Hong Kong Regulations

AERIAL ROPEWAYS (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 31

Rescue of passengers

PART VI

RESCUE OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT

(1) The owner of an aerial ropeway shall not operate that ropeway unless the
equipment provided for and the method of the rescue of passengers have been
approved by the Director and shall ensure that all rescue equipment is kept in
a safe state of repair.

(2) The owner shall ensure that, at all times when the aerial ropeway is in
operation, there is on duty a sufficient number of persons trained in the
rescue of passengers.

(3) The competent person in charge of an aerial ropeway shall carry out
practice rescue operations on an aerial ropeway at such intervals as may be
required by the Director.