### Road Tunnels (Government) Ordinance 《行車隧道(政府)條例》

14B. Evidence of miscellaneous matters by certificates
(1) In any criminal or civil proceedings under this Ordinance—
(a) evidence of a prescribed matter may be given by the production of a specified certificate of the matter; and
(b) a document purporting to be a specified certificate is, on its production by or on behalf of the Authority—
(i) admissible in evidence, without further proof; and
(ii) in the absence of evidence to the contrary, presumed to be signed by a person authorized by the Authority.
(2) A document produced under subsection (1) is evidence of the matters contained in it.
(3) If any document is admitted as evidence for the purposes of this section, the court may, if it thinks fit, on its own motion or on the application of any party to the proceedings—
(a) summon the person who signed the document; and
(b) examine the person as to the subject matter of the document.
(4) In this section—

prescribed matter (訂明事宜) means any of the following—
(a) whether a tunnel, in so far as traffic flow in a direction is concerned, is at a particular time—
(i) a booth mode tunnel; or
(ii) a boothless mode tunnel;
(b) any matter contained in a record kept under this Ordinance or the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374);
(c) whether any sum payable under this Ordinance has been paid as at a particular date;
(d) whether any notice, summons or other document required or authorized to be served under this Ordinance has been served and, if so, the date on which and the manner in which it has been served;
(e) whether a person on whom any notice, summons or other document has been served has, before a particular date, given any response and, if so, the particulars of the response;
(f) the particulars of any record or information kept by or for the Government or toll service provider in relation to the collection and recovery of tolls, except for any facilities-related matter as defined by section 14A(7);
(g) a matter prescribed for the purposes of this definition;

specified certificate (指明證明書), in relation to a prescribed matter, means a certificate of the matter that is—
(a) in a form specified by the Authority; and
(b) signed by a person authorized in that behalf by the Authority.

(Replaced 20 of 2021 s. 12)

### Road Tunnels (Government) Ordinance 《行車隧道(政府)條例》

15. Vehicles etc. causing obstruction
If any vehicle or thing is causing an obstruction at any tunnel or is otherwise likely to render the use of the tunnel unsafe the Authority or an operator may at the risk and expense of the owner of such vehicle or thing take all reasonable steps to remove it or cause it to be removed to any place, including any road, that the Authority or the operator may think fit and where necessary in the opinion of the Authority or the operator, may provide for the safe custody thereof.
(Amended 63 of 1991 s. 6)

16. Disposal of abandoned vehicles
(1) Where any vehicle has been permitted to remain stationary at any tunnel in such a position or in such condition or in such circumstances that there is reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle has been abandoned an authorized officer may cause a notice to be given, requiring the person in whose name the vehicle is registered to remove it or cause it to be removed.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall be addressed to the person in whose name the vehicle is registered and shall be given—
(a) by sending it to him by registered post at the address shown on the register; or
(b) by affixing it to the vehicle.
(3) The notice shall—
(a) require the person in whose name the vehicle is registered to move or cause it to be moved to a place which is not on any road—
(i) if the notice is sent by registered post, within 7 days of its service on him; or
(ii) if the notice is affixed to the vehicle, within 7 days of the date on which it is so affixed; and
(b) state that—
(i) unless the vehicle is removed within the time so stated, the vehicle will be seized by the Authority or an operator and removed to a place specified in the notice; and (Amended 63 of 1991 s. 7)
(ii) if the vehicle is not claimed within a period of 14 days from the date of seizure, it will become the property of the Government. (Amended 20 of 2021 s. 13)
(4) If the vehicle is not removed as required by a notice given under subsection (1) an authorized officer may seize it and may take all reasonable steps to remove it or cause it to be removed to the place specified in the notice.
(5) If a vehicle which is seized and removed under subsection (4) is not claimed within the period specified in the notice given under subsection (1), it shall become the property of the Government and may be sold or otherwise disposed of as the Authority thinks fit. (Amended 20 of 2021 s. 13)
(6) For the purposes of this section vehicle (車輛) includes any load carried by a vehicle.

### Road Tunnels (Government) Ordinance 《行車隧道(政府)條例》

17. Obstruction of authorized officers
Any person who obstructs an authorized officer in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this Ordinance commits an offence.

18. Installation of pipes or cables in tunnel
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Ordinance, no person shall place any pipe, conduit or cable in any tunnel without the prior consent in writing of the Authority.
(2) The Authority shall consult the Director before giving any consent under subsection (1).
(3) A consent given under subsection (1) shall be subject to the payment of such charges and to such conditions, as the Authority may impose.

19. Penalties for offences
Any person who commits an offence under section 11(3), 12(5), 13(1) or (3) or 17 is liable to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Amended 29 of 1999 s. 2; E.R. 1 of 2022)