林郑月娥防疫措施刊宪全文 食肆位减半每台限四人 关戏院健身室
行政长官林郑月娥3月27日见记者，公布多项防疫新措施，包括限制禁止四人以上聚集，食肆每台限四人、座位减半，关闭戏院、健身房等设施。
其中限制餐厅、娱乐场所、戏院、健身室的措施，在晚上10点43分正式刊宪。
以下为刊宪全文：
《预防及控制疾病（规定及指示）（业务及处所）规例》刊宪
政府今日（三月二十七日）刊登宪报，订立《预防及控制疾病（规定及指示）（业务及处所）规例》（《规例》）（第599F章），以实施临时措施应对目前的公共卫生紧急事态。《规例》将于明日（三月二十八日）凌晨零时零分生效，为期三个月。
同时，食物及卫生局局长根据《规例》已藉在宪报刊登的公告发出两个为期十四天的指示，由三月二十八日下午六时起生效。
《规例》涵盖以下两方面：
（一）餐饮业务
《规例》赋权食物及卫生局局长，为预防、抵御、阻延或以其他方式控制指明疾病的个案或传播，就餐饮业务作出规定及指示，当中包括——
（a）要求餐饮业务停止售卖或供应供即场享用的食物或饮品，及关闭售卖或供应食物或饮品的处所全部或部分范围
这些限制将适用于食肆、食堂、餐室、食店、酒馆、酒吧等，但将不包括在私人住宿、医院及机构的餐饮业务。这些受影响处所将准许继续以外卖及外送方式售卖或供应食物及／或饮品。政务司司长可就指定餐饮业务处所作出豁免。
（b）限制餐饮业务的运作
限制业务处所的运作模式（包括但不限于指定业务在处所的营业量、就处所内的人士制定距离限制等），或业务的每日营业时段。
有关要求只会于食物及卫生局局长在宪报刊登的公告后生效，而每次公告的有效期不得超过14日。
违反上述要求的餐饮业务负责人（即拥有人、东主及经理）即属犯罪，最高可被判处第五级罚款（50,000元）及监禁六个月，即第599章第八条订明的最高罚则。
（二）表列处所
除了餐饮业务外，《规例》亦赋权食物及卫生局局长向表列处所发出指示，包括在指定期间关闭表列处所。表列处所包括游戏机中心、浴室、健身中心、游乐场所、公众娱乐场所及设置（或拟设置）供租用举行社交聚会的处所（一般称为派对房间）。
有关要求只会于食物及卫生局局长在宪报刊登的公告后生效，而每次公告的有效期不得超过14日。违反要求的表列处所管理人即属犯罪，最高可被判处第五级罚款（50,000元）及监禁六个月，即第599章第8条订明的最高罚则。
食物及卫生局局长根据《规例》发出的最新指示
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食物及卫生局局长现根据《规例》已藉在宪报刊登的公告发出以下两个指示，并由三月二十八日下午六时起生效，为期十四天（即至四月十一日下午五时五十九分）。两项指示内容如下：
指示一：餐饮业务
有关要求包括——
（a）餐饮处所售卖或供应食物或饮品，供在该处所内进食或饮用，则该处所内的顾客的数目，在任何时间均不得超过该处所通常座位数目的50%；
（b）任何餐饮处所内的桌子摆放布局，须确保该处所内任何2张供顾客使用或顾客正在使用的桌子之间，最少有1.5米距离或设有某种形式的隔板作出有效分隔；
（c）在任何餐饮处所内，不得有多于4人同坐一桌；
（d）任何人身处任何餐饮处所内，除于在该处所内饮食时外，须一直佩戴口罩；
（e）在容许某人进入餐饮处所前，须先为该人量度体温；及
（f）须在任何餐饮处所，为在该处所的人提供消毒洁手液。
指示二：表列处所
要求所有附表所列处所停止营业，详列如下——
（a）游戏机中心
（b）浴室
（c）健身中心
（d）游乐场所
（e）公众娱乐场所
（f）设置（或拟设置）供租用举行社交聚会的处所（一般称为“派对房间”）
食物及卫生局发言人提醒餐饮业务负责人和表列处所管理人，违反上述规定者即属干犯刑事罪行，最高可被罚款50,000元及监禁六个月。
发言人表示，政府会因应疫情的发展，不时检讨相关措施的可行性，适时作出调节。订立《规例》有助进一步减少社交接触。政府在订立《规例》时已考虑到有较高2019冠状病毒病传播风险的活动及处所／场所，及海外的有关做法。
《规例》是根据《预防及控制疾病条例》（第599章）（《条例》）而订立。《条例》第八条列明，行政长官会同行政会议可为防止、应付或纾缓公共卫生紧急事态的影响订立规例，以保障公众健康。
卫生防护中心提醒市民应减少外出及避免聚餐或聚会等社交活动，并尽量与他人保持适当的社交距离。
中心强烈呼吁市民，时刻保持个人和环境卫生，对预防个人受感染和防止病毒在社区扩散至为关键。个人层面上，市民应在出现呼吸道感染病征、乘搭交通工具或在人多挤逼的地方逗留时佩戴外科口罩，并必须时刻保持双手清洁，尤其在触摸口、鼻或眼之前。
卫生署会密切留意最新情况，并透过媒体、政府的“2019冠状病毒病”专题网页（www.coronavirus.gov.hk/chi/index.html）及卫生署网页（www.gov.hk/ncv）发布最新资讯。有关2019冠状病毒病的健康资讯的查询，可致电卫生署热线（852）2125 1122（每日上午八时至午夜十二时运作）。
Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirement and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation gazetted
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The Government published in the Gazette today (March 27) the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirement and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (the Regulation) (Cap. 599F) to implement temporary measures to address the current situation of public health emergency. The Regulation will commence at 0.00 am tomorrow (March 28) and will take effect for three months.
Meanwhile, the Secretary for Food and Health (SFH) issues two directions for 14 days through a notice published in the Gazette in accordance with the Regulation. The directions will take effect at 6pm on March 28.
Specific measures of the Regulation cover the following two aspects:
1. Catering Business
The Regulation empowers the SFH, for preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of the specified disease, to issue requirements and directions in relation to catering business, including -
(a) Requiring catering business premises to cease selling or supplying food or drinks for on-site consumption, and to close whole or part of the premises where food or drink is sold or supplied
This restriction applies to restaurants, canteens, cafes, eateries, pubs, bars, etc. but does not cover a catering business carried on at private dwellings, or operating in hospitals and institutions, etc. The affected premises are still allowed to sell or supply food and/or drink for takeaway and deliveries. The Chief Secretary for Administration (CS) may exempt certain catering business premises from the requirements.
(b) Restricting the operation of catering business
The mode of operation carried on at the premises of the business (including but not be limited to specifying the permitted capacity for conducting business in the premises, the distance requirement for individuals in the premises, etc.) or the daily opening hours of the business are restricted.
The requirements are only effective through a notice made by the SFH published in the Gazette and each of the specified period must not exceed 14 days.
The person responsible for carrying on the catering business (i.e. the owner, proprietor and manager) commits an offence if he or she fails to comply with the above requirements. Offences would attract a fine at level 5, i.e. $50,000, and imprisonment for six months, which is the maximum penalty the Regulation may provide pursuant to section 8 of Cap. 599.
2. Scheduled Premises
In addition to catering business, the Regulation also empowers the SFH to issue directions to scheduled premises, including closing the scheduled premises for a specified period. Scheduled premises include amusement game centres, bathhouses, fitness centres, places of amusement, places of public entertainment and any premises that are maintained or intended to be maintained for hire for holding social gatherings (commonly known as "party room").
The requirements are only effective through a notice made by SFH published in the Gazette and each of the specified period must not exceed 14 days. The person responsible for the management of the scheduled premises commits an offence if he or she fails to comply with the requirements. Offences would attract a fine at level 5, i.e. $50,000, and imprisonment for six months, which is the maximum penalty the Regulation may provide pursuant to section 8 of Cap. 599.
Latest directions issued by the SFH in accordance with the Regulation
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SFH now issues the following two directions through notice in the Gazette in accordance with the Regulation. The directions will commence at March 28 at 6pm for a period of 14 days (i.e. till 5.59pm on April 11). Details of the two directions are set out below:
Direction 1 - Catering Business
The relevant requirements include:
(a) the number of customers at any premises on which food or drink is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises (catering premises) at any one time must not exceed 50% of the normal seating capacity of the premises;
(b) tables available for use or being used by customers within any catering premises must be arranged in a way to ensure there is a distance of at least 1.5 metres or some form of partition which could serve as effective buffer between one table and another table at the premises;
(c) no more than 4 persons may be seated together at one table within any catering premises;
(d) a person must wear a mask at any time within any catering premises, except when the person is consuming food or drink on the premises;
(e) body temperature screening on a person must be conducted before the person is allowed to enter the catering premises; and
(f) hand sanitisers must be provided at any catering premises for any person at the premises.
Direction 2 - Scheduled Premises
All premises as listed below must be closed –
(a) Amusement game centres;
(b) Bathhouses;
(c) Fitness centres;
(d) Places of amusement;
(e) Places of public entertainment; and
(f) Premises that are maintained or intended to be maintained for hire for holding social gatherings (commonly known as "party room").
A spokesperson for the Food and Health Bureau reminded the persons responsible for carrying on the catering business and the managers of scheduled premises that contravening the above requirements would be a criminal offence. Offenders are subject to a maximum fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for six months.
The spokesperson said that the Government has been reviewing the feasibility of relevant measures and will make adjustments on a timely basis in view of the latest development of the disease. Putting in place the Regulation could help further enhance social distancing. When making the Regulation, the Government has taken into account the activities and premises / places with higher infection risks of COVID-19, as well as overseas practices.
The Regulations are made in accordance with the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Cap. 599). Section 8 of the Ordinance empowers the Chief Executive in Council to make public health emergency regulation for the purposes of preventing, combating or alleviating the effects of a public health emergency and protecting public health.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) urges members of the public to go out less and avoid social activities such as meal gatherings or other gatherings and maintain an appropriate social distance with other people as far as possible.
The CHP also strongly urges the public to maintain at all times strict personal and environmental hygiene, which is key to personal protection against infection and prevention of the spread of the disease in the community. On a personal level, members of the public should wear surgical masks when having respiratory symptoms, taking public transport or staying in crowded places. They should also perform hand hygiene frequently, especially before touching the mouth, nose or eyes.
The Department of Health will closely monitor the situation. Any updates will be issued through the media, the Government's "COVID-19 Thematic Website" (www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/index.html) and the DH's webpage (www.gov.hk/ncv). Any enquiries on health information on COVID-19 may be addressed to the DH's hotline at (852) 2125 1122 (operating daily from 8am to midnight).