Hong Kong Regulations

AMUSEMENT RIDES (SAFETY) (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) REGULATION - SECT 20

Notices to be displayed adjacent to amusement ride

(1) The owner of an amusement ride shall-

   (a)  in the case of an existing amusement ride, not later that 1 month
        after the appointed day;

   (b)  in any other case, before approval is given under section 10 of the
        Ordinance to the commencement of operation of the ride, display, and
        thereafter keep displayed, notices in the English and Chinese
        languages-

        (i)    containing, in respect of the ride, the matters specified in
               subsection (2); and

        (ii)   that may be readily seen and read by a member of the public
               being in the vicinity of the ride but, in any case, before he
               uses the ride.

(2) A notice displayed in accordance with subsection (1) in respect of an
amusement ride shall-

   (a)  warn of any structural, electrical, mechanical or physical danger of
        the ride;

   (b)  state the maximum number of passengers and weight permitted to be
        carried on the ride;

   (c)  prohibit the carriage of goods as specified in section 12;

   (d)  prohibit the carriage of persons as specified in section 13;

   (e)  state the requirement for wearing safety equipment when specified;

   (f)  state the minimum height of a passenger permitted to be carried on the
        ride;

   (g)  state the requirement of parents or guardians attending children; and

   (h)  contain such other matters that may be required by the Director or the
        designer or manufacturer of the ride. (Enacted 1994)