### Shipping and Port Control (Ferry Terminals) Regulations 《船舶及港口管制(渡輪終點碼頭)規例》

28. Permission of master to board or load cargo
(1) Except with the permission of the master of a vessel, no person shall board, or load any vehicle or other cargo on, the vessel. (L.N. 253 of 1994)
(2) No person shall travel, or bring a vehicle or other cargo, on board a ferry vessel after being warned by the Director that the vessel contains its full complement of passengers, vehicles or other cargo.
(3) No person shall, within a terminal, travel or bring a vehicle or other cargo, on board a vessel other than a ferry vessel after being warned by the Director that the vessel contains its full complement of passengers, vehicles or other cargo. (L.N. 253 of 1994)

29. Business and advertising in terminals
Except with the written permission of the Director, no person shall, within a terminal—
(a) sell or distribute anything, or offer anything for sale, or make any offer of service;
(b) exhibit any notice or advertisement.

30. Intoxicated persons
The Director may prohibit from entering a terminal any person who, in the opinion of the Director, is under the influence of alcohol or drugs to such an extent as to render him a probable danger or source of annoyance to other users of the terminal.

31. Permission to remain on a ferry vessel
Subject to section 33 of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115), no person shall remain on board a ferry vessel in a terminal except with the permission of the Director.
(L.N. 253 of 1994)

32. General prohibitions
(1) No person shall, whilst within a terminal or on a vessel within a terminal— (L.N. 290 of 1995)
(a) throw, deposit, leave or drop litter, paper or rubbish, save in bins or containers provided for the purpose;
(b) throw, deposit, leave or drop anything capable of causing injury to person or damage to property;
(c) throw any life buoy or equipment from the terminal or vessel, except in a case of emergency;
(d) open or remove, or climb over, any wall, fence, railing, barrier, gate or post erected in the terminal;
(e) beg;
(f) fish.
(2) Except in areas declared by the Director under regulation 4(5) as areas in which smoking is allowed, no person shall smoke in any air-conditioned area communally used by passengers in a terminal. (L.N. 290 of 1995)

### Shipping and Port Control (Ferry Terminals) Regulations 《船舶及港口管制(渡輪終點碼頭)規例》

33. Berthing fee
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the berthing fee prescribed shall be paid by the owner or master in respect of every vessel which berths in a terminal.
(2) The following vessels shall be exempt from the payment of berthing fees—
(a) a cargo lighter or junk working cargo to or from a terminal or to or from a vessel moored alongside a terminal;
(b) a fresh water lighter, barge or other vessel supplying fresh water to a vessel in a terminal;
(c) a fuelling lighter or barge supplying fuel to a vessel or to a storage tank in a terminal;
(d) a vessel used to transfer passengers to or from a ferry vessel in a terminal;
(e) any other vessel or class of vessels which the Director may exempt.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), a separate fee shall be paid for each berthing.
(4) Where a vessel leaves a berth in a terminal in compliance with a direction under regulation 6(2)(b) or (c), no fee shall be chargeable on the reberthing of the vessel.
(5) Except with the permission in writing of the Director, no vessel shall remain at a berth in a terminal for more than 24 hours.
(6) For the purpose of this regulation, a vessel berths in a terminal when it comes alongside, or is in any way secured to, any part of the terminal.

### Shipping and Port Control (Ferry Terminals) Regulations 《船舶及港口管制(渡輪終點碼頭)規例》

36. Power to detain persons
An authorized officer may, if he has reasonable grounds for believing that any person has contravened regulation 12, without warrant arrest that person and forthwith take him to a police station there to be dealt with in accordance with the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232).

37. Fees
The fees prescribed under these regulations are set out in Schedule 2.
(L.N. 57 of 2004)

38. Amendment of Schedule 1
For the purpose of varying the boundaries of a terminal or restricted area, the Director may, by notice published in the Gazette, amend column 3 or 4 of Schedule 1.
(L.N. 57 of 2004)

### Shipping and Port Control Ordinance 《船舶及港口管制條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance.

### Shipping and Port Control Ordinance 《船舶及港口管制條例》

3. Application
(1) This Ordinance shall, except where otherwise specially provided, apply to all vessels (except local vessels) in Hong Kong or in the waters of Hong Kong, including vessels for the time being used by the Hong Kong Government and all warships and ships for the time being used by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, the Central People’s Government or the Government of any State. (Amended 46 of 1981 s. 4; 43 of 1999 s. 91; 2 of 2012 s. 3)
(2) Nothing in this Ordinance shall derogate from the provisions of any other law.

4. Installation of Government port facilities
The Director may lay, place, erect and maintain under his control in the waters of Hong Kong such port facilities as he thinks fit.

5. Use of port facilities
(1) Subject to any other provision of this Ordinance, no person shall use a port facility otherwise than for the purpose for which it is provided.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2. (Amended E.R. 3 of 2021)

6. Restriction on installation of private port facilities, etc.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), except with the written permission of the Director, no person shall lay, place, erect or maintain a port facility or any floating or other structure in the waters of Hong Kong.
(2) The Director may, by notice in the Gazette, specify any area of the waters of Hong Kong in which any floating or other structure specified in the notice may be laid, placed, erected or maintained without the permission of the Director.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2. (Amended E.R. 3 of 2021)
(4) Without prejudice to the liability for an offence under subsection (3), the Director may give such directions as he thinks fit for the removal, moving or modification of a port facility or any floating or other structure laid, placed, erected or maintained in contravention of subsection (1).