Hong Kong Regulations

PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES REGULATIONS - REGULATION 19

Disinfection of building

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

PART V

DISINFECTION AND CLEANSING

(1) Where it appears to a health officer that any infectious disease exists or
has existed in any building he may with the approval of the Director of
Health- (L.N. 76 of 1989)

   (a)  by an order in writing served on the owners of such building require
        the same to be disinfected, disinsected and deratted to his
        satisfaction within the time specified in such order;

   (b)  for such purpose close the building; and

   (c)  remove any person under the powers conferred by regulation 10.

(2) No person shall occupy any building which has been closed under this
regulation.