Hong Kong Regulations

HONG KONG CIVIL AVIATION (INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 7

Removal of damaged aircraft

(1) Subject to regulation 9, where a reportable accident occurs in or over
Hong Kong, no person other than an authorized person shall have access to the
aircraft involved in the accident and neither the aircraft nor its contents
shall except under the authority of the Director be removed or otherwise
interfered with: Provided that-

   (a)  the aircraft may be removed or interfered with so far as may be
        necessary for the purpose of extricating persons or animals, removing
        any mails, valuables and dangerous goods carried by the aircraft,
        preventing destruction by fire or other cause, or preventing any
        danger or obstruction to the public or to air navigation or to other
        transport, or under the supervision of an Inspector or, with the
        agreement of an Inspector or of a police officer, for the purpose of
        removing any other property from the aircraft;

   (b)  if an aircraft is wrecked on the water, the aircraft or any of its
        contents may be removed to such extent as may be necessary for
        bringing it or them to a place of safety.

(2) In this regulation the expression "authorized person" (獲授權人士)
means any person authorized by the Director either generally or specially to
have access to any aircraft involved in an accident and includes any police
officer and any officer of the Customs and Excise Service. [cf. S.I. 1983/551
r. 7 U.K.]

"authorized person" (獲授權人士)