TELEPHONE ORDINANCE

TELEPHONE ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

TELEPHONE ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 269





CHAPTER 269

TELEPHONE ORDINANCE

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section..................................... Page
1. Short title ............................3
2. Interpretation .........................3
3. Continuance of telephone concession to company 3

4. Company to remain registered under Cap. 32, and British interest to be

maintained .............................4
4A.....................Governor may appoint additional director 4
5. (Repealed) .............................5
6. Power to execute works .................5
7. Minimum of damage to be done; compensation to be paid 5
8. Government to provide facilities .......5
9. Depth, course and position of works ....6
10.....................Marking of future underground apparatus 6
11...................Posts to be of approved design and material 6
12............Restriction on attachments to public buildings or to trees 6
13......Posts to bear distinguishing marks and reference plans to be supplied 6
14.................Pressure on circuits and apparatus to be limited 7
15....................Crossed services of others to be protected 7

16. Provisions as to completion and protection of works in public streets and

payment of costs of surfacing ..........7
17.............Restriction on company interfering with works of others 8

18. Company not to have claim against Government for disturbance of its works

by certain specified works .............8
19.......Company to be answerable for and indemnify Government against claims 8

20...........................Company to alter works on notice 1 9

21. Overhead lines to be placed in cables and overhead lines and cables to be

placed underground on notice ............. 9

22............Efficient service to be provided and works kept in repair 9

23. Company to afford facilities to Postmaster General for inspection, testing,

etc., of its works .............................................................. 10

24.........................Lines to be provided on request 10
25......Connection of company's telephone system with radio telephone service 10
26.........................Company's charges to subscribers 10
27............Payments for calls outside the company's telephone system 11

28. Revision......................of Schedule ..................................................................................
...... 11





Section..................................... Page
29........................Telephone services for Government
30.................Company to keep and allow inspection of accounts
31......................Company to permit inspection of works 12
32.........................Penalty for breach of section 24 12
33.............Penalty for breach by company of any of its obligations 12
34.......Power for Government to take over the undertaking in certain events 12
35.................Concession is not transferable and is exclusive 14
36..................Company to operate as if tenure were perpetual 15
37.....................................(Rep-led) 15
38....................Determination of amount of purchase money 15

39. Removal of works on expiration of concession in default of arrangement for

continuance or sale ...................15
40.............................Reference to arbitration 15
41............................Service of notices, etc . 16
42.......Declaration as to obligations, liabilities and limitation of rights 16
43.......................Power to make regulations and bylaws 17
44......................................Saving 17
Schedule......................Part I -Exchange Line Charges 17
Part 11 ---Chargesfor Interconnection of Public Mobile Radiotelephone
Service (PMRS) and Value Added Service (VAS) to the Public
Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) .....18
Part III -Telephone Apparatus, Extension and Leased Circuit Charges 19
Part IV -Special Apparatus ............21
-Miscellaneous Charges

Part V :..: 2'

Part VI -Telephone Call Charges ....14
Part VII -Obligatory Equipment and Services 25





CHAPTER 269

TELEPHONE

To consolidate and amend the law relating to the telephone service in the Colony.

[1 June 1951]

Originally 18 of 1951- G.N.A. 175 of 1952, G.N.A. 140 of 1953, G.N.A. 95 of 1954,13 of 1955,
G.N.A. 8 of 1956, G.N.A. 64 of 1957, G.N.A. 36 of 1962, L.N. 11 of 1964,2 of 1964, L.N.
66 of 1964, L.N. 117 of 1964, 7 of 1965, 34 of 1965, L.N. 13 of 1967, L.N. 72 of 1968,
L.N. 3 of 1974, 11 of 1975, L.N. 40 of 1975, L.N. 53 of 1975, L.N. 57 of 1975, 40 of 1976,
L.N. 16 of 1977, L.N. 130 of 1978, L.N. 190 of 1979, L.N. 37 of 1980, L.N. 125 of 1980,
L.N. 189 of 1980, L.N. 341 of 1980, L.N. 72 of 1981, L.N. 232 of 1981, L.N. 254 of 1981,
70 of 1981, L.N. 33 of 1982, L.N. 76 of 1982, L.N. 369 of 1982,80 of 1982, L.N. 257 of
1983, L.N. 272 of 1983, L.N. 404 of 1983, L.N. 49 of 1985, L.N. 208 of 1985, L.N. 226 of
1985, R. Ed. 1985, L.N. 94 of 1986, L.N. 127 of 1986, L.N. 254 of 1986, L.N. 199 of 1987,
L.N. 60 of 1988, L.N. 193 of 1988, L.N. 156 of 1989, L.N. 243 of 1989, L.N. 349 of 1989,
L.N. 393 of 1989,

1. Short title

This Ordinance may be cited as the Telephone Ordinance.

2. Interpretation

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires

'arbitrators' includes an umpire appointed by the arbitrators;

'company' means the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited;

'concession' means the sole right to supply telephonic communication which is
conferred on the company by section 3; (Amended 40 of 1976s. 2)

'Director' means the Director of Highways or his duly authorized representative;
(AmendedL.N. 76 of 1982; L.N. 127 of 1986)

'Peak District' includes all that area in the Island of Hong Kong situate above the
700-feet contour and to the west of a line drawn in a north and south direction
through Middle or Cemetery Gap, including the hills known as Mount Cameron,
Mount Gough, Mount Kellett and Victoria Peak;

'subscriber' means subscriber to a telephone of the company;

'undertaking' includes all works, goods, trunk line apparatus and cables and
property of whatever nature belonging to the company.

3. Continuance of telephone concession to company

Notwithstanding anything done under the repealed section 37, the

company shall with effect from 1 July 1975 continue by virtue of this section to





have the sole right, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, to supply and
operate public telephonic communication within Hong Kong, including trunk line
telephonic communication therein for communicating with places outside Hong
Kong (other than trunk line telephonic communication by means of submarine cables
from Hong Kong to places outside Hong Kong landed and operated by Cable and
Wireless (Hong Kong) Limited) for a term of 20 years commencing on the said 1 July.

(Replaced 40 of 1976s. 3. Amended 70 of 1981s. 2)

4. Company to remain registered under Cap. 32,

and British interest to he maintained

(1) The company shall remain registered under the Companies Ordinance (Cap.
32).

(2) The directors shall be bona fide resident in Hong Kong and the majority of
them shall be Commonwealth citizens. (Amended 80 of 1982 s. 2)

(3) The management and the administrative staff, or an etrective majority
thereof to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, shall also be Commonwealth
citizens. (Amended 80 of 1982 s. 2)

(Replaced 13 of 1955 s. 2)

4A. Governor may appoint additional director

(1) The Governor may, notwithstanding any provision of the Companies
Ordinance (Cap. 32) or any other law or of any document, appoint not more than 2
persons to be additional directors of the company; and notwithstanding any such
provision as aforesaid, a person so appointed may not be removed from the board of
the company except by the Governor. (Amended 40 of 1976 s.4)

(2) A person so appointed to be an additional director of the company shall
represent the Government and for that purpose shall be entitled to participate at
meetings of the company and the board of the company, to have access to all
material concerning the affairs of the company which is available to any other
director and require such information with respect to the company's affairs as he may
specify to be furnished to him, and, without prejudice to the foregoing but subject to
subsection (3), any such person shall be treated for all purposes as if he had been
appointed at a general meeting of the company as a director thereof.

(3) No fee or other financial reward shall be paid by the company to a person
appointed to be an additional director of the company under this section in respect
of his performance of the functions of such a director.

(Added 11 of 1975 s. 2)





5. (Repealed 40 of 1976 s. 5)

6. Power to execute works

Subject to the consent in writing of the Director and subject also to the
restrictions and provisions hereinafter contained and to such further conditions
as the Director may in any particular case impose or prescribe, the company
may-
(a)place and maintain telephone lines and cables and ducts under
any public street and may alter or remove the same;
(b)place and maintain telephone lines and cables over, along or
across any public street and may place and maintain posts in or
upon any public street and may alter or remove the same;
(e) for the purposes aforesaid, open or break up any public street;
(d)place and maintain telephone lines and cables and posts under,
in, upon, over, along or across any unleased Crown land or any
estuary or branch of the sea or the shore or bed of any tidal
waters within the boundaries of the Colony (but so that the same
shall not hinder or interfere with navigation) and alter or remove
the same;
(e)place and maintain telephone lines and cables under, in, upon,
over, along or across railway tracks, tunnels and other railway
property belonging to the Government (but so that the same
shall not hinder or interfere with the railway traffic) and alter or
remove the same:
Provided that the company shall not be deemed to acquire any right other
than that of user only in the soil of any street or unleased Crown land or any
other place under, in, upon, over, along or across which the company places or
maintains any works.

7. Minimum of damage to be done;
compensation to he paid

In the exercise of the authority conferred under section 6 the company
shall do as little damage as may be, and shall make full and reasonable
compensation for all damage caused by reason of or in consequence of the
exercise of such authority.

8. Government to provide facilities

The Government agrees to provide to the company, at the company's
expense, sites, to be approved by the Governor in Council, for submarine cable
terminal houses at suitable points within the Colony and suitable sites, to be





approved by the Governor in Council, for the company's submarine cable storage
tanks. The Government shall also provide, free of cost to the company a suitable
reserve or suitable reserves in which vessels and craft may not anchor for submarine
cable of the company, such reserve or reserves to be approved by the Governor in
Council.

9. Depth, course and position of works

The depth, course and position at and in which any telephone lines, or cables,
posts, inspection pits or any other works are to be placed shall be determined by the
Director.

10. Marking of future underground apparatus

Every underground tube, casing, wire or cable of the company, hereafter placed
or laid or relaid by the company, shall be so marked by the company throughout its
course as to distinguish it from the tubes, casings, pipes, wires or cables of every
other person.

11. Posts to he of approved design and material

Every post of the company shall be of a pattern, design and material approved
by the Director,

12. Restriction on attachments to
public buildings or to trees

No wire, stay, bracket, insulator or other thing whatsoever shall be attached to
any Government building except with the previous consent in writing of the Director
of Architectural Services or to any tree except with the previous consent in writing
of the Forestry Officer, and the company shall not without the like consent of the
Forestry Officer lop, top or fell any tree or shrub. (Amended L.N. 76 of 1982; L.N. 94
of 1986)

13. Posts to bear distinguishing marks
and reference plans to he supplied

(1) The company shall paint or otherwise legibly mark a distinguishing mark on
all its posts, and shall at all times maintain the marks in a legible condition.

(2) The company shall maintain up to date plans of the areas of operation and
shall cause to be marked thereon the alignment of all its then existing lines, street
distributing boxes, posts and other works. The company shall if required by the
Director supply free of charge to the Director copies of such plans.





14. Pressure on circuits and apparatus to he limited

All circuits and apparatus shall be so arranged that there shall be no danger of
any part thereof becoming accidentally charged to any pressure beyond the limits of
pressure for which it is intended.

15. Crossed services of others to he protected

Whenever the company leads a telephone or aerial line across or in proximity to
any telephone or telegraph wire or aerial line belonging to any person the company
shall ensure that its telephone or aerial line is so protected as to guard against the
possibility of its coming into contact with the telephone or telegraph wire or aerial
line of any such person.

16. Provisions as to completion and protection of works

in public streets and payment of costs of surfacing

After the company has opened or broken up any public street it shall be under
the following further obligations

(a)it shall with all convenient speed complete the work on account of
which it has opened or broken up the same, and fill in the ground and
remove all rubbish occasioned by its work;

(b)the surface of such street shall be made good by the Director and the
company shall pay on demand to the Director of Accounting
Services such sum as the Director may certify to be the cost of such
making good;

(c)it shall in the meantime cause the place where such street is opened
or broken up to be fenced and watched and to be properly lighted at
night;

(d)it shall pay to the Director of Accounting Services any such sum as
may be certified by the Director to be the reasonable cost of keeping
such portion of the street in repair for 6 months after the same is
restored so far as such cost may be applicable to and increased by
the opening or breaking up:

Provided that, if the company fails, within such period as the Director considers
reasonable in the circumstances, to complete the work on account whereof it has
opened or broken up such street and to fill in the ground, it shall be lawful for the
Director, forthwith and without notice to the company, to fill in the ground and
remove all rubbish, and the cost as certified by the Director of any work executed by
the Director under the terms of this proviso shall be paid by the company on
demand to the Director of Accounting Services. (AmendedL.N. 16 of 1977)





17. Restriction on company interfering

with works of others

When the company opens or breaks up any street it shall not remove, displace
or interfere with any gas or water pipe or main or any drain or sewer or any tube,
casing, wire or cable for the carriage of electrical current except with the previous
consent of the owner thereof..

Provided that when any such owner refuses to give any such consent as
aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the company to appeal from such refusal to the
Director, who shall, if he considers such refusal to have been unreasonable, give a
certificate under his hand to the company to that efrect, and upon receipt of such
certificate it shall be lawful for the company to act in every respect as if the consent
of such owner had been previously obtained.

18. Company not to have claim against Government for

disturbance of its works by certain specified works

The company shall not have any claim in damages or otherwise against the
Government in respect of any disturbance or interruption of any part of the
company's undertaking, lines or works occasioned by any works on or excavation or
disturbance of streets or lands which the Governor in Council may think it necessary
or desirable to make for the purpose of altering the level of any lands or the gradient
or level of or repairing or constructing any street, path or land or laying or renewing
drain pipes or sewers, gas or water pipes or mains or any tube, casing, wire or cable
for the carriage of electrical current or inspecting the same or for any other lawful
purpose, whether of a like nature to the purposes aforesaid or not, or in respect of
any disturbance or interruption occasioned by any person using or making any
works upon or excavation or disturbance of any streets or lands.

19. Company to be answerable for and indemnify

Government against claims

The company shall be answerable for and shall indemnify the Government
against all claims on account of accident, damage or injury to property or to any
person arising through its act, neglect or default, or through the act, neglect or
default of its servants or of any contractor employed by it, or through or in
consequence of any of the company's works under the concession, or through the
construction, maintenance, repair or operation of the company's telephone system,
or through the downfall of wires, cables, insulators, brackets, posts or any part of its
lines by reason of storm (if the damage caused by such storm is due to the
company's negligence) or any other cause of whatever nature or through the
company's system interfering with, injuring or impairing the efficiency of the
undertaking of any other person.





20. Company to alter works on notice

The company shall, within a reasonable time after receipt of notice in writing
from the Director, at the sole cost and charge of the company and in such manner as
the Director shall prescribe

(a)alter the course, depth and position or the mode of attachment of any
of the company's lines or cables and the position of any post or
inspection pit or other works of the company: save that the company
shall not be required to alter its ducts or main cables unless in the
opinion of the Governor in Council such alteration is necessary;

(b)where any such work as aforesaid necessitates the opening or
breaking up of any street, make good the surface thereof.

21. Overhead lines to he placed in cables and overhead lines

and cables to he placed underground on notice

The Director may, by notice in writing to the company, require that all or any
overhead lines shall be placed in cables and that all or any overhead lines or cables
shall be placed underground, and upon receipt of notice in that behalf the company
shall, at its own cost and charges, within a reasonable period not exceeding 2 years
from the date of such notice, carry out the works required by such notice:

Provided that the company shall only be required to place its lines underground
in those parts of its system in which 20 or more wires can in the opinion of the
Director be conveniently grouped together, and the opinion of the Director in this
respect shall be conclusive and binding on the company.

22. Efficient service to he provided

and works kept in repair

The company shall maintain and operate the public telephone service in the
Colony. The company shall also at all times during the continuance of the
concession provide and maintain to the satisfaction of the Postmaster General a
good, efficient and continuous service of public telephonic communication with
modem appliances including all reasonable modern inventions. The company shall
likewise provide buildings for its plant and offices, and shall keep in a good and
sufficient state of repair all lines, cables, posts, attachments, plant and appliances
necessary for the provision and maintenance of such service. The company shall
provide, equip and operate to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council in locations
suitable for the purpose, telephone exchange capable of expansion to meet the
requirements of the Colony.

(Amended 13 of 1955 s. 4)





23. Company to, afford facilities to Postmaster General
for inspection, testing, etc., of its works

The company shall afford to the Postmaster General all facilities for
inspection and testing of its works and for the reading, testing and inspection of
its testing instruments, and may, on each such occasion be represented by its
agent who may be present but shall not interfere with the reading, testing or
inspection:
Provided that the company shall not be held responsible for any
interruption of or irregularity in the telephone service which may be occasioned
by or required by the Postmaster General for the purpose of any such testing as
aforesaid.

24. Lines to he provided on request

The company shall, within a reasonable time after the receipt of a request
in writing in that behalf from any person, and upon the payment in advance, if
demanded, of the company's usual charges and of any other moneys due under
this Ordinance from such person to the company, and the signature, if required,
of the company's usual form of agreement for an exchange line, install a
telephone in such building within the Colony as the requesting party may
require, and shall connect the same with the nearest exchange and accord to the
requesting person a good and continuous telephone service for so long as that
person continues to pay the company's usual charges on the due date:
Provided that the company may in its discretion withdraw its service from
any subscriber who has been convicted of any offence involving misuse of the
telephone service provided to him by the company under this Ordinance.

25. Connection of company's telephone
system with radio telephone service

The company shall, whenever so requested by the Government, permit its
telephone system to be connected to the radio telephone service operated by
Cable and Wireless (Hong Kong) Limited, to any place outside the Colony,
upon such terms as the Governor in Council, after discussion with the
company, may approve.
(Amended 70 of 1981 s. 3)

26. Company's charges to subscribers

(1) The company shall be entitled to charge its subscribers charges not
exceeding those specified in the Schedule.
(2) The Schedule may be amended for the purposes of subsection (1) by
resolution of the Legislative Council. (Replaced 2 of 1964 s. 2)





27. Payments for calls outside the

company's telephone system

The company may refuse to permit any person to make any call through its
telephone system to any place outside the Colony or to any ship by way of a service
operated by Cable and Wireless (Hong Kong) Limited unless such person shall have
satisfied the reasonable requirements of the company in regard to security for the
due charges in respect of such calls.

(Replaced 34 of 1965 s. 3. Amended 70 of 1981 s. 4)

28. Revision of Schedule

(1) It shall be lawful for the company from time to time to require from the
Government the revision of the charges specified in the Schedule. Three months'
previous notice in writing of such requirement shall be given by the company to the
Government and thereupon, and in default of agreement between the parties with
regard to such revision, the matter shall be referred to arbitration.

(2) If the arbitrators are of opinion and find accordingly that the gross annual
revenue of the company is insufficient to make provision for the maintenance of an
efficient service and for the payment for the time being of a dividend of 8% per
annum on the paid-up capital for the time being of the company, the Government
shall propose amendment of charges in manner provided by section 26 in accordance
with such finding.

29. Telephone services for Government

The company shall provide the Government with any telephone service that
may be required.

(Replaced 2 of 1964 s. 3. Amended 7 of 1965 s. 4)

30. Company to keep and allow inspection of accounts

(1) The company shall keep true and particular accounts of and concerning all
matters connected with the concession and shall, on 1 March in every year deliver to
the Director of Accounting Services a statement in writing showing the number of
subscribers connected with each exchange and the number of persons who have
requested to be supplied with lines during the company's preceding financial year
and also the names and addresses of all persons who have requested to be supplied
with lines during the second 6 months thereof and with whose request the company
has not complied. The company shall permit the Director of Accounting Services to
inspect and take copies of or extracts from the books of account, receipts, papers
and documents in the possession or under the control of the company and relating
wholly or in part to the subject-matter of thisOrdinance. (AmendedL.N. 16 of 1977)





(2) The company shall cause all its books of account to be kept in Hong Kong
at its registered office.

(Amended 13 of 1955 s. 7)

31. Company to permit inspection of works

The company shall at all times during the continuance of the concession permit
the Postmaster General or his agent authorized in writing in that behalf to enter the
premises of the company at all reasonable times and to inspect and take account of
all plant, fittings, apparatus or other material thereon, and shall upon written demand
furnish to the Postmaster General all such particulars, information and accounts
relative to the conduct of the company's business and such other evidence as he
may require of the due performance by the company of its obligations under this
Ordinance.

32. Penalty for breach of section 24

If upon any reference to arbitration it is held that the company has committed
any breach of section 24, the arbitrators shall require the company to pay to the
Director of Accounting Services such sum as the Governor in Council thinks fit not
exceeding 5100 for every such breach and such further sum as the Governor in
Council thinks fit not exceeding $20 for every month during which such breach
continues after due notice thereof has been given by the Government to the
company.

(AmendedL.N. 16 of 1977)

33. Penalty for breach by company
of any of its obligations

In the event of any breach by the company of any of its obligations under this
Ordinance or under any regulation made thereunder, other than any such breach as
is referred to in section 24, the company shall, without prejudice to the provisions of
section 34, forfeit to the Government a penalty, payable to the Director of
Accounting Services, of 5100 per day for every day during which such breach
continues after the company has received from the Postmaster General notice of any
such breach and has in the opinion of the Governor in Council had a reasonable
opportunity of remedying the same.

(AmendedL.N. 16 of 1977)

34. Power for Government to take over
the undertaking in certain events

(1) If the company--

(a)fails or neglects to execute and do all such assurances and things as
are necessary for performing its obligations under this Ordinance;





(b)goes into liquidation (otherwise than for the purpose of
reconstruction);

(c) ceases to carry on business; or

(d)sells its undertaking or any part thereof or assigns the benefit of the
concession without the consent in writing of the Governor in Council
or if upon any reference the arbitrators find

(i) that the system of the company has ceased to be in regular
operation for 31 consecutive days (except where such
cessation has in the opinion of the Governor in Council been
caused by stress of weather or any other cause whatsoever
beyond the company's control); or

(ii) that the company has neglected to provide and maintain an
efficient and continuous service of public telephonic
communication (and in particular has neglected to comply with
the provisions of section 22),

then and in any such event the Government shall issue a notice in writing calling
upon the company to show cause why the concession should not be cancelled
forthwith. The company shall on receipt of such notice satisfy the Governor in
Council that it will rectify the default or neglect, failing which the concession may be
cancelled by the Governor in Council. (Amended 13 of 1955 s. 6)

(2) Upon such cancellation the rights, powers, benefit and privileges of the
company under this Ordinance shall cease and determine forthwith and it shall be
lawful but not obligatory for the Government (without prejudice to any remedy
against the company for failure to comply with any of the provisions of this
Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder) at any time within 3 months after
the service of such notice either

(a)by notice in writing to require the company to remove forthwith all
works of a like nature to those specified in section 6 (with which
notice the company shall comply as soon as reasonably may be); or

(b)on notice in writing to the company in that behalf immediately to take
over and purchase from the company the undertaking of the
company.

(3) If the Government elects to take over and purchase the company's
undertaking the company shall be deemed to have sold such undertaking to the
Government on the date upon which the Government gives notice of its intention to
take over and purchase the same, and it shall be lawful for the Government forthwith
to enter in and upon the premises of the company wheresoever situate and to
exercise all acts of ownership over all exchanges, plant, apparatus, lines and cables
and all other property of the company of whatsoever nature including any
contractual rights or obligations and all books of account or other documents used
by the company in its undertaking.





(4) Upon any such taking over and purchase and at all times thereafter
the company shall on demand execute and do all such assurances and things as
may be reasonably required by the Government for assuring and vesting the
undertaking in the Government or as it may direct.
(5) The undertaking so taken over as aforesaid shall as soon as
reasonably possible be paid for by the Government in accordance with the then
condition and value thereof,
(6) Upon any such taking over the Government shall not be compelled to
purchase any plant, apparatus, machinery or any other property whatsoever of
the company which is then obsolete or unserviceable.
(7) Upon any such taking over nothing shall be paid for or allowed in
respect of the goodwill of the company's undertaking or for any loss of
estimated profits resultant on such taking over, or for any profits whatever
except up to and including the date of such taking over.
(8) The Government shall pay to the company interest at the rate of 8 per
cent per annum upon the amount of the purchase money from the date of
taking over until the date of payment.

35. Concession is not transferable and is exclusive

The concession is personal to the company, and the company shall not,
without the previous written consent of the Governor in Council, assign,
transfer, mortgage, charge, lease or otherwise dispose of the concession or the
benefit thereof or of any part thereof or of its undertaking or any part thereof
to any other person or grant any sub-licence in respect of the concession; and
the Government shall not during the continuance of the concession permit
any person other than the company to place or maintain telephone lines or
telephone wires or cables within the Colony or the waters thereof, except in the
case of the following telephone lines, namely-
(a)all telephone lines whatsoever which were bona fide in operation
on 26 June 1925;
(b)such telephone lines as may be constructed or maintained by
the Government or by Her Majesty's Government in the United
Kingdom;
(c)telephone lines constructed or maintained by Cable and Wireless
(Hong Kong) Limited, in accordance with its agreement with or
any licence from the Government or Her Majesty's Government
in the United Kingdom or any modification or renewal thereof;
and (Amended 70 of 1981 s. 5)
(d)such telephone lines as may be installed and maintained by any
person solely for the private use of such person in his business:
Provided that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council or such person
as he may authorize in that behalf, at any time during the 5 years preceding the





termination of this concession, to execute and do any works of a like nature to
those specified in section 6 and any other works which the Governor in Council
may think necessary or desirable for the purpose of continuing the supply of
public telephonic communication after the termination of the concession.

36. Company to operate as if tenure were perpetual

The company shall during the whole term of the concession carry on its
operations and use every endeavour to develop its system as though the
concession were perpetual.

37. (Repealed 40 of 1976s. 6)

38. Determination of amount of purchase money

Upon any taking over and purchase of the company's undertaking by the
Government the price to be paid by the Government shall be determined by
arbitration if the same cannot be agreed upon by the parties, and due regard
shall be had to and allowance made for the then value of land and buildings
and to the then condition and value of plant, apparatus and material, and
compensation shall be allowed to the company in respect of spare plant
provided for the reasonably anticipated future requirements of the undertaking.

39.Removal of works on expiration of concession in
default of arrangement for continuance or sale

If upon the expiration of the concession no arrangements are made for the
continuance of supply by the company or if the Government does not elect
to take over and purchase the company's undertaking under the foregoing
provisions in that behalf, the Government may, on the expiration of the
concession, require the company to remove and the company shall as soon as
reasonably may be, and at its own cost, remove all works erected or made
by the company in pursuance of this Ordinance, and the company shall
immediately upon such removal make good all damage which may be done in
effecting such removal and make full compensation for all damage done in like
manner as if such damage had been done in the exercise of the authority
contained in section 6.

40. Reference to arbitration

Any claim under any of the provisions of this Ordinance other than section
33 by the Government or by any person against any person or the Government
in respect of any matter arising out of this Ordinance or any regulation made





thereunder, and any dispute, difference, doubt or question which may arise
touching the carrying out or the construction of any of the provisions of this
Ordinance or of any such regulation or as to any matter in any way connected
with or arising out of this Ordinance or of any such regulation or the operation
thereof or the obligations, rights, duties or liabilities of the Government or of
any person in connection with or arising out of the same, shall be referred to
arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Ordinance
(Cap. 341) in the same way as if all the parties concerned in any such claim,
dispute, difference, doubt or question had entered into a written agreement
with one another to submit the same to the arbitration of 2 arbitrators in the
Colony.

41. Service of notices, etc.
Any notice, direction, request or order, required or authorized by this
Ordinance to be given to the company, may be served by prepaid registered
letter sent through the post to the last known place of business of the company
in the Colony, and the same shall operate and be deemed to have been served at
the expiration of 24 hours from the time of being put into the Post Office, and
proof that the letter was properly addressed, registered and posted shall be
sufficient evidence of service.

42. Declaration as to obligations, liabilities
and limitation of rights

(1) Nothing in this Ordinance shall relieve the company or any other
person claiming any right thereunder from being subject to any restrictions,
regulations, provisions or penalties which may hereafter be made or imposed by
any Act made applicable to the Colony or any Ordinance, regulations or bylaws
for the time being in force in the Colony, and the company shall conform to the
technical standards and methods prescribed by the General Post Office of the
United Kingdom in relation to the construction of aerial lines on roads and
railways, the construction of underground telegraph and telephone lines and
maintenance testing, so far as the same may be capable of being applied to local
conditions, and so far as the same are not contrary to the provisions of this
Ordinance, as if the same had been incorporated in and had formed part of this
Ordinance.
(2) Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to make it obligatory for
the Government to take over or purchase any portion of the undertaking of the
company situate outside the Colony.
(3) Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as a grant by the
Government to the company of any right, interest, benefit, privilege or
franchise outside the Colony, or as entitling the company to make any claim





whatsoever against the Government in respect of any part of its undertaking outside
the Colony.

43. Power to make regulations and bylaws

(1) The Governor in Council may by regulation provide for the carrying out of
the provisions of this Ordinance.

(2) The company may subject to the approval of the Governor in Council make
bylaws for the carrying out of this Ordinance.

(3) Bylaws made under subsection (2) may declare a breach of any such bylaw
to be an offence and may prescribe penalties therefor:

Provided that no penalty so prescribed shall exceed a fine of $1,000.

44. Saving

Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of Her
Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors, or the rights of any body politic or
corporate or of any other persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance
and those claiming by, from or under them.

SCHEDULE [s. 26]

PART I

EXCHANGE LINE
CHARGES

Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge

1 . For an exchange line used for business purposes-
(a) exclusive service (AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989) $840 per annum
(b) two party service $564 per annum
2. For an exchange line in a bona fide place of
residence-
(a) ' exclusive service (AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989) $576 per annum
(b) two party service $348 per annum
3. For a 'Hunting' exchange line (Amended L.N. 156
of 1989) $1,080 per annum
4. For a 'Direct Dialling In' exchange line (Amended
L.N. 156 of 1989) $2,880 per annum
5. Associated charges for items 1, 2, 3 and 4- (a) connection $600
(b) removal within the same building (Amended
L.N. 156 of 1989) $275
(e) removal to a different building





Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge

6.For a temporary exchange line with standard
telephone to a ship by landline-

(a) connection $600

(b) rental for the period between connection and
recovery $62 per day
7. For a 'Centrex' exchange line- (Added L.N. 193
of 1988)
(a) connection-
(i) for the first 20 lines$600 per line
(ii) for the next 180 lines5450 per line
(iii) for additional lines$300 per line

(b) rental- (AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989)

(i) for the first 20 lines $1,308 per line
per annum
(ii) for the next 30 lines $1,188 per line
per annum
(iii) for the next 150 lines $1,068 per line
per annum
(iv) for additional lines $888 per line
per annum
(c) removal within the same building (Amended
L.N. 156 of 1989) $275 per line
(d) removal to a different building- (Added L.N.
156 of 1989)
(i) for the first 20 lines $600 per line
(ii) for the next 180 lines $450 per line
(iii) for additional lines $300 per line

excluding the provision of a standard telephone.

PARTII

CHARGES FOR INTERCONNECTION OF PUBLIC MOBILE
RADIOTELEPHONE
SERVICE (PMRS) AND VALUE ADDED SERIVCE (VAS) To THE
PUBLIC SWITHCED TELEPHONE NETWORK (PSTN)

(See Note 1)

Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge

1 . (a) For an interconnection line between PMRS and
PSTN (AmendedL.N. 349 of 1989)$69 per month
(see Note 2)
(b) For an interconnection line between VAS and
PSTN (Amended L.N. 349 of 1989)$69 per month
(see Note 3)
2. Associated charges for item 1-
(a) connection of an interconnection line $600
(see Notes 2 and 3)
(b) removal of an interconnection fine within the
same building (AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989) $275
(see Notes 2 and 3)
(c) removal of an interconnection line to a different
building $600
(see Notes 2 and 3)





Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge

3. (a) For usage of an interconnection line between

PMRS and PSTN (Amended L.N. 349 of

1989) 9 cents per minute subject to
Notes 2 and 4

(b) For usage of an interconnection line between
VAS and PSTN (AmendedL.N. 349 of 1989)9 cents per minute subject to

Notes 3 and 4
Note: 1.Value Added Service includes public services such as direct-dialling-in radio paging,
viewdata, facsimile, electronic mail-box, voice mail-box and other public non-
exclusive telecommunications services licensed under the Telecommunication
Ordinance (Cap. 106).

2. All charges are raised against the provider of PMRS and not customers of PMRS

3. All charges are raised against the provider of vas and not customers of VAS

4.In item 3, the usage charge is calculated monthly on the accumulated number of
minutes for which the interconnection line is used, rounded up to the nearest minute.

(Part II replaced L.N. 226 of 1985)

PART III

TELEPHONE APPARATUS, EXTENSIION AND LEASED CIRCUIT CHARGES

Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge
1 . For a standard telephone instrument (Amended
L.N. 60 of 1988; L.N. 156 of 1989)$72 per annum
(see Note 1)
2. For a coin box private payphone- (Replaced L.N.
60 of 1988)
(a) rental (AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989) $2,640 per annum
(see Note 1)
(b) for each call 50 per cent of the call
charge
collected
(see Note 3)
3. For an internal extension within the same curtilage as
the PABX which was in existence before 1 July 1983
(see Note 2)--
(a) circuit only with socket or terminal block $72 per annum
(b) connection or removal (Amended L.N. 156 of
1989) $275
4. For an external extension routed between a building
and a telephone exchange-
(a) rental, per 2 wire circuit presentation $552 per annum
(b) connection or removal to a difrerent building
(AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989) $600
(c) removal within the same building (Amended
L.N. 156 of 1989) $275
5. For an external extension between 2 telephone
exchanges, per 2 wire circuit presentation (inclusive
of any line conditioning equipment)---
(a) not exceeding a radial distance of 2 km 5840 per annum
(b) for each additional 500 radial metres or part
thereof 5276 per annum





item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge
6.For an external extension automatic relay set in an

exchange-
(a) rental $156 per annum
(b) connection $140

7.For a leased circuit within the same curtilage-
(a) circuit only with socket or terminal block $120 per annum
(b) connection or removal (Amended L.N. 156 of
1989) $275
8.For a leased circuit routed between a building and a
telephone exchange-
(a) rental-
(i) category 1 $552 per annum
(ii) category 2 $552 per annum
(iii) category 3 $1,104 per annum
(iv) category 4 $1,104 per annum
(v) category 5 $1,104 per annum
(vi) category 6 $20,400 per annum
(vii) category 7- (1) not exceeding a
radial distance of 1 km $26,400 per annum
(2) each additional 500 radial metres or
part thereof $6,600 per annum
(b) connection or removal to a difrerent building-
(AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989)
(i) category 1 $600
(ii) category 2 $600
(iii) category 3 $600
(iv) category 4 $600
(v) category 5 $600
(vi) category 6 $1,500
(vii) category 7 $2,200
(e) removal within the same building- (Amended
L.N. 156 of 1989)
(i) category 1 $275
(ii) category 2 $275
(iii) category 3 $275
(iv) category 4 $275
(v) category 5 $275
(vi) category 6 $700
(vii) category 7 $1,540
9.For a leased circuit between 2 telephone exchanges
(inclusive of any line conditioning equipment) not
exceeding a radial distance of 2 km-
(i) category 1 $840 per annum
(ii) category 2 $840 per annum
(iii) category 3 $1,740 per annum
(iv) category 4 $1,800 per annum
(v) category 5 $3,600 per annum
(vi) category 6 $7,800 per annum
(vii) category 7 $10,560 per annum
10.For each additional 500 radial metres or part thereof
between 2 telephone exchanges (inclusive of any line
conditioning equipment)- (i) category 1
$216 per annum
(ii) category 2 $276 per annum
(iii) category 3 $552 per annum





Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge

(iv) category 4 $564 per annum
(v) category 5 $900 per annum
(vi) category 6 $960 per annum
(vii) category 7 $1,320 per annum

11. For a leased circuit automatic relay set in an

exchange-
(a) rental $156 per annum
(b) connection $140
Note: 1.In items 1 and 2 a connection fee of $140 will be charged if no other connection or
removal fee is charged for associated work carried out at the same time.

2.Any other PABX work performed by the company would be subject to mutual
agreement between the company and the customer.

PARTIV

SPECIAL
APPARATUS

Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge

Annual Connection
Charge or Removal
1 . For Line Conditioning Equipment-
(a) 2 wire repeater $2,460 52,100
(b) 2 wire to 4 wire terminating unit 54,440 $3,140
(c) loop extender 51,800 $1,390
(d) signalling relayset for a central battery circuit
routed over a PCM link $4,200 $2,040
(e) signalling relayset for an out of area exchange
line of PBX external extension $4,200 $2,040
(f) termination relayset for a central battery circuit
routed over a 4-wire physical cable circuit $7,560 $2,590
(g) termination relayset for an out of area exchange
line or PBX external extension routed over a
4-wire physical cable circuit $7,560 $2,590
(h) amplifier/negative impedance repeater/ampli- tude equaliserldelay and
amplitude equaliser (see Note 1) (see Note 1)
2. For Audio Broadcast panel-
(a) connection (stock exchange type) - (see Note
1)
(b) connection to the output circuit $84 (see Note 1)
3. For a Ringing Supply circuit-
(a) using eliminator $132 (see Note 2)
(b) from public exchange (subject to prior agree-
ment with the company) $660 (see Note 2)
4. For a Power Supply circuit-
(a) using eliminator $132 (see Note 2)
(b) from public exchange (subject to prior agree-
ment with the company) $660 (see Note 2)
(c) standby equipment (see Note 1) (see Note 1)
5. For Branching panel- $1,320 5440
Note: 1.In items 1(h), 2(a), 2(b) and 4(c) a charge calculated in accordance with a costing
formula agreed from time to time by the Postmaster General.

2.In items 3(a), 3(b), 4(a) and 4(b) a connection fee of $140 will be charged if no other
connection or removal fee of associated work carried out at the same time.





PART V

MISCELLANEOUS
CHARGES

Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge
1 For a Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX)
owned by a subscriber and in existence before 1 July
1983 (see Note 3)--
(a) connection and removals (see Note 1)
(b) maintenance per installed extension for-
(Amended L.N. 156 of 1989)
(i) strowger equipment $180 per annum
(ii) cross bar equipment $180 per annum
(iii) semi-electronic $180 per annum
(iv) electronic-analogue equipment $180 per annum
(v) electronic-digital equipment $288 per annum
(vi) other types of equipment $180 per annum
(c) minor work $11 per item
(see Note 2)
2. For connection or disconnection of privately owned
apparatus $70 per item
3. Evaluation of privately owned apparatus-
(a) connected to PSTN or PABX- (i) for ordinary
telephone $2,500
(ii) for feature telephone (with hands-free
and/or autodialling 54,000
(iii) for feature equipment, alarm system,
answering and recording machine and
autodialler $5,000
(iv) for modem and facsimile equipment $5,000
(v) for other items (see Note 1)
(b) connected to leased circuit-
(i) for modem and facsimile equipment 54,500
(ii) for other items (see Note 1)
4. (a) For changing a telephone instrument or socket
at subscriber's premises at request of subscriber
(Replaced L.N. 156 of 1989) $140
(b) For each additional telephone changed at the
same time (Replaced L.N. 156 of1989) $50
(c) For changing a telephone instrument at request
of subscriber (changed instrument to be
collected by subscriber) (Added L.N. 156 of
1989) $50
5. For changing a telephone number at request of
subscriber (AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989) 5240 per number
6. For changed telephone number interception service
(first month free of charge), subject to prior
agreement with the company $135 per month per number
7. For registration of a change of name for an existing
subscriber or user $110 per number
8. For registration of a difrerent subscriber for an
existing installation $110 per number





Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge
9. For any combination of registration, number
change, etc. $600 per number maximum
10. For reconnecting a service disconnected for
non-payment of charges $110 per number
11. Administration charge for work undertaken but
subsequently cancelled at request of subscriber $110 per number
12. For Change of Billing Telephone Number $25 per change
13. For a telephone pole, when provided for services
other than a permanent exchange line service $330 per pole
14. For connection device for privately owned apparatus $36 per annum
(see Note 2)
15. For message waiting, internal wiring only $24 per annum
(see Note 2)
16. Surcharge for work undertaken outside normal
operating hours at request of subscriber. For each
item of work which attracts a standard charge of-
(a) up to $500 $35
(b) $501 to $600 $55
(e) $601 or more (see Note 1)
17. For a service at a subscriber's request which is not
otherwise provided for in this Schedule (see Note 1)
18. For an abortive visit due to mis-reporting of line
fault when terminated on equipment not supplied by
the company---
(a) berween 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays or
between 8 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. on Saturdays $125 per visit
(b) outside the hours mentioned in paragraph (a) $245 per visit
19. For an ex-directory unlisted telephone number-
(a) where the telephone number is in addition to a
listed number in the same name at the same
address Free of charge
(b) where there is no additional telephone number
listed in the same name at the same address
(minimum period 12 months)- (i) registration
$100
(ii) service $144 per annum
20. For each additional entry in small type in either
the English or Chinese section of the Telephone
Directory (minimum period 12 months)-
(a) registration $100
(b) service $144 per annum
21. For change of entry in either the English or Chinese
section of the Telephone Directory at the request of
subscriber which does not involve a change in
registration (pay on receipt of request) $100 per entry
22. For each additional copy of the Telephone Directory
in excess of free allowance $30 per volume





Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge
23. (a) For an interconnection line between subscriber's

message recording equipment and the public
switched telephone network $2,880 per annum
(see Note 4)
(b) Other charges for an interconnection line-
(i) connection $600
(see Note 4)
(ii) removal within the same building $275
(see Note 4)
(iii) removal to a difrerent building $600
(see Note 4)
(e) For usage of an interconnection line (Added
L.N. 393 of 1989) $1 per minute
(see Note 4)
Note: 1. In items 1(a), 3(a)(v), 3(b)(ii), 16(c) and 17 a charge calculated in accordance
with a
costing formula agreed from time to time by the Postmaster General.
2. In items 1(c) 14 and 15, a connection fee of $140 will be charged if no other
connection or removal fee of associated work carried out at the same time.
3. Any other work performed by the company would be subject to mutual
agreement between the company and the customer.
4. Charges are payable by the subscriber to the Infoline service who has connected
message recording equipment to the interconnection line for the provision of an
information retrieval service. (Added L.N. 393 of1989)

PART VI
TELEPHONE CALL 3(a)(v
Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge
1 3(a)(v Local call from a public pahphone $1 per call
2. International telephone call Such charges as are
contained in the terms
referred to in section 25 of
the Ordinance
3. Local operator assisted conference call $11 per party per 15 minutes
or part thereof
4. International operator assisted conference call-
(a) Originating party $33 per conference call
(b) Party in another country Person to person
international call charge
(c) Distant administration's connection charge Charge as set by that
administration
(d) Additional parties in Hong Kong $11 per party per conference
call
5. For international toll free calls from outside Hong
Kong- (Added L.N. 199 of1987)
(a) Registration $2,000
(b) Service $9,000 per annum
(c) International telephone call Such charges as are
contained in the terms
referred to in section 25 of
the Ordinance





PART VII

OBLIGATORY EQUIPEMENT AND SERVICES

Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge

1 . For internal extension wiring-
(a) connected to a single exchange line with socket
or terminal block (Amended L.N. 156 of 1989) Free of charge
(b) connected to the Private Manual Branch
Exchange (PMBX) switchboard with socket or
terminal block $72 per annum
(c) connection or removal (Amended L.N. 156 of
1989) $275
2. For a 1 + 3 switching equipment (all colours)---
(a) with battery eliminator (Amended L.N. 156 of
1989) $264 per annum
(b) with battery $396 per annum
(c) connection or removal (see Note 2)
3. For Starline Services-
(a) rental for features including: abbreviated
dialling, additional abbreviated dialling, do-
not-disturb, appointment service, IDD barring,
call waiting, call-forwarding- (Replaced L.N.
254 of 1986)
(i) any 1 feature $108 per annum
(ii) any 2 features $168 per annum
(iii) any 3 features $228 per annum
(iv) any 4 features $276 per annum
(v) any 5 features $312 per annum
(vi) any 6 features $348 per annum
(vii) any 7 features $384 per annum

(viii) connection or change of features

(AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989)Free of charge
(b) (i) rental for conference (3-way) calling $108 per annum
(ii) connection or change of features (see Note 3)
4. For Private Manual Branch Exchanges (PMBX's)
and associated equipment-
(a) PMBX (5+20) switchboard-
(i) rental (AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989)$1,560 per annum
(H) connection or removal to a different
building $2,200
(iii) removal within the same building of
switchboard only $550
(iv) removal within the same building of
associated apparatus $660
(b) PMBX (10+30) switchboard-
(i) rental (AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989)$2,880 per annum
(ii) connection or removal to a different
building $4,180
(iii) removal within the same building of
switchboard only $880
(iv) removal within the same building of
associated apparatus $1,210





Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge

(c) PMBX (10+50) switchboard-
(i) rental (AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989) 54,320 per annum
(ii) connection or removal to a difrerent
building 54,510
(iii) removal within the same building of
switchboard only $1,100
(iv) removal within the same building of
associated apparatus $1,320
(d) PMBX (any other capacity) switchboard-
(i) rental for capacity of 12 indicator or less 5792 per annum
(ii) rental for each additional indicator $72 per annum
(iii) connection or removal to a different
building (see Note 1)
(iv) removal within the same building (see Note 1)
5. For each additional operator handset or headset $108 per annum
(see Note 2)
6. For miscellaneous apparatus-
(a) small extension bell-
(i) rental $72 per annum
(ii) connection or removal (Amended L.N.
156 of 1989) $275
(b) large extension bell-
(i) rental $84 per annum
(ii) connection or removal (Amended L.N.
156 of 1989) $275
(c) 4-metres long connecting cord $44 per cord
(see Note 2)
(d) 6-metres long connecting cord $66 per cord
(see Note 2)
(e) special dial ring $6 per telephone
(see Note 2)
(f) special dial label $1 per telephone
(see Note 2)
(g) bell cut-off switch $24 per annum
(see Note 2)
(h) watch receiver $48 per annum
(see Note 2)
(i) lamp signalling device mains operated $48 per annum
(see Note 2)
(j) lamp signalling transformer $72 per annum
(see Note 2)
(k) lamp signalling handset $60 per annum
(see Note 2)
(1) amplifying handset $84 per annum
(see Note 2)
(m) diversion key unit-
(i) rental $24 per annum
(ii) connection or removal (see Note 1)

(n) Conquest handset (Added L.N. 199 of1987) $168 per annum
(see Note 2)
(o) Inductive coupler (Added L.N. 199 of 1987) $72 per annum
(see Note 2)
(p) Autodialler (Added L.N. 199 of1987) $444 per annum
(see Note 2)
(q) Speakerphone (Added L.N. 199 of1987) $132 per annum
(see Note 4)





Item Particulars of Charge Amount of Charge

(r) Pressac tone ringer- (Added L.N. 199 of

1987)
(i) rental $84 per annum

(ii) connection or removal (Added L.N. 156
of 1989) $275
7. For a tropical cyclone warning service (minimum
period 12 months)---
(a) registration $100
(b) service $168 per annum
8. For a thunderstorm and heavy rain warning service
(minimum period 12 months)---
(a) registration $100
(b) service $264 per annum
9. For a flood warning service (minimum period 12
months)-
(a) registration $100
(b) service $168 per annum
10. Advice of duration of an outgoing international
telephone call (AmendedL.N. 156 of 1989) $3 per call
11. For non-standard telephone instruments- (Added
L.N. 199 of 1987)
(a) Big button telephone $156 per annum
(see Note 4)
(b) Executive I telephone 5 180 per annum
(see Note 4)
(c) Easaphone telephone $336 per annum
(see Note 4)
(d) Satellite telephone $312 per annum
(see Note 4)
12. For an emergency alert telephone (inclusive of
one radio trigger unit and one confirmation unit)-
(Added L.N. 243 of 1989)
(a) rental $1,692 per annum
(b) each additional radio trigger unit $324 per annum
(c) each additional confirmation unit 5204 per annum
(d) connection $200
(see Notes 5 and 6)
(e) connection of extension wiring from the main
socket $275
(f) removal within the same building for which
rewiring is required $275
(g) removal within the same building for which no
rewiring is required $140
(h) removal to a different building $200
(see Note 6)
Note: 1. In items 4(d)(iii), 4(d)(iv) and 6(m)(ii) a charge calculated in accordance with a
costing formula agreed from time to time by the Postmaster General. The charge calculated
shall not be less than $1,375 in respect of item 4(d)(iii) and $550 in respect of item
4(d)(iv).

2.In items 2(c), 5, 6(c), 6(d), 6(e), 6(f), 6(g), 6(h), 6(i), 6(j), 6(k), 6(1), 6(n), 6(0) and

6(p) a connection fee of $140 will be charged if no other connection or removal fee
of

associated work carried out at the same time.(AmendedL.N. 199 of 1987)





3.In item 3(b)(ii) a connection fee of $100 will be charged if no other connection or
removal fee of associated work carried out at the same time.

4. In items 6(q), 11 (a), 11 (b), 11 (e) and 11 (d) no connection fee will be charged for
a telephone instrument installed at the same time as the related exchange line or for an
additional telephone instrument installed at the same time as the related internal
extension. A fee of $140 will be charged for changing a telephone instrument and a
fee
of $50 for changing an additional telephone instrument. (Added L.N. 199 of1987)

5.In item 12 a fee of $140 will be charged for the connection of each additional radio
trigger unit or confirmation unit. (Added L.N. 243 of1989)

6.In item 12 no connection or removal fee will be charged for the system installed or
removed at the same time as the related exchange line or related internal extension if
no extension wiring for the main socket is required. (Added L.N. 243 of 1989)

(Schedule replaced L.N. 208 of 1985)

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