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Compulsory Quarantine of Persons Arriving at Hong Kong from Foreign Places Regulation L.N. 24 of 2010 Section 4 : cabin of the aircraft when the aircraft was in that place; and
 * (b) a person on a ship that has stayed in or sailed through the waters of a place is not regarded as having stayed in that place if no person boarded the ship when the ship was in those waters.

4. Chief Secretary may exempt certain persons

(1) The Chief Secretary for Administration (Chief Secretary) may designate any person or category of persons for the purposes of section 3(4)(c) or (d) if the Chief Secretary is satisfied that the person’s or persons’ entry into Hong Kong—
 * (a) is necessary for the supply of goods or services required for the normal operation of Hong Kong or the daily needs of the people of Hong Kong;
 * (b) is necessary for governmental operation;
 * (c) is necessary for the protection of the safety or health of the people of Hong Kong or the handling of the public health emergency; or
 * (d) because of the exceptional circumstances of the case, otherwise serves the public interest of Hong Kong.

(2) The Chief Secretary may, if the Chief Secretary considers necessary, attach conditions to a designation.

(3) The Chief Secretary may cancel or vary a designation or a condition attached to a designation.

(4) A designation, attachment of conditions, cancellation or variation under this section must be made in writing.