### Broadcasting Ordinance 《廣播條例》

45. Transitional and savings provisions—Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislation (Amendment) Ordinance 2020
Schedule 10 sets out the transitional and savings provisions relating to the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislation (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 (23 of 2020).
(Added 23 of 2020 s. 4)

### Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance 《人類生殖科技條例》

1. Short title and commencement
(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance.
(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for Health by notice in the Gazette. (Amended L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007; L.N. 144 of 2022)

### Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance 《人類生殖科技條例》

3. Application
This Ordinance binds the Government.

4. Establishment of Council on Human Reproductive Technology
(1) There is hereby established a council to be called in English the “Council on Human Reproductive Technology” and in Chinese “人類生殖科技管理局”.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Chief Executive shall appoint to be members of the Council—
(a) a Chairperson;
(b) a deputy Chairperson;
(c) 4 persons who are engaged in the teaching or practice of—
(i) obstetrics and gynaecology; or
(ii) any relevant activity;
(d) 1 person who is a social worker;
(e) 2 persons who are legally qualified;
(f) 2 persons who—
(i) occupy in any organized religion any office associated with the teaching of, the giving of guidance on, or the promotion of adherence to, the precepts of the religion; or
(ii) are engaged in the teaching of any theology, philosophy or ethics;
(g) 1 person who is a psychiatrist or psychologist;
(h) 1 person who is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses Registration Ordinance (Cap. 164);
(i) 1 person who is a sociologist;
(j) 1 person nominated by the Secretary for Health; (Amended L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007; L.N. 144 of 2022)
(k) 1 person nominated by the Director of Health;
(l) 1 person nominated by the Director of Home Affairs;
(m) 1 person nominated by the Director of Social Welfare; and
(n) not more than 8 other persons.
(3) The Chief Executive—
(a) shall not appoint a public officer to be a member of the Council under subsection (2)(a) or (b);
(b) shall ensure that less than half the membership of the Council from time to time are public officers.
(4) The Secretary for Health shall appoint— (Amended L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007; L.N. 144 of 2022)
(a) a Secretary to the Council; and
(b) a legal adviser to the Council.
(5) The relevant provisions of Schedule 1 shall have effect with respect to the Council and its members.
(6) Part VII of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) shall apply to the Council and appointments to the Council except in so far as it is inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance.
(7) Every appointment under subsection (2) shall be notified in the Gazette.

### Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance 《人類生殖科技條例》

5. Functions and powers of Council
(1) The Council shall—
(a) keep under review information about—
(i) embryos and any subsequent development of embryos;
(ii) relevant activities;
(iii) surrogacy arrangements,

and advise the Secretary for Health, if the Secretary asks it to do so, about those matters; (Amended L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007; L.N. 144 of 2022)
(b) publish or otherwise make available—
(i) lists of premises at which relevant activities may be carried on pursuant to a licence;
(ii) statistics and summaries concerning relevant activities which have been carried on;
(c) provide, to such extent as it considers appropriate, information for persons (including persons proposing to be persons)—
(i) to whom licences apply;
(ii) to whom a reproductive technology procedure is provided; or
(iii) providing gametes or embryos for use for the purposes of a relevant activity or surrogacy arrangement;
(d) promote (by the dissemination of information and in other ways) informed public debate on the medical, social, moral, ethical and legal issues that arise from relevant activities and surrogacy arrangements;
(e) liaise and co-operate with any person in any place outside Hong Kong—
(i) performing in that place any functions which, in the opinion of the Council, are similar (whether in whole or in part) to any of the Council’s functions under this Ordinance; and
(ii) in respect of any matters of mutual interest concerning relevant activities and surrogacy arrangements, in particular any ethical or social issues arising therefrom; and
(f) perform such other functions as are imposed on it under this Ordinance or any other enactment.
(2) The Council may do all such things as are necessary for, or incidental or conducive to, the better performance of its functions and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may—
(a) carry out research into the social consequences of reproductive technology procedures;
(b) promote research into the causes of human infertility;
(c) exercise such other powers as are conferred on it under this Ordinance or any other enactment.
(3) The Council may from time to time cause to be prepared and published by notice in the Gazette, for the guidance of persons who propose to make an application for a licence, or who are the holders of a licence, guidelines not inconsistent with this Ordinance, indicating the manner in which it proposes to perform any of its functions, or exercise any of its powers, under this Ordinance.