### Mass Transit Railway By-laws 《香港鐵路附例》

16. Passengers should examine tickets and change
(1) A person purchasing a ticket should examine his ticket and any change tendered before leaving any ticket office and the Corporation shall not be liable for any error or omission not drawn to its attention at the time of issue of the ticket. (L.N. 201 of 1994)
(2) A person using an automatic vending machine shall insert not less than the appropriate fare in Hong Kong legal tender for the purchase of a ticket and a person is entitled to a refund of the amount in excess of the appropriate fare inserted into an automatic vending machine. (L.N. 201 of 1994)
(2A) No person shall insert or attempt to insert into any automatic vending machine or coin change machine any coin object or thing other than Hong Kong legal tender in the denominations identified by notice on the machine as suitable for use in that machine. (L.N. 201 of 1994)
(3) The amount (including a nil amount) from time to time encoded on a ticket shall be conclusive evidence of the amount paid in respect of such ticket and of the value (if any) remaining in such ticket.
(4) Any passenger holding a concessionary ticket shall, if requested by an official to do so, produce to that official acceptable proof of his entitlement to a concessionary ticket. (L.N. 201 of 1994)

17. Handing in of tickets
(1) Unless otherwise stated in the conditions of issue, all tickets shall remain the property of the Corporation and no person shall, without reasonable excuse, fail or refuse at the end or sooner determination of his journey, or series of journeys in the case of a multiple journey or stored value ticket, to deliver up his ticket to the Corporation. (L.N. 201 of 1994)
(2) A passenger within the paid area or within the railway premises after having immediately gained exit from the paid area must produce any ticket for checking, inspection or verification at any time upon demand by any official. (L.N. 201 of 1994)
(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (2) shall be regarded as not having paid his fare and shall be liable to pay a surcharge.
(4) No person other than a person specifically authorized by or on behalf of the Corporation to do so shall sell, attempt to sell, offer for sale or invite other persons to purchase any ticket issued by or on behalf of the Corporation. (L.N. 156 of 2007)

### Mass Transit Railway By-laws 《香港鐵路附例》

18. Damaging etc. a ticket
(1) No person shall improperly do anything to or with a ticket whereby—
(a) the coded data thereon is erased wholly or in part, or is otherwise altered or interfered with; or
(b) the ticket is otherwise damaged.
(2) No person shall use or attempt to use a ticket which has been improperly altered, damaged or interfered with for the purpose of entering or leaving the paid area or travelling upon the railway.

20. Exchanges and refunds
(1) A ticket may be refunded or exchanged only at the discretion of the Corporation or its authorized agents, and the refund or exchange may be subject to the deduction of an administration charge prescribed in the conditions of issue. (L.N. 201 of 1994)
(2) The form of any refund shall be at the discretion of the Corporation.
(3) The Corporation shall not be liable to issue a ticket in replacement of a lost or unused ticket nor will it be liable to make a refund in respect of any such lost or unused ticket or in respect of a surcharge charged to any passenger in accordance with these by-laws.

21. Compliance with notices
(1) Every person while on the railway premises shall comply with these by-laws and with all notices, indicators and all reasonable directions and requests of any official. (L.N. 201 of 1994)
(2) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), if an official determines that a train is full, no person shall enter or remain therein if directed by such official not to do so.

22. Feet not to be placed on seats
No person shall place his feet on any seat in any part of the railway premises.

23. Smoking prohibited
No person shall smoke or carry a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette or naked flame in any form in any other part of the railway premises where smoking is prohibited by notice.
(L.N. 201 of 1994)

23A. Fire hazard
No person shall place or throw any lighted cigarette end, match, tobacco, liquid, substance or any other thing upon the railway premises in a manner which constitutes or is likely to constitute a fire hazard.
(L.N. 156 of 2007)

24. Spitting, etc. prohibited
No person shall—
(a) spit on any part of the railway premises; or
(b) place or throw any litter upon the railway premises, except into receptacles provided for that purpose.

25. Passengers not to cause a nuisance
No person shall conduct himself on any train or in any part of the railway premises so as to cause a nuisance or annoyance to other passengers.

### Mass Transit Railway By-laws 《香港鐵路附例》

26. Musical instruments, etc. prohibited
No person, unless authorized by the Corporation, shall sing or dance, play or perform with any musical instrument in any part of the railway premises.
(L.N. 201 of 1994)

26A. Playing radios, cassettes, etc.
No person, unless authorized in writing by the Corporation, shall play or use or attempt to play or use any radio, cassette, compact disc player, record player, portable wireless television, or any other similar device upon any part of the railway premises which shall generate noise.
(L.N. 201 of 1994)

27. Prohibition on taking certain luggage, etc. and consumption of food or beverage
No person shall—
(a) bring into or upon the railway premises any luggage, article or other thing which cannot be carried or otherwise accommodated on the railway without risk of injury to any person or damage to any railway property or without causing a nuisance or inconvenience to other persons using the railway; or
(b) consume or attempt to consume any food or beverage (whether alcoholic or non-alcoholic) within the paid area (except any train for the carriage of passengers to Hong Kong from any other part of China or vice versa by the Corporation or by third parties).
(L.N. 156 of 2007)

28. Animals prohibited on railway premises
No person shall, unless the Corporation in its sole discretion allows or permits, bring any animal or other livestock into or upon any part of the railway premises (provided that this restriction shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying a blind person).
(L.N. 201 of 1994)