Hong Kong Regulations

AIR NAVIGATION (HONG KONG) ORDER 1995 - SECT 31

Aircraft not registered in Hong Kong-aerodrome operating minima

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) A public transport aircraft registered in a country other than Hong Kong
shall not fly in or over Hong Kong unless the operator thereof shall have
furnished to the Governor such particulars as he may from time to time have
required relating to the aerodrome operating minima specified by the operator
in relation to aerodromes in Hong Kong for the purpose of limiting their use
by the aircraft for take-off or landing, including any instructions given by
the operator in relation to such aerodrome operating minima. The aircraft
shall not fly in or over Hong Kong unless the operator shall have made such
amendments or additions to the aerodrome operating minima so specified and any
instructions so given as the Governor may require for the purpose of ensuring
the safety of the aircraft or the safety, efficiency or regularity of air
navigation.

(2) The aircraft shall not take off or land at an aerodrome in Hong Kong in
contravention of the specified aerodrome operating minima or the specified
instruction.

(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Article, a
public transport aircraft registered in a country other than Hong Kong when
making a descent to an aerodrome shall not:-

   (a)  descend below 1000 feet above the height of the aerodrome if the
        relevant runway visual range at the aerodrome is at the time less than
        the specified minimum for landing; or

   (b)  (i) continue an approach to landing at any aerodrome by flying below
        the relevant specified decision height, or

        (ii)   descend below the relevant specified minimum descent height
               unless from that height the specified visual reference for
               landing is established and is maintained.

(4) In this Article "specified" in relation to an aircraft means specified by
the operator in, or ascertainable by reference to, the particulars furnished
by the operator to the Governor pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article

"specified"