Hong Kong Regulations

AIR NAVIGATION (HONG KONG) ORDER 1995 - SECT 64A

Provision of air traffic services

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

(1) No person shall provide an air traffic service otherwise than under and in
accordance with the terms of an approval granted to him by the Governor, and
the Governor shall grant an approval to any person applying therefor if he is
satisfied that the person is competent, having regard to his organization,
staffing, equipment, maintenance and other arrangements, to provide a service
which is safe for use by aircraft.

(2) The person in charge of an aerodrome (other than a Government  aerodrome)
in respect of which there is equipment for providing holding aid, let-down aid
or approach aid by radio or radar shall:

   (a)  inform the Governor in advance of periods during and times at which
        any such equipment is to be in operation for the purpose of providing
        such aid as is specified by the said person; and

   (b)  during any period and at such times as so notified, cause an
        air traffic control service to be provided for any aircraft which is
        flying in, or in the vicinity of, the aerodrome traffic zone whether
        or not it is flying by visual reference to the surface.

(3) The Governor may direct that there shall be provided in respect of any
aerodrome (other than a Government aerodrome) such air traffic 
control service, aerodrome flight information service or means of two-way
radio communication as the Governor considers appropriate in respect thereof.
The Governor may specify in his direction the periods during and the times at
which such a service or such means shall be provided and the person in charge
of the aerodrome shall cause such a service or such means to be provided in
accordance with any such direction.

(4) Obligations to cause an air traffic control service to be provided arising
under paragraphs (2) or (3) are without prejudice to each other.