Hong Kong Regulations

MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY BY-LAWS - BYLAW 17

Handing in of tickets

(Past version on 30/06/2000).

(1) Unless otherwise stated in the conditions of issue, all tickets shall
remain the property of the Corporation and no person shall, without reasonable
excuse, fail or refuse at the end or sooner determination of his journey, or
series of journeys in the case of a multiple journey or stored value ticket,
to deliver up his ticket to the Corporation. (L.N. 201 of 1994)

(2) A passenger within the paid area or within the railway premises after
having immediately gained exit from the paid area must produce any ticket for
checking, inspection or verification at any time upon demand by any official.
(L.N. 201 of 1994)

(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (2) shall be regarded as not having
paid his fare and shall be liable to pay a surcharge.

(4) No person other than a person specifically authorized by or on behalf of
the Corporation to do so shall sell, attempt to sell, offer for sale or invite
other persons to purchase any ticket issued by or on behalf of the
Corporation. (L.N. 156 of 2007) (Enacted 1986)