Hong Kong Regulations

SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (WORKS) REGULATION - SECT 58

Use of hooks

(1) No hook shall be made fast in the bands or fastenings of bales of cotton,
wool, cork, gunny bags, or other similar goods for the purposes of cargo
handling.

(2) No can-hook shall be used for hoisting or lowering a barrel that is a
cargo when, owing to the construction or condition of the hook or of the
barrel, its use is likely to be unsafe.

(3) If there is a contravention of subsection (1) or (2), the person in charge
of works commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3.

(4) This section does not apply to breaking out or making up slings.