Hong Kong Government Gazette in 1869

In a Government Gazette in 1869, there was an ordinance which required ships departing from Hong Kong carrying Chinese labourers to work overseas must have Chinese medicinal herbs on board, with an amount proportionate to the number of passengers, so that herbal tea could be made for those who were sick during the long voyage.

Date 1869
Material Type Image
Collection The Oral Legacies (I) - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong
Source Hong Kong Government Reports Online (1842-1941)
Repository The University of Hong Kong Libraries Digital Initiatives
Note to Copyright Copyright expires
Accession No. lcs-ich(1)-0022
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