### Mass Transit Railway Ordinance 《香港鐵路條例》

52J. Evidence: books and documents
(1) In relation to any matter concerning any right or liability under a contract vested in the Corporation under section 52B, 52D, 52E or 52F(1), books and other documents which would, before the relevant date, have been evidence in respect of that matter for or against KCRC are admissible in evidence in respect of the same matter for or against the Corporation.
(2) In relation to any matter concerning any right or liability under a contract vested in KCRC under section 52C or 52F(3), books and other documents which would, before the relevant date, have been evidence in respect of that matter for or against the Corporation are admissible in evidence in respect of the same matter for or against KCRC.
(3) In this section, documents (文件) has the same meaning as in section 46 of the Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 8).

52K. Perfection of vesting of foreign rights and liabilities
(1) KCRC and the Corporation shall take, as and when the Corporation considers appropriate, all steps necessary or desirable for securing that the vesting in the Corporation under this Part of any foreign right or liability is effective under the relevant foreign law.
(2) Until the vesting of any foreign right or liability of KCRC in the Corporation becomes effective under the relevant foreign law, KCRC shall hold that right for the benefit of, and discharge that liability on behalf of, the Corporation.
(3) Any costs and expenses incurred by KCRC under subsections (1) and (2) shall be met by the Corporation.
(4) KCRC and the Corporation shall take, as and when KCRC considers appropriate, all steps necessary or desirable for securing that the vesting in KCRC under this Part of any foreign right or liability is effective under the relevant foreign law.
(5) Until the vesting of any foreign right or liability of the Corporation in KCRC becomes effective under the relevant foreign law, the Corporation shall hold that right for the benefit of, and discharge that liability on behalf of, KCRC.
(6) Any costs and expenses incurred by the Corporation under subsections (4) and (5) shall be met by KCRC.
(7) Nothing in this section shall be taken as prejudicing the effect under the laws of Hong Kong of the vesting in the Corporation or KCRC by virtue of this Part of any foreign right or liability.
(8) In this section, a reference to any foreign right or liability is a reference to any right or liability in respect of which any issue arising in any proceedings would have to be determined (in accordance with the rules of private international law) by reference to the law of a place outside Hong Kong.

### Mass Transit Railway Ordinance 《香港鐵路條例》

52L. Resolution of dispute
(1) The Corporation and KCRC shall take all steps necessary or reasonable to cooperate with each other in any mediation, arbitration or legal proceedings involving KCRC, the Corporation and any party to a contract specified in a Vesting Notice or Re-vesting Notice, or a contract of a class of contracts specified in such a Notice, which may arise from any dispute regarding the contract.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply where the dispute regarding the contract is—
(a) a dispute only as between KCRC and the Corporation; or
(b) a dispute between, on the one hand, one of those corporations and, on the other hand, the other corporation and another party to the contract.

53. Appeal to Chief Executive in Council
(1) This section applies to any decision of the Secretary or the Commissioner, or any person authorized by either of them, which is made under any provision of this Ordinance other than section 15(5), 15B(1), 19(1), 19A(2), 19C(1), 22, 26 or 33. (Amended 11 of 2007 s. 21)
(2) If the Corporation is aggrieved by any decision to which this section applies the Corporation may, within 28 days after the making of the decision, appeal by petition to the Chief Executive in Council.
(3) The decision of the Chief Executive in Council on any appeal under this section is final.
(4) Where the Corporation appeals under this section, the decision under appeal shall not have effect until the appeal has been determined, unless the Chief Executive in Council directs otherwise.
(5) Any person who has made a decision to which this section applies shall, if so requested by the Corporation, and within a period that is reasonable in the circumstances, furnish the Corporation with reasons for his decision.
(6) In this section, reference to a decision made by any person includes reference to a direction given or a requirement imposed by that person.

54. Application of certain laws to Corporation
(1) The Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132) does not apply to the Corporation, in relation to the provision of a service under the franchise, to the extent set out in Schedule 2.
(2) The Building Authority may—
(a) having regard to the exceptional nature of building or other works connected with the operation or construction of the railway; and
(b) on such conditions as he may specify, either generally or in any particular case,
exempt any of those works from any provision of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123).
(3) Except as provided in subsection (2), the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123) applies to any building or other works carried out by or on behalf of the Corporation.

### Mass Transit Railway Ordinance 《香港鐵路條例》

54A. Disapplication of section 54(1) during Concession Period
During the Concession Period, section 54(1) (insofar as it relates to sections 3 and 4 of Schedule 2) does not apply in relation to any part of the franchise relating to the KCRC Railways.
(Added 11 of 2007 s. 22)

54B. Application of section 11 of Tramway Ordinance during Concession Period
During the Concession Period, section 11 of the Tramway Ordinance (Cap. 107) applies to the North-west Railway and, for the purposes of such application, references in that section to “the company” shall be construed as references to the Corporation and references to “the tramway” as references to the North-west Railway.
(Added 11 of 2007 s. 22)