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Compulsory Quarantine of Persons Arriving at Hong Kong from Foreign Places Regulation L.N. 24 of 2010 Section 1 Compulsory Quarantine of Persons Arriving at Hong Kong from Foreign Places Regulation

(Made by the Chief Executive in Council under section 8 of the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Cap. 599))

1. Commencement

This Regulation comes into operation on 19 March 2020.

2.Interpretation

In this Regulation—

assigned place of quarantine (指派檢疫地點) means a place mentioned in section 6(a);

authorized officer (獲授權人員) means an authorized officer appointed under section 11;

place of quarantine (檢疫地點) means—
 * (a) an assigned place of quarantine; or
 * (b) a place mentioned in section 6(b);

public health emergency (公共衞生緊急事態) means the public health emergency within the meaning of section 8(5) of the Ordinance concerning the disease specified in item 34AAA of Schedule 1 to the Ordinance;

quarantine order (檢疫令) means an order made under section 3(1);

quarantine period (檢疫期) means the period of 14 days mentioned in section 3(1).