- (a) seize any article or part of an article for examination or testing;
- (b) place any device in the point of entry or in or on the cross-boundary conveyance for the collection of any sample; or
- (c) take photographs or make any audio or video recording.
13. Health officers may inspect journals, etc. of points of entry or cross-boundary conveyances
A health officer may, for the purpose of monitoring or investigating any matter concerning a case or source of an infectious disease or contamination, inspect and make a copy of any journal, logbook or record kept in respect of—
- (a) a point of entry; or
- (b) a cross-boundary conveyance.
14. Import of human corpse, etc.
(1) A person shall not, without a permit in writing from the Director, knowingly import into Hong Kong—
- (a) a human corpse or any part of a human corpse;
- (b) an infectious agent;
- (c) any human or animal tissue, or tissue fluid, or any part of a human or animal body, that the person has reason to suspect contains an infectious agent; or
- (d) any excreta, secretion, blood, or blood component, that the person has reason to suspect contains an infectious agent.
(2) The Director may specify any condition that he considers appropriate in a permit referred to in subsection (1).
(3) A person to whom a permit is issued shall comply with any condition specified under subsection (2).
(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 2 months.
15. Medical surveillance, examination or test of contacts or infected or contaminated persons
(1) If a health officer has reason to suspect that a person is a contact or is infected with a specified infectious disease or is contaminated, the health officer may subject the person to medical surveillance or a medical examination or a test, which must not be more intrusive or invasive than is necessary for ascertaining the person’s health condition.
