### Public Lighting Ordinance 《公共照明條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Lighting Ordinance.

2. Director of Highways to have power to erect lamp posts and affix lamps thereon
It shall be lawful for the Director of Highways to cause a sufficient number of posts, standards and brackets for the lighting of the public or private streets, roads, ways and thoroughfares in Hong Kong or for the control of pedestrian and vehicular traffic therein to be provided and to be set up, fixed or erected in all suitable situations for such lighting or control, whether in any of the said streets, roads, ways and thoroughfares or in any place adjacent thereto or upon or against the wall of any house or building or the side of any wall or fence, or elsewhere, as he may think proper; and it shall also be lawful for him to cause to be provided and put and affixed upon the said posts, standards and brackets such a number of lamps and of such sizes and sorts respectively as may be found requisite for the lighting or control of the said streets, roads, ways and thoroughfares respectively. 
(Amended 33 of 1939 Schedule; 28 of 1940 s. 2; L.N. 76 of 1982; L.N. 127 of 1986; 57 of 1999 s. 3)

3. Property in lamp posts and lamps to be vested in Director of Highways
The laws relating to the removing, taking, carrying away or stealing of fixtures and chattels respectively shall be interpreted to apply to the removing, taking, carrying away or stealing of any of the posts, standards, brackets or lamps provided under this Ordinance; and the property of and in all or any of such posts, standards, brackets or lamps shall be deemed to be vested in the Director of Highways for all the purposes of any proceedings, civil or criminal, in relation thereto.
(Amended L.N. 76 of 1982; L.N. 127 of 1986)

4. Extinguishing light of lamps
Every person who wilfully extinguishes, obscures or interferes in any way with the light of any lamp provided under this Ordinance shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1 in addition to the full amount of the damage and all incidental costs and expenses. 
(Amended 5 of 1924 Schedule; 22 of 1950 Schedule; 48 of 1972 s. 4; E.R. 3 of 2021)

### Public Lighting Ordinance 《公共照明條例》

5. Apprehension without warrant of offender
It shall be lawful for any person witnessing the commission of an offence against section 4 to seize the said offender and to deliver him to any constable or to a magistrate, and no warrant shall be in any case necessary to justify the apprehension of any such offender. 
(Amended 5 of 1924 Schedule)

6. Compensation to be paid for damage other than wilful
When any damage or injury has been occasioned to any of the posts, standards, brackets or lamps provided under this Ordinance by any person otherwise than wilfully, and such person has not made satisfaction for the same, the District Court shall, where proceedings are commenced in respect of such damage or injury, order the said person to make full satisfaction for the amount of such damage or injury, together with all incidental costs and expenses. 
(Amended 5 of 1924 Schedule; 35 of 1969 Schedule)

7. Saving
Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed to affect any liability imposed by section 29 of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123), upon the owners of the land fronting, adjoining or abutting on any street on land held under lease from the Government on which buildings front, adjoin or abut. 
(Amended 18 of 1935 s. 172; 33 of 1939 Schedule; 29 of 1998 s. 105) 

### Ferry Services Ordinance 《渡輪服務條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Ferry Services Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
(1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
Commissioner (署長) means the Commissioner for Transport; 
ferry service (渡輪服務) means a service provided by means of a vessel, other than a vessel exclusively propelled by oars, for the conveyance by water of passengers, baggage, goods or vehicles, for reward at separate fares between 2 or more points within the waters of Hong Kong, whether or not such points are varied from time to time and whether or not the service is operated to a fixed timetable; 
ferry vessel (渡輪) means any vessel used for a ferry service; 
franchise (專營權) means a franchise granted under section 6; 
franchise period (專營期) means the period fixed under section 7 for which a franchise is granted and includes any period for which the franchise is extended under that section; 
franchised service (專營服務) means a ferry service in respect of which there is in force a franchise; 
grantee (專營公司) means a company to which a franchise is granted; 
licence (牌照) means a licence granted under section 28; 
licensed service (領牌服務) means a ferry service in respect of which there is in force a licence;
licensee (持牌人) means a person to whom a licence is granted; 

proper and efficient ferry service (適當而有效率的渡輪服務)—
(a) in relation to a grantee, has the meaning assigned to it by section 12; 
(b) in relation to a licensee, has the meaning assigned to it by section 31; 

Victoria port (維多利亞港口) means the area of the waters of Hong Kong declared under section 56 of the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance (Cap. 313) as Victoria port.
(2) Where under this Ordinance the Chief Executive in Council or the Commissioner is empowered to grant a franchise or licence to operate a ferry service between any 2 or more points, such points may be fixed by reference to any pier, berth, frontage or location. (Amended 62 of 1999 s. 3)

3. Power of Chief Executive to give directions to public officer
(1) The Chief Executive may give to a public officer such directions as he thinks fit with respect to the exercise or performance of his powers, functions and duties under this Ordinance, either generally or in a particular case. 
(2) A public officer shall, in the exercise or performance of his powers, functions and duties under this Ordinance, comply with any direction given by the Chief Executive under subsection (1).
(Amended 62 of 1999 s. 3)