Hong Kong Regulations

MENTAL HEALTH REGULATIONS - REGULATION 5

Power to open and examine any postal article, etc.

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

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

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), a medical superintendent may open and
examine-

   (a)  any postal article or any other article or thing addressed to a
        patient which is sent to or left at a mental hospital;

   (b)  any postal article or other article or thing intended to be sent by a
        patient.

(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to any postal article or other article or
thing intended to be sent by a patient to-

   (a)  the Chief Executive; (60 of 2000 s. 3)

   (b)  a member of the Executive Council; (L.N. 419 of 1996)

   (c)  a member of the Legislative Council;

   (d)  -(e) (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7)

   (f)  a member of a District Council; (L.N. 419 of 1996; 8 of 1999 s. 89)

   (g)  a Justice of the Peace; (L.N. 419 of 1996)

   (h)  a public officer; (L.N. 419 of 1996)

   (i)  a mental hospital visitor; (L.N. 419 of 1996)

   (j)  the Hospital Authority; (L.N. 419 of 1996)

   (k)  the Mental Health Review Tribunal or its secretary; or (L.N. 419 of
        1996)

   (l)  a solicitor acting for the patient. (L.N. 419 of 1996) (L.N. 298 of
        1996)