### Hospital Authority Bylaws 《醫院管理局附例》

7. Prohibition of certain acts
(1) No person shall, in a hospital—
(a) have in his possession or under his custody or control any animal, bird or fish;
(b) smoke or make use of a naked light, other than in any part of a hospital where it is indicated by notice that smoking or the use of a naked light is permitted;
(c) use any language likely to cause offence or annoyance to any person;
(d) behave in an indecent or disorderly manner;
(e) make or cause to be made any noise which is a source of annoyance to the patients in a hospital;
(f) take any photograph or film or video picture whereby the likeness of a patient in the hospital is thereby depicted without the consent of such patient; or (L.N. 436 of 1991)
(g) take any photograph or film or video picture whereby any ward in a hospital is thereby depicted without the consent of a member of the staff whose consent shall not be withheld unless annoyance or disturbance to a patient, or prejudice to medical treatment of a patient, is thereby caused or likely to be caused. (L.N. 436 of 1991)
(2) No person shall, unless authorized by the Authority to do so—
(a) handle, disturb or otherwise interfere with any equipment in a hospital;
(b) bring or cause to be brought into a hospital (other than upon a road) any vehicle or other form of conveyance; or
(c) use in a hospital, any radio apparatus, record player, tape, records, disc, musical instrument or other apparatus which emits sound audible to other persons.
(3) Any person who causes or suffers or permits any person to cause equipment in a hospital to be a nuisance or damaging or dangerous to health by wilfully destroying or damaging or otherwise interfering with, or by improperly using such equipment or equipment connected therewith, shall be guilty of an offence.

8. Eviction from a hospital
(1) Any member of the staff may direct any person forthwith to leave a hospital or any part thereof—
(a) whom the Authority has power to refuse entry to under these bylaws;
(b) whom he has reason to believe has committed or is about to commit any offence punishable under these bylaws;
(c) who is found committing any nuisance in the hospital;
(d) who is using any part of a hospital for purposes for which it is not intended; or
(e) who refuses to obey any reasonable direction given to him by a member of the staff in furtherance of the proper management of the hospital.
(2) Any person who refuses to leave a hospital or any part thereof when directed to do so under paragraph (1) commits an offence and may, in addition to any penalty to which he may become liable, forthwith be removed from the hospital or any part thereof at the discretion of a member of the staff.

### Hospital Authority Bylaws 《醫院管理局附例》

9. Obstruction
No person shall wilfully obstruct any member of the staff in the lawful performance of his duty or wilfully obstruct, disturb, interrupt or annoy any other person in the lawful use of the hospital or any of the facilities provided therein.

10. Offences and penalties
Any person who—
(a) contravenes bylaw 4, 7(1)(a), 7(1)(c), 7(1)(d), 7(1)(e), 7(1)(g) or 7(2)(c) commits an offence and is liable on first conviction to a fine at level 1 and on second or subsequent conviction to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 1 month; (E.R. 6 of 2022)
(b) contravenes bylaw 3, 7(1)(b), 7(1)(f), 7(2)(a), 7(2)(b) or 9 commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 3 months; or
(c) commits an offence under bylaw 5, 7(3) or 8 is liable to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(L.N. 436 of 1991; E.R. 4 of 2021)

### Double Taxation Relief (Income from Shipping Operations) (United States of America) Order 《雙重課稅寬免(航運入息)(美國)令》

1. Citation
This Order may be cited as the Double Taxation Relief (Income from Shipping Operations) (United States of America) Order.
(E.R. 3 of 2020)

2. Declaration of arrangements
It is declared that—
(a) the arrangements specified in the Schedule have been made with the Government of the United States of America with a view to affording relief from double taxation in relation to income tax and any tax of a similar character imposed by the laws of the United States of America in respect of income derived from the international operation of ships; and
(b) it is expedient that those arrangements should have effect in relation to tax under the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) notwithstanding anything in any enactment.

### Exemption from Salaries Tax Order 《豁免薪俸稅令》

1. Citation
This Order may be cited as the Exemption from Salaries Tax Order.
(E.R. 3 of 2020)

2. Exemption from salaries tax
(1) Any person who is in receipt of a pension granted under regulation 31 of the Pensions Regulations (Cap. 89 sub. leg. A) on account of permanent injury arising out of the 1939-1945 war shall be exempt from the payment of salaries tax chargeable in respect of that pension for any year of assessment under section 8 of the Ordinance.
(2) This paragraph shall apply to the years of assessment up to and including the year of assessment commencing on 1 April 1975. (L.N. 182 of 1976)

3. General exemption from salaries tax in respect of disability pensions
Any person who is in receipt of a pension granted under regulation 31 of the Pensions Regulations (Cap. 89 sub. leg. A), section 15(1) of the Pension Benefits Ordinance (Cap. 99), section 3(1) of the Auxiliary Forces Pay and Allowances (Pensions) Regulation (Cap. 254 sub. leg. I) or section 15(1) of the Pension Benefits (Judicial Officers) Ordinance (Cap. 401) shall be exempt from the payment of salaries tax chargeable in respect of that pension for any year of assessment under section 8 of the Ordinance.
(L.N. 182 of 1976; 36 of 1987 s. 54; 85 of 1988 s. 49; 20 of 1997 s. 6)

### Inland Revenue Ordinance 《稅務條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Inland Revenue Ordinance.