CAP. 106
Telecommunication Regulations
[1989 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
9. (i) The call sign mentioned on the first page of this Licence shall be used when the Station is operated. No abbreviated form of a call sign may be used.
(ii) The call sign, which may be sent either by morse telegraphy at a speed not greater than 12 words per minute or by telephony if the Station is authorized to use telephony, shall be sent for identification purposes at the beginning and at the end of each period of transmission, and whenever the transmitting frequency is changed.
(iii) When telephony is used, the letters of the call signs may be confirmed by the pronouncement of well-known words of which the initial letters are the same as those in the call signs; but words used in this manner shall not be of a facetious or objectionable character.
10. The Station, Licence and Log shall be available for inspection at all reasonable times by duly authorized officers of the Telecommunications Authority.
11. This Licence shall continue in force for one year from the date of issue, and thereafter so long as the Licensee pays to the Telecommunications Authority in advance in each year on or before the anniversary date of the issue the renewal fee prescribed by or under the regulations for the time being in force:
Provided that the Telecommunications Authority may at any time after the date of issue revoke this Licence or vary the terms, provisions or limitations thereof by a notice in writing served on the Licensee. Any notice given under this clause may take effect either forthwith or on such subsequent date as may be specified in the notice.
12. This Licence is not transferable.
13. This Licence shall be returned to the Telecommunications Authority when it has expired or been revoked.
14. Any Licence, however described, which has previously been granted to the Licensee in respect of the Station is hereby revoked.
15. (i) In this Licence-
"messages" and "signals" do not include visual images transmitted by television, facsimile transmission, or other means;
"remarks about matters of a personal nature" does not include messages about business affairs;
"the Telecommunication Convention" means any International Telecommunication Convention, and the Radio Regulations annexed thereto, which have from time to time or at any time been acceded to by or applied to Hong Kong.
(ii) Nothing in this Licence shall be deemed to authorize the use of the Station for business, advertisement, or propaganda purposes or for the transmission of news or messages of or on behalf of, or for the benefit or information of, any social, political, religious or commercial organization, or anyone other than the Licensee or the person with whom he is in communication.
16. The Licensee-
(a) shall not without the consent of the Telecommunications Authority change the address of the station;
(b) shall give notice promptly in writing to the Telecommunications Authority-
(i) of any change of his address for correspondence; or
(ii) of any change in the equipment mentioned in the Schedule; and
(c) shall return this Licence and the Schedule to the Telecommunications Authority-
(i) for amendment when any of the changes mentioned in paragraph (6) have been effected; or
(ii) when applying, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (4), for the consent of the said Authority to change the address of the station.
17. An aerial which crosses above or is liable to fall or to be blown on to any overhead power wire (including electric lighting and tramway wires) or power apparatus shall be guarded to the reasonable satisfaction of the owner of the power wire or power apparatus concerned.
18. This Licence does not authorize the Licensee to do any act which is an infringement of any copyright which may exist in the matter sent or received.