Hong Kong Regulations

PORT CONTROL (CARGO WORKING AREAS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 7E

Vanning and devanning permits

(1) The supervisor may, upon application by any person and on payment of the
prescribed fee, issue to that person a vanning and  devanning permit to van or
devan not across a seawall a cargo container specified in the permit, within a
public cargo working area or public water-front specified in the permit.

(2) A vanning and devanning permit is valid-

   (a)  only for the public cargo working area or public water-front specified
        in the permit; and

   (b)  until the vanning or devanning of the container specified in the
        permit is completed.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), any person who vans or devans a container within
a public cargo working area or public water-front without a valid
vanning and devanning permit is guilty of an offence and is liable on
conviction to a fine of $5000.

(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply to a person who has been issued with an
operation area permit which is valid in respect of the public cargo working
area or public water-front. (L.N. 279 of 1999)