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Compulsory Quarantine of Persons Arriving at Hong Kong from Foreign Places Regulation
L.N. 24 of 2010
Section 3
B379
3. Compulsory quarantine of certain persons arriving at Hong Kong
(1) An authorized officer must, by written order, place a person who arrives at Hong Kong under quarantine for a period of 14 days beginning on the date of arrival if—
- (a) the person arrives at Hong Kong from a place specified under section 12 (specified place); or
- (b) the person has stayed in a specified place for any period of time during the 14 days before the date of arrival.
(2) A quarantine order must specify the terms of quarantine.
(3) An authorized officer may vary the terms of quarantine specified in a quarantine order.
(4) The quarantine requirement under this section does not apply to a person—
- (a) who arrives at the Hong Kong International Airport from a specified place or enters the waters of Hong Kong solely for the purpose of leaving Hong Kong and, while in Hong Kong, does not pass through immigration control;
- (b) who falls within the description of subsection (1)(b) and, while in Hong Kong, does not pass through immigration control;
- (c) who is designated under section 4(1); or
- (d) who falls within a category of persons designated under section 4(1).
(5) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
- (a) a person who arrives at the Hong Kong International Airport on an aircraft that landed in Hong Kong after taking off in a specified place is not regarded as arriving from that place if no person entered the
