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
Regulation on Landing and Departure of Cross-boundary Aircrafts
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
Control Measures in respect of Specified Diseases
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;
