Full legislation
s.2
Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise
requires—
education
(
敎育
)
includes training;
(Added
69 of 1997 s. 9
)
habitual
drunkard
(
慣性酗酒者
) and
drug
addict
(
吸毒者
) mean a person who is, by reason of habitual
intemperate drinking of intoxicating liquor, or habitual taking or using, except upon
and in accordance with medical advice, of opium, or any dangerous drug within the
meaning of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (
Cap. 134
), at
times dangerous to himself or herself or to others, or incapable of managing himself or
herself, and his or her affairs;
[cf.
1879 c. 19 s. 3 U.K.; 1925 c. 51 s. 3 U.K.]
husband
(
丈夫
) means the husband or partner of a wife or
married woman;
(Added
28 of 1971 s. 19
)
maintenance
order
(
贍養令
) means an order
made—
(a)
under
section 5(1
)(
c)
or (d) or 9(1) for periodical payments; or
(b)
under
section 5(1
)(
c)
or (d) for payment of a lump sum;
(Added
18 of 2003 s. 5
)
married
person
(
已婚人士
) means a husband or a wife;
(Added
69 of 1997 s. 9
)
other
party to the
marriage
(
婚姻的另一方
) means, in relation to a husband or a
wife, the wife or husband of that person;
(Added
69 of 1997 s. 9
)
wife
(
妻子
) and
married
woman
(
已婚女子
) mean the wife or partner of a man
by—
(a)
a marriage celebrated or contracted in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Ordinance (
Cap. 181
);
(b)
a modern marriage validated by the Marriage Reform Ordinance (
Cap. 178
);
(c)
a customary marriage declared to be valid by the Marriage Reform Ordinance (
Cap. 178
);
(d)
a union of concubinage as defined by
section 14
of the Legitimacy Ordinance (
Cap. 184
);
(e)
a kim tiu marriage entered in accordance with Chinese law and custom applicable thereto in Hong Kong before the appointed day under the Marriage Reform Ordinance (
Cap. 178
); or
(f)
a marriage celebrated or contracted outside Hong Kong in accordance with the law in force at the time and in the place where the marriage was performed.
(Replaced
28 of 1971 s. 19
)