### Education Regulations 《教育規例》

46A. Meals at full-day kindergarten schools
(1) At every school providing full-day kindergarten education there shall be provided for each pupil undergoing that education at least one meal a day.
(2) All meals and refreshments provided for pupils at a full-day kindergarten school shall be properly prepared in accordance with dietary scales approved by the Permanent Secretary.
(3) The menu of the meals to be provided shall be prepared in advance and be available at all times for inspection by the Permanent Secretary or any inspector of schools.
(L.N. 237 of 1982; 3 of 2003 s. 14)

47. Refreshment places
Every tuckshop, canteen, dining-room, kitchen or other place on the school premises where food or drink is prepared, provided or consumed shall be maintained in a clean and hygienic condition.
(27 of 2004 s. 43)

48. Sanitary condition
(1) All school premises shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(2) (Repealed 27 of 2004 s. 44)

49. Furniture and equipment
All schools shall be provided with adequate and suitable furniture and equipment.

50. Print in text-books
Text-books used in schools shall contain print of such a type and size as is calculated not to strain the eyes of pupils.

51. Smoking and spitting
(1) No smoking shall be permitted in any classroom during school hours.
(2) Spitting is prohibited on school premises.

52. Medical examination of pupils
(1) The principal of a school shall at the request of a medical officer of schools or a school nurse permit the medical officer or nurse to examine the person and clothing of any pupil upon the school premises.
(2) If on such examination a medical officer of schools is of the opinion that the person or clothing of any pupil is infected with vermin or is in a foul or filthy condition, he may require the responsible person to exclude such pupil from the school forthwith until such time as the person and clothing of the pupil have been cleansed to the satisfaction of a medical officer of schools. (L.N. 95 of 1993; 27 of 2004 s. 71)

### Education Regulations 《教育規例》

53. Scheduled infectious diseases
(14 of 2008 s. 18)(1) If a medical officer of schools certifies that any teacher, pupil, or employee should be excluded from school by reason of suffering or having recently suffered from any scheduled infectious disease or by reason of having been in contact with or living in the same house as a person suffering from a scheduled infectious disease, the management authority shall, if so required in writing by the medical officer in charge of the school health services, cause such teacher, pupil, or employee to be excluded from school for such period as shall seem necessary. (L.N. 57 of 1974; 27 of 2004 s. 70)
(2) The principal shall immediately report to a medical officer of schools any suspected or known case of scheduled infectious disease amongst teachers, pupils or employees of a school, or when he suspects or knows that any such person has been in contact with a case of scheduled infectious disease.
(14 of 2008 s. 18)

54. Medical examination of teachers, pupils and employees
(1) The Permanent Secretary may require any person employed in a school as well as any teacher to submit to medical examination.
(2) The Permanent Secretary shall have power to require every teacher to submit to an X-ray examination by a government radiologist once every year and may issue directions to teachers accordingly. (E.R. 3 of 2022)
(3) The Permanent Secretary may require any pupil to submit to a medical examination.
(3 of 2003 s. 14)

55. First aid
(1) There shall be provided in the premises of every school at least one first aid box.
(2) At least 2 teachers in every school shall be trained in administering first aid.
(3) First aid boxes must be fitted outside and adjacent to all science laboratories and school workshops. All science teachers, workshop instructors and their assistants must be familiar with the contents and their use.
(4) First aid boxes shall be maintained fully equipped at all times.
(5) The Permanent Secretary may require the provision of a suitable room for medical inspection and first aid in the premises of any school which has more than 100 pupils. (3 of 2003 s. 14)

### Education Regulations 《教育規例》

56. Boarding schools
(1) In the premises of every boarding school a superficial dormitory area of at least 3.25 m2 shall be provided for each boarder. (L.N. 213 of 1980)
(1A) The ceiling of a dormitory in a boarding school shall be—
(a) in the case of a detached or semi-detached building, not less than 2.5 m above the floor; or
(b)  in any other case, not less than 2.75 m above the floor:

Provided that there shall be not less than 2.3 m measured from the floor to the underside of any beam. (L.N. 213 of 1980)(2) In every boarding school, at least one suitable room shall be set aside to be used solely as a sanatorium or sick room.
(3) No dormitory shall be in a tenement-house.
(4) In the premises of every boarding school—
(a) the dormitory accommodation;
(b) the washing and bathing arrangements;
(c) the messing and kitchen accommodation;
(d) the latrine accommodation and sanitary arrangements; and
(e) the area provided for open-air recreation,
shall be of adequate standard and properly maintained to the satisfaction of the Permanent Secretary. (3 of 2003 s. 14)
(5) The latrine accommodation of every boarding school shall consist of water closets or of water closets and urinals connected to a flush system.
(6) The management authority of every boarding school shall, if so required by the Permanent Secretary in writing, appoint a warden to be in charge of the boarders. (L.N. 268 of 1990; 3 of 2003 s. 14; 27 of 2004 s. 70)
(7) The appointment of any person as a warden under paragraph (6) shall be subject to the approval of the Permanent Secretary. (L.N. 268 of 1990; 3 of 2003 s. 14)