Hong Kong Regulations

AIR NAVIGATION (HONG KONG) ORDER 1995 - SECT 74

Aeronautical radio stations

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

(1) A person shall not cause or permit any aeronautical radio  station to be
established or used unless its purpose has been approved by the Governor and
the equipment thereof is of a type the specification of which is approved by
the Governor in relation to the purpose for which it is to be used.

(2) The person in charge of an aeronautical radio station the purpose of which
is to provide navigational aid by radio or radar to an aircraft making an
approach to land or landing at an aerodrome shall not cause or permit that
aeronautical radio station to provide such navigational aid unless all
aeronautical radio stations operated by that person at that aerodrome are:

   (a)  installed, modified and maintained in a manner approved by the
        Governor; and

   (b)  flight checked by the Governor or by a person approved by the Governor
        for that purpose on such occasions as the Governor may require:
        Provided that the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any
        aeronautical radio station which is used solely for the purpose of
        enabling communications to be made by or on behalf of the operator of
        an aircraft and the commander thereof.

(3) The person in charge of an aeronautical radio station at an aerodrome for
which a licence for public use has been granted shall cause to be notified in
relation to that aeronautical radio station the type and hours of operation of
any service which is available for use by any aircraft, and in approving the
purpose for which an aeronautical radio  station is to be used at any other
aerodrome the Governor may if he thinks fit require the person in charge of
the aeronautical radio station to cause such information as aforesaid to be
notified.

(4) The provisions of this Article shall not apply in respect of any
aeronautical radio station of which the person in charge is the Governor.