garden appeared in the Hongkong Government Gazette on 1st August 1864. It reads as follows:
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION
The Public Garden having been established for the recreation of the inhabitants of Hongkong, all respectable persons will be admitted subject to the following regulations, which will be altered hereafter as circumstances may render necessary.
1.--No person will be allowed to walk on the grass or to quit
the walks.
2.- It is strictly prohibited to pull or handle flowers, or to do any injury to any plant or tree: and persons in charge of Children are required to see that this rule is observed by them.
3.-Chinese Mechanics and labourers will not be allowed to
use the Garden as a thoroughfare.
4. No admission will be allowed to Chairs and Chair Coolies,
or to Dogs unless led.
5.--The Garden will be open from 5 A.M. to 8 P.M. from April 1st to September 30th, and from 6 A.M. to 7 P.M. from October 1st to March 31st.
By Order,
W. WILSON, Acting Surveyor General.
Surveyor General's Office, Hongkong. 6th August, 1864.
Further regulations have been issued from time to time in the century and more since the Garden was first open to public use, and it has well served generations of local residents as a place for relaxation and enjoyment. The history of this useful institution which began during Sir John Bowring's term of office is long overdue. It is hoped this brief notice will encourage someone to undertake the work.
HON. EDITOR
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