Power to
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infectious cases to hospital.
Petention of persons occupying infected houses.
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(3) A copy of such order in English and Chinese shall forthwith be posted up in a conspicuous position on or near the patient's house, and a copy shall also be sent to the nearest police station.
(4) After the posting up of any such order and so long as the same remains in force no person, except the Health Officer or any person authorised by the Health Officer in that behalf, shall enter or leave the isolated house or remove any furniture, bedding, clothing or articles therefrom.
(5) Any person may approach the isolated house for the purpose of delivering food or medicine to the persons confined in the house or of removing their excreta but may not enter such house.
(6) The Health Officer may in his discretion disinfect any person, furniture, bedding, clothing or other articles in the isolated house and may thereupon permit such person or thing to leave or be removed from the house.
(7) When satisfied that the need for isolation no longer exists the Health Officer shall remove the order posted up as aforesaid and thereupon such order shall be deemed to be cancelled.
(8) Notice of such cancellation shall be sent to the nearest police station by the Health Officer.
(9) Upon receipt of the order mentioned in subsection (3) the officer in charge of the police station shall send as many police officers as are necessary to the isolated house and such police officers shall enforce the isolation of the house and repel any attempt by the persons confined in the house to break out therefrom or by any others to enter therein.
(10) Upon receipt at the police station of the notice mentioned in sub-section (8) the police officers shall be removed from the house.
(e) Removal of Infectious Cases to Hospital.
82. (1) A Health Officer may direct the removal to a hospital or other suitable building of any person suffering from an infectious disease, the treatment for which is provided in such hospital or building, if such person is, in his opinion, without proper lodging or accommodation or is living under conditions which are likely to cause the spread of the disease to other persons, or where there is no proper means of attending to the patient without danger to others: Provided that if any such person refuses to be so removed, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, on the application of the Health Officer, to order the removal of such person to such hospital or other suitable building.
(2) A patient so removed to a hospital or other suitable building shall there remain until discharged by the Medical Officer in charge thereof.
(f) Isolation of Contacts and Closure of Infected Buildings.
83. If in the opinion of a Health Officer it is necessary in the interests of the public health, the persons residing in a building or part of a building which is infected shall be detained therein or shall be removed to such other building or buildings as the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services may