Approved Hospital / Clinic under Section 47A (3) of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance (Cap. 212)

Section 47A (3) of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance (Cap. 212) provides that any treatment for the termination of pregnancy must be carried out in a hospital or clinic maintained by the Government or declared by the Director of Health by notice published in the Gazette to be an approved hospital or clinic#. This requirement does not apply to the termination of a pregnancy by a registered medical practitioner if 2 registered medical practitioners are of the opinion, formed in good faith, that the termination is immediately necessary to save the life or to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman.

#Please see G.N. 3028 (No. 20 Vol. 25) published on 21 May 2021.

The followings are the approved hospitals/clinics: