Hong Kong Regulations

FIRE SERVICE (INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 6A

Illness or absence from Hong Kong

(1) Where a registered contractor registered in class 3 is prevented from
performing his duties by reason of illness or absence from Hong Kong, he shall
not permit any work to be undertaken on his behalf in connexion with fire
service installation or equipment during the period of such illness or
absence, except by another registered contractor registered in that class.

(2) Where a registered contractor is registered in class 1 or class 2 or in
classes 1 and 2 solely by virtue of the qualifications of his director,
employee or partner and that director, employee or partner is prevented from
performing his duties by reason of illness or absence from Hong Kong, the
registered contractor may undertake or continue to undertake work in connexion
with fire service installation or equipment during the period of illness or
absence, but shall not complete that work before that director, employee or
partner is able to inspect the work that was undertaken during the period of
illness or absence and to satisfy himself and the registered contractor that
that work was properly carried out.

(3) Nothing in paragraph (2) shall prohibit any work being undertaken on
behalf of a registered contractor registered in class 1 or 2 by another
registered contractor registered in the same class. (L.N. 320 of 1986)