Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY (SPECIAL AREAS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 8

Inaccessibility of line conductors

(1) At the time of installation by a company, line conductors shall, as far as
is practicable in the circumstances, be rendered inaccessible from any
building or other place without the use of a ladder or other special
appliance.

(2) Where it is not practicable in the circumstances for a company to render
line conductors inaccessible as provided for in paragraph (1), the company
shall insulate such line conductors.

(3) Any company which contravenes this regulation shall be guilty of an
offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $2000.