Hong Kong Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS (SHIPPING) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 5

Movements of type I vessels conveying explosives or certain inflammables generally

(1) Except with the permission of the Director, no type I vessel conveying
dangerous goods in category 1 shall-

   (a)  enter or leave the harbour except by the East Lamma Channel and the
        western entrance to the harbour;

   (b)  being within the harbour, proceed otherwise than directly to or from
        the western dangerous goods anchorage;

   (c)  being in the western dangerous goods anchorage, move therefrom without
        the permission of the Director.

(2) Except with the permission of the Director, no type I vessel conveying
dangerous goods in category 5, class 1 or 2 shall-

   (a)  berth or anchor except at an approved petroleum wharf or in a
        dangerous goods anchorage other than the western
        dangerous goods anchorage;

   (b)  proceed otherwise than directly to or from an approved 
        petroleum wharf or a dangerous goods anchorage other than the western
        dangerous goods anchorage; or

   (c)  enter or remain in that part of the harbour which is bounded-

        (i)    to the East by a line drawn from a position on Hong Kong Island
               in latitude 22 degrees 17' 41" North, longitude 114 degrees 11'
               56.5" East, thence on a bearing of 334 degrees True to the
               mainland; and

        (ii)   to the West by lines drawn-

   (a)  from a position on Hong Kong Island in latitude 22 degrees 16' 34'
        North, longitude 114 degrees 06' 50" East, 329 degrees to the western
        side of Green Island and thence on a bearing of 026 degrees True to
        the western side of Stonecutters Island; and

   (b)  from a position on the eastern side of Stonecutters Island in latitude
        22 degrees 19' 24" North, longitude 114 degrees 08' 44" East, thence
        on a bearing of 000 degrees True to the mainland. (L.N. 39 of 1969)