Hong Kong Regulations

MENTAL HEALTH REGULATIONS - REGULATION 5A

Refusal to permit certain postal articles, etc. addressed to a patient to be delivered to that patient

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), a medical superintendent may refuse to
permit any postal article or other article or thing addressed to a patient to
be delivered to such patient if the medical superintendent reasonably
considers that such postal article or other article or thing is likely to-

   (a)  cause unnecessary distress to or adversely affect the treatment of the
        patient; or

   (b)  cause danger to any person.

(2) A medical superintendent shall not exercise the power conferred by
subregulation (1) in respect of any postal article or other article or thing
addressed to a patient by any of the persons or bodies specified in regulation
5(2) except with the prior consent of the person or body. (L.N. 298 of 1996)