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medical practitioner or the solicitor may exercise undue influence on the donor,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/501\/s5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">section 5(2)(aa) of the Enduring Powers of Attorney Ordinance (Cap.501 of the Laws of Hong Kong)<\/a>\u00a0prescribes that the registered medical practitioner or the solicitor witnessing the EPA cannot be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the attorney;<\/li>\n<li>the spouse of the attorney;<\/li>\n<li>any person related by blood or marriage to the donor; or<\/li>\n<li>any person related by blood or marriage to the attorney.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Certificate by a registered medical practitioner<\/h2>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/501\/s5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Section 5(2)(e) of the Enduring Powers of Attorney Ordinance (Cap.501 of the Laws of Hong Kong)<\/a>\u00a0specifies that the registered medical practitioner has to be \u201c<em>satisfied that the donor 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This certification by a registered medical practitioner would also serve to minimize the chance of future challenges to an EPA on the grounds that the donor was already mental incapacitated at the time of executing the EPA.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">One should note that this certification is to be given by a \u201cregistered medical practitioner\u201d, but that medical practitioner does not necessarily have to be a specialist such as a psychiatrist or neurologist.<\/p>\n<h2>Certificate by a solicitor<\/h2>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/501\/s5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Section 5(2)(d) of the Enduring Powers of Attorney Ordinance (Cap.501 of the Laws of Hong Kong)<\/a>\u00a0provides that the solicitor has to certify that \u201c<em>the donor appeared to be mentally capable<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cSolicitor\u201d, according to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/1\/s3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">section 3 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap.1 of the Laws of Hong Kong)<\/a>, means \u201c<em>a person admitted before the Court of First Instance to practise as a solicitor<\/em>\u201d. 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