Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation
L.N. 119 of 2019
Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation
(Made by the Chief Executive in Council under section 2 of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance (Cap. 241))
1. Commencement
This Regulation comes into operation on 5 October 2019.
2. Interpretation
In this Regulation—
Cap. 245 (《公安條例》) means the Public Order Ordinance (Cap. 245);
facial covering (蒙面物品) means a mask or any other article of any kind (including paint) that covers all or part of a person’s face;
police officer (警務人員) has the meaning given by section 3 of the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232);
public meeting (公眾集會) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of Cap. 245;
public place (公眾地方) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of Cap. 245;
public procession (公眾遊行) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of Cap. 245;
unauthorized assembly (未經批准集結) has the same meaning as in section 17A(2) of Cap. 245;
unlawful assembly (非法集結) has the same meaning as in section 18 of Cap. 245.
