Hong Kong Regulations

AERIAL ROPEWAYS (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 35

Line to be free from obstructions

The competent person in charge of an aerial ropeway shall ensure that-

   (a)  all trees and vegetation growing along the route of the ropeway are
        trimmed so as to give the minimum clearance required under the Code of
        Practice;

   (b)  rocks, stones and earth do not accumulate beneath the ropeway line in
        such quantities as to reduce the minimum clearance required under the
        Code of Practice; and

   (c)  adequate provision is made for rescue teams to work on, and for
        rescued persons to be lowered down any hillside on which loose rocks,
        loose stones or loose earth exist.