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Prevention and Control of Disease (Regulation of Cross-boundary Conveyances and Travellers) Regulation Explanatory Note Paragraph 1 Explanatory Note The purpose of this Regulation is to establish a regime under which the Government may impose certain regulatory measures in relation to cross-boundary conveyances arriving at Hong Kong and certain persons on those conveyances.

2. Section 3 provides for the regulatory measures and the circumstances in which they may be imposed.

3. Section 4 provides for the criminal sanctions against noncompliance with the regulatory measures.

4. Section 5 empowers the Secretary for Food and Health to make specifications for the purposes of this Regulation.

5. Section 6 provides that operators of the conveyances must provide certain information as required.

6. Section 7 provides that relevant travellers must provide certain information as required.

7. Section 8 makes provision for authorized officers.

8. Section 9 prescribes the expiry date of this Regulation.