1986 Ed.]
Eastern Harbour Crossing
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EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING
To grant franchises for the construction of a combined road and rail tunnel across the eastern harbour, for the construction of a railway line through the tunnel and of other railway works and the regulation of the construction and maintenance of the works to be constructed; for the payment of tolls to the franchise holder for the use by motor vehicles of the tunnel and the regulation of vehicular traffic in relation to such use; for the transfer by the franchise holder of its right to operate the railway line to the Mass Transit Railway Corporation, and for matters ancillary thereto and connected therewith.
Originally
47 of 1986.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
[1 August 1986.]
L.N. 184/86.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Eastern Harbour Crossing Ordinance.
2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires
"Commissioner" means, subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner for Transport;
"construction works" means all works carried out or to be carried out under the project agreement and all works required to carry them out;
"design" means the design of the construction works or of any part or component thereof and includes plans and engineering information in support of that design;
"Director" means, subject to subsection (2), the Director of Highways;
"discharge date" means the date when the guarantors cease to have any obligations under the guarantee agreement;
"engineering information" includes geotechnical and other necessary reports;
"guarantee agreement" means the agreement designated as the guarantee agreement for the purposes of this definition by the Secretary by notice in the Gazette and any subsequent agreement amending or supplementing that agreement;
"guarantors" means the New Hong Kong Tunnel Consortium comprising the following members or such other persons as may undertake the obligations of guarantors under the guarantee agreement-
Short title.
Interpretation.
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