Hong Kong Ordinances

COMMUNITY SERVICE ORDERS ORDINANCE - SECT 2

Interpretation

(1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

"community service order" (社會服務令) means an order made under
section 4(1);

"court" (法院、法庭) includes a magistrate;

"offender" (罪犯) means a person in respect of whom a community service 
order is in force or a court is considering making such an order;

"principal probation officer" (首席感化主任) means the person appointed
to be the principal probation officer under section 9 of the Probation of 
Offenders Ordinance ( Cap 298);

"probation officer" (感化主任) means a person appointed to be a probation 
officer under section 9 of the Probation of Offenders Ordinance ( Cap 298);

"supervising probation officer" (督導感化主任) means the
supervising probation  officer referred to in section 5(3).

(2) An offence is to be treated as punishable with imprisonment for the
purposes of this Ordinance notwithstanding any prohibition or restriction
imposed by any Ordinance on the imprisonment of young offenders.

"community service order" (社會服務令)

"offender" (罪犯)

"principal probation officer" (首席感化主任)

"probation officer" (感化主任)

"supervising probation officer" (督導感化主任)