Hong Kong Regulations

MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY REGULATIONS - REGULATION 14

Forward planning programme

(1) The Corporation shall, on or before 31 October each year, submit to the
Commissioner a programme of the operations of the North-west Railway and, if
applicable, bus services within the North-west Transit
Service Area (referred to in this regulation as "programme of operations") for
the 5-year period commencing on 1 January in the year following such
submission.

(2) A programme of operations submitted to the Commissioner in any year shall
supersede the programme of operations last submitted (if any).

(3) A programme of operations shall contain-

   (a)  a route development programme for the North-west Railway and bus
        services of the Corporation within the North-west Transit Service
        Area, showing the details of proposed changes to the routes operated,
        frequency of service, and type and number of vehicles allocated to
        those routes, month by month for the first 2 years of the route
        development programme and half-yearly after those first 2 years;

   (b)  an estimate of the types and numbers of light rail vehicles and buses
        required in daily service to meet the requirements of the route
        development programme referred to in subparagraph (a);

   (c)  estimates of the overall number of light rail vehicles and the overall
        number of buses required to run the daily service, with allowance
        being made for reasonable proportions of light rail vehicles and buses
        respectively being unavailable for use in the operation of the daily
        service due to accidents, breakdowns, or for any other reason.

(4) The Corporation shall inform the Commissioner of any change proposed to be
made to a programme of operations at least 1 month in advance of the change to
be implemented.

(5) Where a deviation from a programme of operations is necessary in urgent or
exceptional circumstances, the Corporation is not required to comply with
paragraph (4) but shall, as soon as practicable after such a deviation, inform
the Commissioner of the details of the deviation and the circumstances which
have occasioned it.

(6) The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable, submit a written
explanation to the Secretary for any failure to comply with paragraph (1),

(4) or (5). (L.N. 110 of 2007)