Q9. What types of goods cannot be carried onto MTR trains?

The following goods cannot be carried onto MTR trains :-

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: see By-law 27(a) of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B);

any luggage for carriage not complying the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B) and conditions of carriage of luggage set out in notices published by the MTR Corporation Limited: see By-law 39A of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B). According to the Conditions of Carriage of Luggage issued by the General Manager – Legal (O&GB), Legal – General Department of MTR Corporation Limited (see https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/Luggage202002.pdf) at paragraph 1.2, unless authorized in writing by the MTR Corporation Limited, a passenger travelling on the Urban Lines may carry only one piece of luggage and the total dimension (i.e. length plus width plus height) of that piece of luggage shall not exceed 170 cm and the length of any one side of the luggage shall not exceed 130 cm, provided that a passenger who is the holder of a valid “MTR Carriage of Oversized Musical Instruction Permit” or “MTR Carriage of Oversized Musical Instrument and Sports Equipment Permit” issued by the MTR Corporation Limited may, subject to the terms and conditions of such permit, carry one piece of musical instrument or one piece of sports equipment with total dimensions not exceeding 235 cm and the length of any one side not exceeding 145 cm.

any motor vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle or other similar conveyance except by notice published by or on behalf of the MTR Corporation Limited: see By-law 4A of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B);

any handcart, barrow or similar conveyance except by notice published by or on behalf of the MTR Corporation Limited: see By-law 4A of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B);

any thing including animals at any time except by notice published by or on behalf of the MTR Corporation Limited or unless the MTR Corporation: see By-law 4A of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B);

any animal or other livestock (except a guide dog accompanying a blind person), unless the MTR Corporation Limited in its sole discretion allows or permits: see By-law 28 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws;

any substance or other thing which is subject to the provisions of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance (Cap. 295), such as explosives, gases, flammable liquids or flammable solids etc.: see By-law 39 of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B);

Flying materials, such as kite, balloon, model or other thing to fly or pass into or over any part of the railway premises including any tunnel or in or on to the air space or any overhead line above the railway premises which may endanger proper railway operation: see By-law 28I of the Mass Transit Railway By-laws (Cap. 556B).

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