Hong Kong Ordinances

MENTAL HEALTH ORDINANCE - SECT 4

Appointment of medical superintendents and assistant medical superintendents

(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 60 of 2000 s. 3

(1) The Chief Executive may appoint any medical officer to be the
medical superintendent or an assistant medical superintendent of a mental 
hospital.

(2) On the application of any registered medical practitioner who is not a
medical officer, the Chief Executive may appoint the registered 
medical practitioner to be the medical superintendent or an assistant
medical superintendent of a mental hospital. (Amended 81 of 1997 s. 4)

(3) Notification of every such appointment shall be published in the Gazette.
(Amended 60 of 2000 s. 3)