A BILL
INTITULED
[No. 47.9.33.-4.]
An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to Quarantine and the Prevention of Disease among humans and animals.
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 Public Health Short title. (Quarantine and Prevention of Disease) Ordinance, 1933.
Part I.
GENERAL.
Interpretation.
2. In this Ordinance :-
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(1) 'Aerodrome" means a place set apart for the arrival Aerodrome. and departure of aircraft and includes a place for the landing of hyroplanes (and similar craft) on water. Whatever relates in this Ordinance to Aerodromes is to be understood to apply mutatis mutandis to places for the landing of hydroplanes (and similar craft) on water.
"Aircraft” includes any machine which can derive sup- Aircraft. port in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air and is intended for aerial navigation.
Aerodrome.
"Authorised aerodrome" means any aerodrome declared Authorised by the Governor in Council by notification in the Gazette to be an authorised aerodrome on which aircraft may make their first landing on entering the Colony and which they may make their place of departure on leaving the Colony.
"Building" includes any house, hut, shed, or roofed Building. enclosure whether needed for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise and also any wall, gate, post, pillar, poling, frame, hoarding, slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing stage or bridge.
case.
"Circumscribed case" means either a case of infectious Circum- disease originating in a quarantine station, or an imported scribed case which has been immediately isolated in a quarantine station or a case occuring in a new arrival during the period of his quarantine or surveillance.
"Colonial Veterinary Surgeon" includes any veterinary Colonial surgeon authorised by the Governor to perform the duties of Veterinary
Surgeon. the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon under this Ordinance and also any Assistant Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
"Contact" means any person who has been or is likely to Contact. have been exposed to the risk of contracting an infectious dis-
ease.
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