Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Mask) (Public Transport) Regulation
- (b) a reference to a person not wearing a mask is to be construed accordingly.
3. Period specified by Secretary for Food and Health
(1) For preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of the specified disease, the Secretary for Food and Health may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify a period for the purposes of section 4(1).
(2) Any period specified under subsection (1) must not exceed 14 days.
(3) Any notice published under subsection (1) is not subsidiary legislation.
4. Requirement to wear mask in public transport carrier and MTR paid area during specified period
(1) During a specified period, a person must wear a mask at all times when the person is—
- (a) boarding or on board a public transport carrier; or
- (b) entering or present in an MTR paid area.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to—
- (a) a person who is under the age of 2;
- (b) a person who has lawful authority or reasonable excuse for not wearing a mask; and
- (c) a person who is—
- (i) boarding or on board a public transport carrier that is not in service; or
- (ii) entering or present in an MTR paid area that is not open to the public.
