Guardianship+and+Mental+Health+Legislation

=__Guardianship and Mental Health Legislation__= According to the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII) a guardian has the following definitions:

The following section of definition of guardianship refers to the Mental Health Ordinance, section 2 of Hong Kong.

(a) in relation to a person under the age of 16 years to whom section 30 applies, means any other person having charge of that first-mentioned person or the Director of Social Welfare;
 * "Guardian" means-**

(b) in relation to a person under the age of 18 years other than a person to whom paragraph (a) applies, means any other person having charge of that first-mentioned person;

(c) in relation to a person subject to a guardianship order under Part IIIA, means the Director of Social Welfare, or such other person as may be specified in the order, as the case may be; or

(d) under Part IVB, means the person so appointed under that Part in respect of a mentally incapacitated person who has attained the age of 18 years; (Replaced 81 of 1997 s. 3)

This section explains the definition of Mental Health of Hong Kong.

(a) mental illness;
 * "Mental Disorder" means-**

(b) a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which amounts to a significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning which is associated with abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct on the part of the person concerned;

(c) psychopathic disorder; or

(d) any other disorder or disability of mind which does not amount to mental handicap, and "mentally disordered" shall be construed accordingly; (Replaced 81 of 1997 s. 3)

Source: http://www.hklii.org/hk/legis/ord/136/s2.html