Hong Kong Regulations

RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES (ELDERLY PERSONS) REGULATION - SECT 2

Interpretation

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

In this Regulation-

"ancillary worker" (助理員) means any person, other than a care worker,
health worker or nurse, employed by an operator whose duties include those of
a cook, domestic servant, driver, gardener, watchman, welfare worker or clerk;

"care worker" (護理員) means any person, other than an ancillary worker,
health worker or nurse, employed by an operator to render personal care to
residents;

"health worker" (保健員) means any person whose name appears on the
register maintained by the Director under section 5;

"home manager" (主管) means any person responsible for the management of a
residential care home;

"infectious disease" (傳染病) has the same meaning as in the
Quarantine and  Prevention of Disease Ordinance ( Cap 141);

"nurse" (護士) means any person whose name appears on-

   (a)  the register of nurses maintained under section 5 of the Nurses 
        Registration Ordinance ( Cap 164); or

   (b)  the roll of enrolled nurses maintained under section 11 of that
        Ordinance;

"operator" (經營者) means a person to whom a certificate of exemption has
been issued under section 7 of the Ordinance or a person to whom a licence has
been issued under section 8 of the Ordinance;

"particulars of identity" (身分詳情) means the particulars set out on an
identity card issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance ( Cap 177).
(Enacted 1995)

"ancillary worker" (助理員)

"care worker" (護理員)

"health worker" (保健員)

"home manager" (主管)

"infectious disease" (傳染病)

"nurse" (護士)

"operator" (經營者)

"particulars of identity" (身分詳情)