Hong Kong Ordinances

PORT CONTROL (CARGO WORKING AREAS) ORDINANCE - SECT 3

Declaration of areas to be public cargo working areas, public water-fronts and excluded water-fronts

(Past version on 01/07/2002).
(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by
the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph
(12) of that Resolution.

(1) The Secretary for Transport and Housing may, by order published in the
Gazette, declare any area of unleased Government land (including any road),
and any area of water adjoining any such area, to be- (Amended 4 of 1995 s. 2;
29 of 1998 s. 105; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007)

   (a)  a public cargo working area;

   (b)  a public water-front; or

   (c)  an excluded water-front.

(2) In any order made under subsection (1) an area may be defined by reference
to a plan deposited in the Land Registry, and a copy of any such plan
purporting to be certified by the Director as a true copy thereof may be
admitted as evidence of the plan without further proof in any criminal or
civil proceedings before any court or magistrate. (Replaced 56 of 1982 s. 3.
Amended 8 of 1993 s. 2)

(3) Any order made and any plan prepared and deposited under the provisions of
this section in force immediately before the commencement* of the Port Control
(Cargo Working Areas) (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 (56 of 1982) shall be deemed
for all purposes to have been made, or prepared and deposited, as the case may
be, under this section as amended by that Ordinance. (Replaced 56 of 1982 s.
3) ___________________________________________________________________ Note:

* In operation on 10.1.1983.