Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Name: Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance
Author: Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (2008)

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“Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance”, published in 2008, is a work by Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It explores elements such as health, health officer and Ordinance.

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (2008)

“ With the approval in writing of the Director, a health officer may, for the purpose of the control or preventing the spread of any disease that poses a public health risk, seize any article or part of an article if the health officer has reason to believe the article or the part—
(a) is an infectious agent; or (b) contains an infectious agent. (2) A health officer may cause any tests to be performed on an article or part of it that is seized under subsection (1) . ”

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (2008)

“ No personal liability is incurred by a health officer, or a public officer or a person acting under his direction in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the health officer, or public officer or person in good faith in the exercise or purported exercise of a power, or performance or purported performance of a function, under this Ordinance. ”

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (2008)

“ An Ordinance to provide for the control and prevention of disease among human beings; to prevent the introduction into, the spread in and the transmission from, Hong Kong of any disease, source of disease or contamination; to apply relevant measures of the International Health Regulations promulgated by the World Health Organization ”

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (2008)

“ The Chief Executive in Council shall review from time to time, or cause to be reviewed from time to time, the public health emergency in respect of which the regulation is made.
(3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the regulation may provide for—
(a) requirements on a person to disclose or furnish any information that is relevant to the handling of a state of public health emergency; (b) the disclosure to the public by a public officer of any information that is relevant to the handling of a state of public health emergency ”

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (2008)

“ The protection conferred by subsection (1) does not affect any liability in tort of the Government for that act or omission.
14. Internal management of vessels or aircraft of war not to be interfered with
This Ordinance shall not in any way interfere with the internal management of any vessels or aircraft of war of the Chinese People's Liberation Army or of foreign vessels or aircraft of war, or with their freedom to proceed whenever the officer in command may deem such course requisite. ”

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (2008)

“ Food poisoning (食物中毒)
14. Haemophilus influenzae type b infection (invasive) (乙型流感嗜血桿菌感染 (侵入性) )
15. Hantavirus infection (漢坦病毒感染)
16. Influenza A (H2) , Influenza A (H5) , Influenza A (H7) , Influenza A (H9) (甲型流行性感冒 (H2) 、甲型流行性感冒 (H5) 、甲型流行性感冒 (H7) 、甲型流行性感冒 (H9) )
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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (2008)

“ Section 61 (3) (a) of the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 487) is repealed and the following substituted—
“ (a) any scheduled infectious disease, or a disease caused by a scheduled infectious agent, within the meaning of the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (14 of 2008) ; and”. ”

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