Small Unmanned Aircraft Order
Part 1
L.N. 116 of 2021
Section 4
B4511
(2) For the purposes of this Order—
- (a) a small unmanned aircraft is a category A1 aircraft in respect of a flight if its weight does not exceed 250 g at all times during the flight;
- (b) a small unmanned aircraft is a category A2 aircraft in respect of a flight if its weight does not exceed 7 kg at all times during the flight but exceeds 250 g at any time during the flight; and
- (c) a small unmanned aircraft is a category B aircraft in respect of a flight if its weight exceeds 7 kg at any time during the flight.
(3) In determining the weight of an aircraft for subsections (1) and (2)—
- (a) everything installed in, carried by or attached to the aircraft is to be taken into account; and
- (b) if the flight is partly within Hong Kong and partly outside Hong Kong—the part of the flight outside Hong Kong is not to be taken into account.
4. Meaning of operate etc.
(1) For the purposes of this Order, a person operates a small unmanned aircraft for a flight if the person conducts the flight of the aircraft—
- (a) by operating its flight controls manually; or
- (b) when the aircraft flies automatically during the flight—by monitoring the aircraft’s course and remaining able to intervene and change the aircraft’s course at any time during the flight.
(2) References to “a small unmanned aircraft operated for a flight” and “operation” are to be construed accordingly.
