Hong Kong Ordinances

WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING ORDINANCE - SECT 50

Amount of the toll increase

(1) Where the franchise period is the period referred to in-

        (a)	paragraph (a) of the definition of "franchise period", the 
amount of the toll increase to which the Company may give effect to under this
Part as regards a vehicle described in-

        (i)    column 2 of Schedule 2, from the operating date up to 31
               December 2010, shall be the amount specified in column 3 of
               that Schedule; and

        (ii)   column 2 of Schedule 3, on or after 1 January 2011 and up to
               the expiry of the franchise period as so defined, shall be the
               amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule, opposite the
               description of such motor vehicle; and

   (b)  paragraph (b) of that definition, the amount of the toll increase to
        which the Company may give effect to under this Part as regards a
        vehicle described in-

        (i)    column 2 of Schedule 2, during the period of 13 years beginning
               on the operating date, shall be the amount specified in column
               3 of that Schedule; and

        (ii)   column 2 of Schedule 3, during the period beginning on the
               expiry of the period referred to in subparagraph (i) and ending
               on the expiry of the franchise period as so defined, shall be
               the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule, opposite the
               description of such motor vehicle.

(2) Any reference to an "appropriate anticipated toll increase" or

"appropriate toll increase" in this Part shall be construed having regard to
subsection (1).

(3) For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that where a toll increase-

   (a)  is deferred or further deferred under this Part;

   (b)  is an increase which could have been given effect to during the period
        referred to in subsection (1)(a)(i) or (b)(i) if not for such
        deferment; and

   (c)  is given effect to during the period referred to in subsection

(1)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii) as a result of such deferment, the
appropriate toll increase shall be the relevant amount specified in Schedule
3. (Enacted 1993)

(1) Where the franchise period is the period referred to in-

        (a)	paragraph (a) of the definition of "franchise period", the 
amount of the toll increase to which the Company may give effect to under this
Part as regards a vehicle described in-

        (i)    column 2 of Schedule 2, from the operating date up to 31
               December 2010, shall be the amount specified in column 3 of
               that Schedule; and

        (ii)   column 2 of Schedule 3, on or after 1 January 2011 and up to
               the expiry of the franchise period as so defined, shall be the
               amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule, opposite the
               description of such motor vehicle; and

   (b)  paragraph (b) of that definition, the amount of the toll increase to
        which the Company may give effect to under this Part as regards a
        vehicle described in-

        (i)    column 2 of Schedule 2, during the period of 13 years beginning
               on the operating date, shall be the amount specified in column
               3 of that Schedule; and

        (ii)   column 2 of Schedule 3, during the period beginning on the
               expiry of the period referred to in subparagraph (i) and ending
               on the expiry of the franchise period as so defined, shall be
               the amount specified in column 3 of that Schedule, opposite the
               description of such motor vehicle.

(2) Any reference to an "appropriate anticipated toll increase" or

"appropriate toll increase" in this Part shall be construed having regard to
subsection (1).