Hong Kong Ordinances

LAW AMENDMENT AND REFORM (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE - SECT 22C

Liability to be regarded as liability for personal injuries sustained by child immediately after its birth

Liability to a child under section 22B is to be regarded-

   (a)  as respects all its incidents and any matters arising or to arise out
        of it; and

   (b)  subject to any contrary context or intention, for the purpose of
        construing references in enactments and documents to personal or
        bodily injuries and cognate matters, as liability for personal
        injuries sustained by the child immediately after its birth. [cf. 1976
        c. 28 s. 4(3) U.K.]