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PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE ORDINANCE (4) The regulation may provide that a contravention of any provision of the regulation is an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding level 5 and a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months.

(5) In this section, “public health emergency” (公共衛生緊急事態) means—
 * (a) the occurrence of or the imminent threat of a disease, an epidemic or a pandemic;
 * (b) the occurrence of a novel, or highly infectious, agent or matter; or
 * (c) the widespread exposure or the imminent threat of widespread exposure of human beings to an infectious agent,

that has a high probability of causing a large number of deaths in the population or a large number of serious disabilities (whether or not long-term) in the population.

(6) For the purposes of a regulation made under subsection (3)(c), property may be requisitioned—
 * (a) by requiring a person to place it either temporarily or permanently at the disposal of the public officer requisitioning it; or
 * (b) by the public officer requisitioning it taking possession of it either temporarily or permanently.

9. Measures applied in light of WHO's temporary recommendations

(1) The Director may, for the purposes of preventing the introduction into, the spread in and the transmission from, Hong Kong of any disease, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe any measure to be applied in the light of any temporary recommendation made by WHO pursuant to articles 15, 17 and 18 of the International Health Regulations.

(2) An order under subsection (1) is subsidiary legislation. PART 5 10. Police to furnish assistance

The Commissioner of Police shall furnish such police assistance as any health officer may require for the purpose of enabling the health officer to—