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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 11, 1928.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
No. 262.
Rules made by the Administrator under section 32 (2) of the Railways Ordinance, 1909, Ordinance No. 21 of 1909, as amended by Ordinance No. 28 of 1927, and approved by the Governor in Council on the 5th day of May, 1928.
Interpreta- tion.
No obligation
to carry out the service.
Authorised fares.
Booking of passengers.
Conditions of carriage of persons, goods, ets.
Passengers to comply with notices, indicators, etc.
Booking subject to available accommoda-
tiou.
Passengers to examine tickets and change.
Conditions
of tickets.
Issue of sea- son tickets.
Missed tickets.
1. The interpretation of these rules shall be governed by section 2 of the Railways Ordinance, 1909.
2. No obligation to carry out the service indicated by any time-table shall be implied by the publication thereof.
3. The fares appearing in current lists or tables of fares posted at the stations are and shall be deemed to be fixed and authorised fares payable at the booking-oflices of the railway.
The fares fixed by the Administrator in case of payment on any train, or at station of arrival, are and shall be fifty per cent higher than the fares indicated as above, to the intent that the benefit of the more favourable rate so indicated can only be obtained by purchase of tickets in the normal man- ner at booking-offices.
4. No undertaking is given or implied that the issue of tickets to intend- ing passengers can or will be completed before the departure of any train. Unless otherwise ordered by the Administrator booking-offices will be open half an hour before the departure of each passenger train.
5. In circumstances deemed by the Administrator to be special the Administrator may refuse, absolutely or failing acceptance of stipulations or conditions, to carry any person, animal, cargo, goods, wares, or thing. Every person accepting such stipulations or conditions shall duly comply therewith and be bound thereby.
6. Every person while on the railway premises, or in any train or car- riage, shall comply with all notices, indicators and other directions whatso- ever intended for his guidance.
7. Passengers will be booked, and fares accepted, subject to the condi- tion that room is available in the train for which the tickets are issued.
8. Passengers must examine their tickets and change before leaving the booking-office counter; claims in respect of alleged mistakes (will not after- wards be entertained.
9. Every ticket issued shall be deemed to have incorporated therein all the provisions relating to tickets contained in the Railways Ordinance, 1909, and in these rules.
10. The issue of season tickets is in the discretion of the Administrator.
11. The holder of a ticket, for whom there is not room available in the train by which he is booked, will be permitted to use the ticket by any succeeding train leaving within twenty-four hours, or, if he elects not to travel, will have his fare refunded if application is made within one hour of the departure of the train from which he was shut out.