Hong Kong Regulations

SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (FERRY TERMINALS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 23

Exemption for bona fide passengers

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) Subject to this regulation, the provisions of regulation 12 shall not
apply to any bona fide passenger who-

   (a)  is in the course of passage through any restricted area-

        (i)    having disembarked from a ferry vessel; or

        (ii)   for the purpose of embarking on a ferry vessel of which he is a
               ferry passenger; or

        (iii)  having disembarked from, or for the purpose of embarking on, a
               helicopter of which he is a passenger; or (L.N. 253 of 1994)

   (b)  is awaiting an onward ferry voyage in any area reserved for transit or
        transfer passengers which is within a restricted area.

(2) A passenger shall not, by virtue of paragraph (1), be exempt from the
provisions of regulation 12 unless- (L.N. 253 of 1994)

   (a)  being a departing passenger of a ferry vessel, he is in possession of
        a valid travel document and a valid passenger ticket issued by the
        owner or master of a ferry vessel for passage on a ferry vessel; (L.N.
        253 of 1994)

   (aa) being a departing passenger of a helicopter, he is in possession of a
        valid travel document and a valid passenger ticket issued by or on
        behalf of the owner, operator or pilot of the helicopter for passage
        on it; or (L.N. 253 of 1994)

   (b)  being an arriving passenger or a transit or transfer passenger, he is
        in possession of a valid travel document.

(3) A passenger ticket shall be in such form as may be approved by the
Director.