HONG KONG
No. 18 of 1963,
I assent.
188m
Governor.
23rd May, 1963.
An Ordinance to provide for the control of experiments on living
vertebrate animals.
[24th May, 1963.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Animals (Control of Short title.
Experiments) Ordinance, 1963.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
Interpreto-
"academic institution" includes universities, university colleges, hospitals. Lion. medical schools, agricultural colleges. farm schools, and any other similar institutions:
"animal" means a living vertebrate animal;
"experiment" means any experiment performed on an animal and
calculated to give pain;
"Licensing Authority" means the Director of Medical and Health
Services:
"licensee” means a person licensed under section 7.