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Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation L.N. 119 of 2019 Section 1 L.N. 119 of 2019 Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation (Made by the Chief Executive in Council under section 2 of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance (Cap. 241))

1. Commencement

This Regulation comes into operation on 5 October 2019.

2. Interpretation

In this Regulation—

'Cap. 245' (《公安條例》) means the Public Order Ordinance (Cap. 245);

facial covering (蒙面物品) means a mask or any other article of any kind (including paint) that covers all or part of a person’s face;

police officer (警務人員) has the meaning given by section 3 of the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232);

public meeting (公眾集會) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of Cap. 245;

public place (公眾地方) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of Cap. 245;

public procession (公眾遊行) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of Cap. 245;

unauthorized assembly (未經批准集結) has the same meaning as in section 17A(2) of Cap. 245;

unlawful assembly (非法集結) has the same meaning as in section 18 of Cap. 245.