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Mass Transit Railway Regulations
[CAP. 270
[Subsidiary]
L.N. 232/79.
MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY REGULATIONS
(Cap. 270, section 24)
HONG KONG
[28 September 1979.]
These regulations may be cited as the Mass Transit Railway Regulations.
2. (1) An accident is notifiable under regulation 4 if it occurs on a part of the railway which has commenced operation for public use and-
(a) as a result thereof any person dies or suffers serious injury;
or
(b) it involves a train-
(i) colliding with, or striking against, another train or any other object; or
(ii) leaving the rails,
and doing so either on a line used for the carriage of passengers or in circumstances where the normal operation of such a line is affected.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person suffers serious injury if he suffers amputation of a limb, a fracture or dislocation, internal injuries, loss of an eye, burns or any other injury of a kind which results in his being admitted to a hospital immediately following the accident for observation or treatment.
3. Every occurrence described in the Schedule is notifiable under regulation 4 if it occurs on a part of the railway which has commenced operation for public public use.
4. (1) The Corporation shall give notice to the Chief Secretary of every accident which is notifiable under regulation 2 and occurrence which is notifiable under regulation 3.
(2) The Corporation shall also supply to the Chief Secretary such further information concerning such an accident or occurrence as he may require it to furnish to him.
(3) Notice shall be given under paragraph (1) as follows-
(a) in the case of an accident which is notifiable under regulation 2, immediately after the occurrence it shall be reported by word of mouth (which includes such a report by means of a telephone) to the Chief Secretary or to any other public officer he may appoint for the purposes of this subparagraph;
(b) as soon as is practicable after the accident or occurrence, a written report, in such form as the Chief Secretary may from time to time determine, shall be completed and delivered to the office of the Chief Secretary.
Accidents which are to be notified.
Other occurrences which are to be notified.
Notification of accidents and other occurrences.