Hong Kong Regulations

EDUCATION REGULATIONS - REGULATION 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 01/01/2005).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

"boarders" (寄宿生) means the pupils of a boarding school for whom housing
or lodging accommodation is provided;

"boarding school" (寄宿學校) means a school in connection with which
hostels, dormitories or other rooms or premises are provided for the housing
or lodging of some or all of the pupils of that school out of school hours,
whether such hostels, dormitories, or other rooms or premises are in or part
of the same building or group of buildings as the classrooms or not;

"classroom" (課室) means any room used for teaching purposes;

"dangerous substance" (危險物質) means any substance which is dangerous to
a person or which may be dangerous to a person if not handled or otherwise
dealt with under the supervision of a responsible teacher;

"dormitory" (集體寢室) means any room provided as sleeping accommodation
for boarders;

"full-day kindergarten education" (全日制幼稚園教育) means
kindergarten education received by a pupil at a school for a substantial
period beginning before and ending after 1 p.m. on any day that he attends the
school; (L.N. 237 of 1982)

"responsible person" (負責人) means, in relation to-

   (a)  school without IMC, the supervisor of the school;

   (b)  an IMC school, the principal of the school; (27 of 2004 s. 35)

"scheduled infectious disease" (表列傳染病) has the same meaning as in
the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance ( Cap 599); (14 of 2008 s. 18)

"school workshop" (學校工場) means any place in school premises in which
instruction is given in the use of tools or machinery or where tools or
machines are used for the repair, adjustment or manufacture of articles, or
for training students for any trade or commercial occupation;

"science laboratory" (科學實驗室) means any place in school premises in
which practical experiments or demonstrations in science subjects are carried
out and includes any place where instruction is given in domestic science or
homecraft.

(14 of 2008 s. 18)

"boarders" (寄宿生)

"boarding school" (寄宿學校)

"classroom" (課室)

"dangerous substance" (危險物質)

"dormitory" (集體寢室)

"full-day kindergarten education" (全日制幼稚園教育)

"responsible person" (負責人)

"scheduled infectious disease" (表列傳染病)

"school workshop" (學校工場)

"science laboratory" (科學實驗室)