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Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation L.N. 32 of 2020 Section 3 3. Prohibition on group gathering during specified period

(1) No group gathering may take place in any public place during a specified period.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—
 * (a) an exempted group gathering specified in Schedule 1; and
 * (b) a group gathering that is permitted under section 5(1).

4. Period specified by Secretary

(1) For preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of the specified disease, the Secretary may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify a period for the purposes of section 3(1).

(2) Any period specified under subsection (1) must not exceed 14 days.

(3) Any notice published under subsection (1) is not subsidiary legislation.

5. Chief Secretary for Administration may permit group gathering

(1) The Chief Secretary for Administration (Chief Secretary) may permit any group gathering for the purposes of section 3(2)(b) if satisfied that the taking place of the gathering—
 * (a) is necessary for governmental operation; or
 * (b) because of the exceptional circumstances of the case, otherwise serves the public interest of Hong Kong.

(2) The Chief Secretary may, if considered necessary, attach conditions to a permission.