In general , any person who carries out excavation works without first obtaining an excavation permit from the relevant district lands officer shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon conviction to a fine of $ 5 , 000 and 6 months imprisonment 一般而言，任何挖掘必须事先向该区地政专员申请并获得挖掘准许证始可进行，否则便属违法；一经定罪，可被罚款$ 5 , 000及监禁六个月。
During the critical period when the medium and high demands are projected to exceed the available capacity prior to the opening of the swc , suitable measures such as stricter control of cross - boundary quotas could prevent major difficulties occurring 在深港西部通道启用之前，如果预测的中水平及高水平需求出现，以致需求量超越通车量的话，便须采取适当措施，如严格管制跨界准许证的数目，以避免出现严重问题。
Given the rising trend in the number of traffic accidents in discovery bay in recent years , will the government inform this council of the criteria adopted by the transport department for issuing the above permits , and whether it has set any limit on the number of such permits ; if so , of the reasons for that 鉴于近年愉景湾区内的交通意外数目有上升趋势，政府可否告知本会，运输署根据甚么准则发出上述准许证，以及有否限制该等准许证的数目若有，原因为何？
Other than the regulating actions via the contract conditions as mentioned above , the highways department also stipulates in the excavation permits requiring the permit holders and their contractors to complete the works as soon as practicable and ensure that works sites are attended on every working day 除了在工程合约上有所规管外，现时路政署在发出的挖掘准许证中，是有规定持准许证人及其承建商须尽可能合理地迅速地完成工程，并确保在任何一个工作日，也有人于工地工作。
