Hong Kong Regulations

MENTAL HEALTH REGULATIONS - REGULATION 8

Restriction on possession by patient of certain articles or things

(1) A medical superintendent may search a patient or anything in the
possession of the patient if he reasonably considers that the patient has in
his possession any article or thing which is likely-

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

   (b)  to cause danger to any person.

(2) A medical superintendent may confiscate or remove from a patient any
article or thing found in his possession which the medical superintendent
reasonably considers is such as is referred to in subregulation (1)(a) or (b).
(L.N. 298 of 1996)