| (Cap 372 section 31(1)) [15 March 1985] (L.N. 51 of 1985) Cap 372B bylaw 1 Citation PART I PRELIMINARY These by-laws may be cited as the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation By-laws. (Enacted 1985) Cap 372B bylaw 2 Interpretation In these by-laws, unless the context otherwise requires- "authorized person" (获授权人) means any officer or employee of the Corporation acting in the execution of his or her duty upon or in connection with the railway or person authorized in writing by the Corporation to act for and on behalf of the Corporation in relation to any matter set out in the written authorization; (L.N. 4 of 1998) "automatic gate" (自动闸) means any passenger operated ticket barrier; (L.N. 4 of 1998) "automatic processing device" (自动处理装置) means a processing device used by the Corporation for the automatic collection of fares; (L.N. 4 of 1998) "Corporation" (公司) means the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation established by section 3 of the Ordinance and includes, unless the context otherwise requires, servants or employees of the Corporation; "fare" (车费) means the fare payable by any passenger to whom or on whose behalf a ticket is issued by the Corporation; "fare ticket" (付费车票) means any ticket other than a smart card; (L.N. 4 of 1998) "first class ticket" (头等车票) means a fare ticket bearing on it the number "1" and issued at the prevailing first class full single or return fare for the journey being made or to be made or a smart card which has had the authorization code for first class travel recorded on it by an automatic processing device immediately prior to the ticket holder entering the first class compartment; (L.N. 4 of 1998) "goods" (货物) means any object, article or thing including livestock and any other animal which is accepted by the Corporation for carriage on the railway by a goods train in accordance with these by-laws; "goods train" (货运列车) means a train used exclusively for the carriage of goods; "invalid ticket" (失效车票) means a ticket for which the period of validity has expired or which is invalid for travel in the carriage or compartment of the train in which the ticket holder is travelling or which the passenger is not entitled to use pursuant to the conditions of use contained or referred to in any other publications, notices, lists or tables relating to such ticket and in the case of a smart card includes, without limitation, a smart card which has not had an entry code recorded on it by an automatic processing device immediately prior to the ticket holder entering the paid area and, in the case of a passenger travelling in a first class compartment, a smart card which has not had the authorization code for first class travel encoded on it by an automatic processing device immediately prior to the ticket holder entering a first class compartment; (L.N. 4 of 1998) "lift" (升降机) means any lift or escalator upon the railway premises; "luggage" (行李) means any article or thing (excluding animals) which a passenger may keep with him on a train including the luggage compartment thereof in accordance with these by-laws; "member of the staff" (职员) includes any employee or servant of the Corporation; "the Ordinance" (条例) means the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance (Cap 372); "the paid area" (已付车费区域) means that part of the railway or the railway premises or any part thereof as the case may require which- (a) is set aside for the use of fare paying passengers and authorized persons; (b) has a ticket barrier for the purposes of entry and exit; (L.N. 4 of 1996)"passenger" (乘客) means a person to whom or on whose behalf a ticket is issued by or on behalf of the Corporation and who is lawfully within the paid area during the hours of business of the Corporation and who holds a valid ticket issued to him or on his behalf by or on behalf of the Corporation authorizing travel upon the railway or some part thereof; "period return ticket" (限期来回车票) means a ticket valid for any period stipulated on the ticket or in notices published by the Corporation; "platform" (月台) means a platform or place appointed for the use of passengers and situated at a station; "railway" (铁路) means the railway as defined in the Ordinance or any part thereof and includes as the case may require railway line or track or permanent way or any extension thereto in accordance with the Ordinance; "railway premises" (铁路处所) means the railway premises and any part thereof as defined in the Ordinance or as the case may require includes any other land or premises utilized for the purposes of the Corporation and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing includes the paid area and restricted area as defined in these by-laws; "season ticket" (季票) means a season ticket issued under the provisions of and pursuant to Part II of these by-laws; "smart card" (聪明卡) means a card or chip issued by or on behalf of the Corporation for the purpose of communicating with automatic processing devices; (L.N. 4 of 1998; L.N. 214 of 2000) |
