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L. S. NO. 2 TO GAZETTE NO. 23/2008 '''54. Free pratique'''

A health officer may grant free pratique in respect of a cross-boundary vessel that enters the waters of Hong Kong if, in his opinion, the vessel appears to be in a sanitary condition. PART 11 55. Restrictions on landing and departure of cross-boundary aircrafts

(1) If a health officer has reason to believe that there exists or existed on board a cross-boundary aircraft a case or source of a specified infectious disease or a case or source of contamination, that officer may direct the Director-General of Civil Aviation to prohibit the aircraft from—
 * (a) landing at any aerodrome other than an aerodrome or a particular part of an aerodrome designated by a health officer;
 * (b) leaving such aerodrome or such part of aerodrome except with the permission of a health officer; and
 * (c) embarking or disembarking any person or loading or unloading any article except with the permission of a health officer.

(2) If a prohibition imposed pursuant to subsection (1)(a) or (b) is contravened, the operator of the aircraft concerned commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 2 months.

(3) If a prohibition imposed pursuant to subsection (1)(c) is contravened, the operator of the aircraft concerned commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months. PART 12 56. Specified diseases

In this Part, “specified disease” (指明疾病) means any of the following scheduled infectious diseases—
 * (a) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome;