Hong Kong Regulations

PLEASURE GROUNDS REGULATION - SECT 20

Erection of structures, trading and camping

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) No person shall, in any pleasure ground-

   (a)  erect any post, rail, fence, pole, tent, booth, stand, building or
        other structure, or bring or allow to remain any materials for such a
        building or structure, without the permission in writing of the
        Director;

   (b)  hand, spread or deposit any linen or fabric for drying or bleaching;

   (c)  sell, or offer or expose for sale, or let to hire, or offer or expose
        for letting to hire, any commodity or article, unless, in pursuance of
        an agreement with the Director or otherwise in exercise of any lawful
        right or privilege, such person is authorized to sell or let to hire
        in such pleasure ground such commodity or article; or

   (d)  save with the permission in writing of the Director, camp out.

(2) Any post, rail, fence, pole, tent, booth, stand, building or other
structure or any building material for such booth, stand, building or other
structure which is brought onto or remains on any pleasure ground without the
permission in writing of the Director or contrary to any conditions therein,
may be removed by the Director and, if unclaimed after a period of 7 days, may
be sold. The owner of such materials shall be liable for the cost of repairing
damages (if any) to facilities and the removal and sale of the materials
referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c).

(3) When any building materials are sold by the Director under subsection (2)
the proceeds shall be forwarded to the owner, less the costs of repairing
damages (if any) to facilities and the removal and sale of the materials
referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c). (L.N. 89 of 1971; 78 of 1999 s.
7)