Hong Kong Regulations

AIR TRANSPORT (LICENSING OF AIR SERVICES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 20A

Operating permits

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The Director-General of Civil Aviation may grant an operating  permit to
an operator and, in the exercise of his functions under this paragraph, shall
have regard to any relevant air services arrangements.

(2) An operating permit shall contain such conditions as the
Director-General of Civil Aviation may consider necessary or expedient
including such conditions as he may consider necessary or expedient to give
effect to any air services arrangements.

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) an operating permit shall be in force
for such period as may be specified therein commencing with the date on which
the permit is expressed to take effect.

(4) The Director-General of Civil Aviation may, if he thinks fit,
provisionally suspend an operating permit pending inquiry into or
consideration of the case.

(5) The Director-General of Civil Aviation may, at any time, by notice to the
operator, revoke, suspend or vary an operating permit or substitute a new
operating permit for a previous operating permit-

   (a)  where this is necessary or expedient to give effect to any variation
        in the air services arrangements; or

   (b)  on sufficient ground being shown to his satisfaction after due
        inquiry. (L.N. 22 of 1985; L.N. 326 of 2000)