### Education Ordinance 《教育條例》

72. Restrictions on entry into school premises
(1) If the registration or provisional registration of a school has been cancelled under section 22, no person who has at any time been a manager, teacher or pupil of the school shall enter or remain in any premises— (Amended 42 of 1993 s. 24)
(a) in which the school was operated; and
(b) which are being used for the purposes of a school,
without the permission in writing of the Permanent Secretary.
(2) No person shall, without the permission in writing of the Permanent Secretary, enter or remain in any school— (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)
(a) if at any time—
(i) (Repealed 42 of 1993 s. 24)(ii) he has been refused registration as a manager or a teacher, or having been so registered has had his registration cancelled;
(iii) a permit to teach has been refused in respect of such person;
(iv) he has been a permitted teacher in respect of whom a permit to teach has been cancelled; or
(v) he has been refused approval as the supervisor or principal of a school, or having been so approved has had such approval withdrawn. (Amended E.R. 1 of 2021)
(b) (Repealed 42 of 1993 s. 24)(3) The Permanent Secretary may attach to any permission given under this section such conditions as he thinks fit.
(Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)

### Education Ordinance 《教育條例》

72A. Sponsoring body’s views take priority over management committee’s
(1) Where the Permanent Secretary has approved a sponsoring body for a particular school without IMC, in exercising his powers under sections 30(2), 31(2A), 37(d), 38(2) and 38A(2) in respect of such a school, the Permanent Secretary shall, in addition to taking account of the views of the management committee, also take account of the views of the sponsoring body, but nothing in this section shall impose a duty on the Permanent Secretary to seek the views of the sponsoring body. (Amended 27 of 2004 s. 28; 17 of 2018 s. 86)
(2) The views of the sponsoring body shall be expressed by resolution of its board, or other governing body as established by its constitution, and a copy of the resolution shall be sent to the Permanent Secretary.
(3) A sponsoring body may express its views on a matter relating to the provisions referred to in subsection (1) whether or not the management committee of the school has expressed its views on the matter and, where the management committee has expressed its views on the matter, the views of the sponsoring body shall prevail.
(Added 42 of 1993 s. 25. Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)

73. Interpretation of Part VII
In this Part—
attendance order (入學令) means an order made under section 74;
parent (家長) in relation to any child to whom section 74 applies includes a guardian and the person having the actual custody of the child.
(Amended 34 of 1979 s. 4; 8 of 2001 s. 7)

### Education Ordinance 《教育條例》

74. Power of Permanent Secretary to order attendance at primary school or secondary school
(1) Where it appears to the Permanent Secretary that a child is not attending primary school or secondary school without any reasonable excuse, the Permanent Secretary may, after making such inquiries as he considers necessary, serve upon a parent of the child an attendance order in the specified form requiring him to cause the child to attend regularly as a pupil the primary school or secondary school named in the attendance order. (Amended 34 of 1979 s. 5; 47 of 1990 s. 6; 8 of 2001 s. 4)
(2) The Permanent Secretary may at any time, by notice in writing served upon a parent of the child to whom an attendance order relates— (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)
(a) vary the order by substituting another primary school or secondary school for that named in the order; (Amended 34 of 1979 s. 5)
(b) otherwise vary or withdraw the order,
and any variation of an attendance order shall take effect on the expiry of the period of 14 days after the date of service of the notice in writing.
(2A) The Permanent Secretary may at any time, by notice in writing served upon the management committee or incorporated management committee (as may be appropriate) of a primary school or secondary school named in an attendance order, require the committee to admit to that school as a pupil the child to whom the attendance order relates. (Added 47 of 1990 s. 6. Amended 27 of 2004 s. 29)
(2B) No person shall, without the permission in writing of the Permanent Secretary, expel from a primary school or secondary school named in an attendance order the child to whom the attendance order relates and who has been admitted to that school as a pupil in accordance with that order. (Added 47 of 1990 s. 6)
(3) This section shall—
(a)-(b) (Repealed 47 of 1990 s. 6)(c) not apply to a child— (Amended 47 of 1990 s. 6)
(i) who has completed Form III of secondary education and whose parent can produce evidence to that effect to the satisfaction of the Permanent Secretary;
(ii) who is a registered apprentice under the Apprenticeship Ordinance (Cap. 47); or
(iii) who is attending regularly, or is an inmate of, an institution (other than a school) which is regarded by the Permanent Secretary as suitable for the child. (Added 34 of 1979 s. 5)
(Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)

### Education Ordinance 《教育條例》

74A. Appeals
(Sections 75, 76 and 77 were repealed and section 74A was substituted by 8 of 2001. For related transitional provisions, see 8 of 2001 s. 16.)
A parent aggrieved by—
(a) an attendance order; or
(b) any variation of an attendance order under section 74(2),
made in respect of him may appeal to the Administrative Appeals Board.
(Added 8 of 2001 s. 8)

78. Enforcement of order
Any parent who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with an attendance order (as the same may be varied from time to time) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 3 months: (Amended 47 of 1990 s. 8; L.N. 205 of 2000)
Provided that if an appeal is made against an attendance order or a variation of an attendance order under section 74A, no offence shall be committed by reason of a failure to comply with the attendance order or the attendance order as varied, as the case may be, until the appeal has been disposed of, withdrawn or abandoned. (Amended 8 of 2001 s. 9)

79. Appointment of inspectors
The Chief Executive may by notice in the Gazette appoint by name or office— (Amended 55 of 2000 s. 3)
(a) any officer of the Education Bureau to be an inspector of schools; (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 9; L.N. 130 of 2007)
(b) any Government medical officer to be a medical officer of schools; and
(c) any health inspector to be a health inspector of schools.

80. Inspection of schools
The Permanent Secretary and any inspector of schools may inspect any school for the purposes of ascertaining whether this Ordinance is being complied with and whether the school is being conducted satisfactorily.
(Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)