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(vii) in paragraph (h)—

(A) by adding “and declaration” after “information” where it twice appears;

(B) by adding “and other persons” after “public officers”;

(viii) in paragraph (i), by adding “and warning signs” after “signals”;

(ix) by adding—

“(ma) empowering the—

(i) Director of Marine, in respect of dangerous goods at sea; and

(ii) Director of Fire Services, in respect of dangerous goods on land,

to grant an exemption, in respect of a specific case or a specific person, from all or any of the provisions of this Ordinance, subject to such terms and conditions as the Director of Marine or the Director of Fire Services may specify;

(mb) prohibiting or controlling the employment of any person or class of persons in connection with the manufacture, loading, unloading, shipment, transhipment, storage, carriage, movement, sale or use of dangerous goods, for the purpose of ensuring proper standards are maintained in the course of any such activity;

(mc) measures to be taken in the event of an emergency occurring while dangerous goods are being transported by a vehicle;”;

(b) in subsection (2), in the proviso, by repealing “of $25,000” and substituting “at level 6”.

5. Section added

The following is added before Part II—

“5A. Codes of practice

(1) In this section, “Director” (處長) means the Director of Fire Services or the Director of Marine, as the case may be.

(2) For the purpose of providing practical guidance in respect of any one or more of the requirements of this Ordinance or of regulations made under this Ordinance, the Director may issue such codes of practice (whether prepared by the Director or not) as the Director considers appropriate.