Hong Kong Ordinances

MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ORDINANCE - SECT 4

Grant of franchise to Corporation to operate railway

(Past version on 30/06/2000).

PART II

GRANT AND EXTENSION OF FRANCHISE

(1) Subject to this Ordinance, the Corporation is granted the franchise, for a
period of 50 years from the Merger Date- (Amended 11 of 2007 s. 6)

   (a)  to operate the Mass Transit Railway, including any extension to the
        Mass Transit Railway;

   (b)  to construct any extension to the Mass Transit Railway;

   (c)  to construct any other railway (other than an extension to the
        Mass Transit Railway) which the Secretary has authorized the
        Corporation to construct;

   (d)  to operate any railway constructed under paragraph (c); and

   (e)  to operate the KCRC Railways. (Amended 11 of 2007 s. 6)

(1A) For the avoidance of doubt and without affecting the generality of
subsection (1)(e), the franchise granted under subsection

(1) covers the operation of the KCRC Railway for the carriage of goods and
passengers to and from a place outside Hong Kong. (Added 11 of 2007 s. 6)

(2) The terms and conditions agreed between the Government and the Corporation
as having effect with respect to the franchise granted under this section are
those set out in the operating agreement.