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Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Mask) (Public Transport) Regulation L.N. 143 of 2020 Section 1 L.N. 143 of 2020

1. Commencement

This Regulation comes into operation on 15 July 2020.

2. Interpretation

(1) In this Regulation—

mask (口罩) includes any covering designed or made to be worn over the nose and mouth to provide the wearer protection against infections or air pollution;

MTR paid area (港鐵已付車費區域) means a paid area as defined by by-law 2 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556 sub. leg. B);

public transport carrier (公共交通工具) means a conveyance mentioned in the Schedule;

specified disease (指明疾病) means the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is specified in item 8A of Schedule 1 to the Ordinance;

specified period (指明期間) means a period specified under section 3(1).

(2) For the purposes of this Regulation—
 * (a) a reference to a person wearing a mask is a reference to the person wearing a mask over and covering the person’s nose and mouth, with the mask touching the person’s nose, chin and cheeks; and