Q4. What kind of business activities are prohibited on MTR premises and trains?

Q4. What kind of business activities are prohibited on MTR premises and trains?

The following kind of business activities are prohibited on MTR premises and trains :-

1. Solicit alms or advantage of any description: see By-law 29 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B). A person who contravenes By-law 29 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$5,000: see By-law 43 and Schedule 2 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B);

2. Sell or expose or offer for sale any goods, wares or services in or upon any railway premises, unless authorized in writing by the MTR Corporation Limited: see By-law 30 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B). A person who contravenes By-law 30 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$5,000 and 6 months imprisonment: see By-law 43 and Schedule 2 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B);

3. Post, stick, paint or write or cause to be posted, stuck, painted or written any placard, bill, advertisement or any other matter, unless authorized in writing by the MTR Corporation Limited: see By-law 32(a) of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B). A person who contravenes By-law 32 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$5,000 and 3 months imprisonment: see By-law 43 and Schedule 2 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B);

4. Distribute any book, leaflet or other printed matter or any sample or other article on any part of the railway premises, unless authorized in writing by the MTR Corporation Limited: see By-law 32(b) of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B). A person who contravenes By-law 32 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$5,000 and 3 months imprisonment: see By-law 43 and Schedule 2 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B);

5. Display or exhibit any printed, written or pictorial matter or any article for the purpose of advertisement or publicity while upon the railway premises, except by permission of a member of the staff of the MTR Corporation Limited or an authorized person: see By-law 32A of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B). A person who contravenes By-law 32A of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$5,000: see By-law 43 and Schedule 2 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B);

6. Solicit for engagement in or for the handling or moving or transport of any luggage or any item of it for reward, except for any person duly authorized to act on behalf of the MTR Corporation Limited or a person licensed by the MTR Corporation Limited to do so: see By-law 39B of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B). A person who contravenes By-law 39B of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$5,000: see By-law 43 and Schedule 2 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B);

7. Solicit for engagement in or for the handling or moving or transport of any goods of it for reward, except for a person licensed by the MTR Corporation Limited to do so: see By-law 39D of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B). A person who contravenes By-law 39D of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$5,000: see By-law 43 and Schedule 2 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B).