Hong Kong Ordinances

MENTAL HEALTH ORDINANCE - SECT 44E

Restrictions on the making of a supervision and treatment order

(1) The court or magistrate shall not make a supervision and  treatment order
unless the court or magistrate has considered a social  inquiry report from
the supervising officer.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), "social inquiry report" (社會背景
調查報告) means a report-

   (a)  compiled by the supervising officer of the supervised person; and

   (b)  which includes an assessment of the family background, and social and
        financial situation, of the supervised person. (Part IIIB added 38 of
        1996 s. 2)

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), "social inquiry report" (社會背景
調查報告) means a report-

   (a)  compiled by the supervising officer of the supervised person; and

   (b)  which includes an assessment of the family background, and social and
        financial situation, of the supervised person.