Hong Kong Regulations

AIR TRANSPORT (LICENSING OF AIR SERVICES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 11

General policy of Licensing Authority

In exercising their discretion to grant, or to refuse, a licence and their
discretion to attach conditions to any licence the Licensing Authority shall
have regard to the co-ordination and development of air services generally
with the object of ensuring the most effective service to the public while
avoiding uneconomical overlapping and generally to the interests of the
public, including those of persons requiring or likely to require facilities
for air transport, as well as those of persons providing such facilities. In
particular the Licensing Authority shall have regard to the following matters-

   (a)  the existence of other air services in the area through which the
        proposed services are to be operated;

   (b)  the demand for air transport in that area;

   (c)  the degree of efficiency and regularity of the air services, if any,
        already provided in that area, whether by the applicant or by other
        operators;

   (d)  the period for which such services have been operated by the applicant
        or by other operators;

   (e)  the extent to which it is probable that the applicant will be able to
        provide a satisfactory service in respect of safety, continuity,
        regularity of operation, frequency, punctuality, reasonableness of
        charges, and general efficiency;

   (f)  the financial resources of the applicant;

   (g)  the type of aircraft proposed to be used;

   (h)  the remuneration and general conditions of employment of aircrew and
        other personnel employed by the applicant, and the Licensing Authority
        shall take into consideration any objections or representations duly
        made in accordance with the provision of these regulations.