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MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION BILL

(b) any loss, debt, cost, expense or liability, whether actual or con-

tingent, liquidated or unliquidated—

(i) whenever incurred, in relation to the negotiation of a con- tract to build the railway;

(ii) incurred before this Ordinance comes into effect, in relation to the matters referred to in subsection (1) other than the opera- tion of the railway.

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PART IV

GENERAL

18. The Corporation is not the servant or agent of the Crown and Corporation does not enjoy any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown.

19. The Corporation shall upon request by the Governor afford to him sufficient facilities for obtaining information with respect to the property and affairs of the Corporation and shall in such manner and at such times as the Governor may require furnish him with returns, accounts and other information with respect thereto and afford to him facilities for the verification of information furnished.

not servant or agent of Crown.

Governor may obtain

information.

give directions.

20. Notwithstanding sections 4(2) and 13(1), the Governor may, if he Governor may considers the public interest so requires, give directions in writing of a general character to the Corporation and the Corporation shall comply with those directions so long as-

(a) it is fully compensated by the Government in respect of any direction requiring the Corporation to act contrary to prudent commercial principles; and

(b) the directions are not inconsistent with any provision of this

Ordinance.

21. (1) The Railways Ordinance does not apply to the Corporation, Certain laws its property or affairs.

not to apply. (Cap. 99.)

(2) The Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance does not apply (Cap. 132.) to the Corporation, its property and affairs to the extent set out in the Schedule.

Schedule.

(3) The Building Authority may-

(a) having regard to the exceptional nature of building or other works connected with the construction or operation of the rail- way; and

(b)

on such conditions as he may specify, either generally or in any particular case,

exempt from such of the provisions of the Buildings Ordinance as he (Cap. 123.) thinks fit such of those works as he may specify, but save as aforesaid the Buildings Ordinance shall apply to any building or other works carried out by or on behalf of the Corporation.

(4) Section 13 of the Summary Offences Ordinance does not apply (Cap. 228.) to any noise made nor to any piling carried out by the Corporation or by any other person in connexion with the construction of the railway.

22. For the avoidance of doubt and without prejudice to any other Avoidan.e of Ordinance it is declared that the railway premises is a public place for the doubt. purpose of the Public Order Ordinance.

(Cap. 245.)