ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS

ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS

ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION A ND LICENSING
VEHICLES) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulation ..................................... Page
PART I

PRELIMINARY

1.......Citation .................................................................................................................
........................................E4
2. Interpretation ......................E4
3. Application .........................E6

PART II

REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VERICLES

4. Register of vehicles ................E6
5. Application for registration ................................................................ E6
6. Registration ........................E7
7. Registration document ...............E 8
8. Display of registration marks and plates E 8
9. Allocation and sale of special registration marks E 9
10. Sale by auction of special registration marks E 9
It. Marks reserved for Government vehicles and Urban Council vehicles E 9
12. Transfer of special registration marks E 10
13. Sale of registration marks on request E10
14. Sale of registration marks in Commissioner's discretion E 11
15. Cancellation of registration for non-licensing E 11
16. Transfer of registration marks ......E 11
17. Transfer of motor vehicle ownership .E 12
18. Alterations to a motor vehicle ......E 14
19. Changes of personal particulars of registered owner E 14
20. Motor vehicles broken up, destroyed or exported E 14

PART III

MOTOR VEHICLE LICENCES

21. Licensing of motor vehicles .........E 15
22. Vehicle licence to remain property ofthe Government E 17
23. Licensing of motor vehicles for use in Lantau only E 17
23A. Licensing of motor vehicles for use on private roads in Lantau only E 18
23B. (Spent) ............................................ E 19
24. Refund offee on surrender of vehicle licence E 19
25......................................Display of vehicle licences E 19





Regulation Page
PART IV

LICENSING OF TAxis

26......................................Licensing of taxis E 20
27......................................Tenders for licensing of taxis E 20
28......................................Forfeiture of right to license taxis E 21
29......................................Area limitations for New Territories and Lantau taxis E 21

PART V

INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION PERMITS

30..........................Motor vehicles leaving Hong Kong ..................................... E 22
31......................................Application for and issue of international circulation permits E 22
32......................................Application of other provisions to international circulation permits E 23
33......................................Surrender of international circulation permits E 24
34......................................Registration marks on imported vehicles E 24
35......................................Registration cards E 25
36......................................Vehicles remaining in Hong Kong E 25

...............PART VI
...............TRAILERS
37................Registration, etc. oftrailers ................................... --- E 26
38..........................Application for licences ..................................... E 26
39..........................Issue of licences ..................................... E 27

PART VII

RICKSHAWS

40......................................Licensing of rickshaws E 27
41......................................Display of vehicle licence and licence number E 28

PART VIII

MISCELLANEOUS LICENCES AND PERmns

42......................................Application for trade licence E 28
43....................................Issue of trade licence - E 28
44....................................Trade licences and trade plates --- E 29
45....................................Display of trade plates and licence
...................................................... E 29
46......................................Trade licence not transferable E 29
47.....................Limitations of use of trade licence ................................................... - E 30
48.................................Register ofjourneys under trade licence ............... E 30





Regulation Page
49....................................Closed road permits ::::: E 31
50....................................Bus lane permits, prohibited zone permits and restricted zone permits E 31
51......................................Goods permits E 32
52......................................Excess passengers permits E 32
53......................................Movement permits E 32
54......................................Long load permits and wide load permits E33
55......................................Advertisement permits E33
56......................................Form and particulars of permits E 34
57......................................Cancellation of trade licences and permits E 34

PART IX

MISCELLANEOUS

58......................................Waiving or refund of fees E 34
59......................................Issue of duplicate registration documents, licences and permits E35
60......................................Offences E36
61......................................Revocation E 37
62......................................Transitional provisions E37

Schedule 1...............................Particulars to be entered in the register E37
Schedule 2...............................Fees E38
Schedule 3...............................Particulars to be entered in a registration document E 40
Schedule 4...............................Provisions as to display of registration marks and plates E 40
Schedule 5...............................List of special registration marks E 43
Schedule 6.......................Percentage of annual licence fee which may be refunded - E43
Schedule 7...............................Permitted areas for New Territories and Lantau taxis E 44
Schedule 8.....Forms .......................... ..............................................................................
E45
Schedule 9...............................Particulars to be entered on permits issued under Part VIII E 48
Schedule 10..............................Transitional provisions E 49
Schedule 11. Figure indicating 'End of permitted area for New Territories taxis ......... E 52





ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS

(Cap. 374, sections 5 and 6)

[25 August 19841 L.N. 301 of 1984

L.N. 290 of 1983 - L.N. 391 of 1983, L.N. 123 of 1984, L.N. 218 of 1984, L.N. 227 of 1984, L.N.
262 of 1984, L.N. 374 of 1984, L.N. 392 of 1984, L.N. 393 of 1984, L.N. 96 of 1985,22 of 1985,
L.N. 240 of 1985, L.N. 271 of 1985, R. Ed. 1985, 20 of 1986, 26 of 1987, L.N. 147 of 1987,
L.N. 219 of 1987,27 of 1988, L.N. 21 qf 1989, Lfl. 76 of 1989, L.N. 110 of 1989,18 of 1989,
L.N. 158 of 1989, L.N. 172 of 1989. LMI7qlqo, LM~tef? a

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

1. Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Registration and
Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations.

2. Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
'advertisement permit' means an advertisement permit issued under regula-
tion 55;
,,articulated vehicle' has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2 of the Road
Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374
sub. leg.);
'closed road permit' means a closed road permit issued under regulation 49;
'1926 Convention' means the International Convention relative to the
international circulation of cars concluded at Paris on 24 April 1926;
9931 Convention' means the International Convention regarding the taxation
of foreign motor vehicles concluded at Geneva on 30 March 193 1;
'1949 Convention' means the International Convention relative to the
international circulation of motor traffic concluded at Geneva on 19
September 1949;
'excess passengers permit' means an excess passengers permit issued under
regulation 52;
'goods permit' means a goods permit issued under regulation 5 1;
'Government vehicle' has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2 of the
Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.);





'identity documenC means-
(a)an identity card issued under the Registration of Persons
Ordinance (Cap. 177);
(b)a passport furnished with a photograph of the holder, or some
other travel document establishing to the satisfaction of an
immigration officer or immigration assistant the identity and
nationality of the holder for the purposes of the Immigration
Ordinance (Cap. 115);
(c)in the case of a police officer, a warrant card issued to him under
the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232);
(d)in the case of a body corporate, a certificate of incorporation
relating to it; or
(e)any other document of identity acceptable to the Commissioner
for the purposes of these regulations;
'international circulation permiC means an international circulation permit
issued under regulation 31;
1ong load permiC means a long load permit issued under regulation 54;
'movement permit' means a movement permit issued under regulation 53;
'nationality sign' means a sign complying with the provisions of Annex 4 to
the 1949 Convention or of Annex C to the 1926 Convention and bearing
the distinctive letters specified in or under the Convention for the country
under the law of which the vehicle is registered;
'policy of insurance' means a policy of insurance, or a security, in respect of
third party risks as required by the Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party
Risks) Ordinance (Cap. 272);
'special registration mark' means a registration mark referred to in regulation 9;
'trade licence' means a trade licence issued under regulation 43;
'trade plate' means a trade plate issued under regulation 43;
,'vehicle licence' means a vehicle licence issued under regulation 21(8), 23 or
39(1);
'visitor' means any person who arrives in Hong Kong other than to take up
residence for a period exceeding 12 months;
'visitor's registration documenC means-
(a)in the case of a vehicle registered in a country outside Hong Kong
which is a party to the 1949 Convention, a registration certificate
issued under the law of that country and containing the serial
number or registration number, the name or the trade name of the
maker of the vehicle, the maker's identification or serial number,
the date of its registration and the full name and permanent place
of residence of the applicant for the said certificate; or
(b)a certificate in accordance with Form 2 of Schedule 8 issued
under the law of a country outside Hong Kong which is a party
to the 1926 Convention;





'wide load permiC means a wide load permit issued under regulation 54.
(L.N. 262 of 1984)

3. Application

These regulations apply to all vehicles used or capable of being used on a
road except-
(a) Government vehicles;
(b) vehicles used by Her Majesty's forces; and
(c)any other vehicle or class of vehicle exempted from these
regulations by the Commissioner by notice in the Gazette.

PART 11

REGiSTRATION OF MOTOR VEMCLES

4. Register of vehicles

(1) The Commissioner shall maintain a register of vehicles containing the
particulars specified in Schedule 1.
(2) The Commissioner shall, on payment of the fee prescribed in
Schedule 2, supply to any person making application for any particulars in the
register in respect of a vehicle a certificate stating such particulars.
(3) The Commissioner may waive the fee payable in respect of any
application under subregulation (2) where he is satisfied-
(a)that the applicant has good reason for requiring the particulars;
and
(b) it is in the public interest that the particulars be disclosed.

5. Application for registration

(1) Any person who wishes to have registered within any class specified
in Schedule 1 to the Ordinance a motor vehicle of which he is the owner,
shall deliver to the Commissioner an application for registration in a form
specified by the Commissioner together with such documents as may be
specified in the application form relating to the owner and the vehicle required
for the purposes of regulation 4 and the Motor Vehicles (First Registration
Tax) Ordinance (Cap. 330), and shall pay to the Commissioner the registration
fee prescribed in Schedule 2.
(2) The Commissioner may refuse to accept an application under
subregulation (1) from an owner who is not a body corporate or is a natural
person under the age of 18 years, and may, where a motor vehicle is registered





other than in the name of a body corporate or a natural person of the age of 18
years or above, require the registration of the vehicle to be in the name of a
body corporate or a natural person of the age of 18 years or above.
(3) An application under subregulation (1) shall be signed by the owner of
the motor vehicle or by some person duly authorized by him in writing, and
where the owner is a body corporate the application shall be signed by a person
nominated by the body corporate.
(4) For the purposes of an application under subregulation (1), the
Commissioner may permit in writing alterations to a motor vehicle whereby it
complies with the requirements relating to a class of motor vehicle other than
the one within which it is registered.

6. Registration

(1) On registering a motor vehicle, the Commissioner shall- (L.N. 240
of 1985)
(a)assign to the vehicle a registration mark which shall consist of a
number or one or more letters and a number, or the registration
mark allocated under regulation 9(1), 13 or 14;
(b)register the person by whom or on whose behalf the application
for registration is made as owner of the vehicle; and
(c)issue to that person a registration document in respect of the
vehicle, marked with the registration mark assigned to the vehicle.
(2) On registering a goods vehicle (other than a trailer) or special purpose
vehicle, the Commissioner shall assign to the vehicle a permitted gross vehicle
weight which shall be such weight as he shall determine after considering-
(a)the particulars contained in the application for registration
submitted in respect of the vehicle;
(b)any information available from the manufacturer of the vehicle;
and
(c) any regulations made under the Ordinance. (L.N. 240 of 1985)
(3) The assignment by the Commissioner of a permitted gross vehicle
weight to any goods vehicle (other than a trailer) or special purpose vehicle
on registration of the vehicle on or after 25 August 1984, and prior to the
commencement of the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles)
(Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1985 (L.N. 240 of 1985), is hereby declared
to be valid and shall be deemed to have been validly assigned under
subregulation (2). (L.N. 240 of 1985)
(4) The Commissioner shall assign a permitted gross vehicle weight to a
goods vehicle (other than a trailer) or special purpose vehicle registered prior to
25 August 1984 on the licensing of such vehicle after the commencement of the
Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2)
Regulations 1985 (L.N. 240 of 1985), and such permitted gross vehicle weight





shall be a conversion of the maximum laden weight which was assigned to such
vehicle on registration under the revoked regulations. (L.N. 240 of 1985)
(5) For the purposes of subregulation (4)--
(a)'the revoked regulations' means the Road Traffic (Registration
and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.)
revoked by regulation 61 of these regulations; and
(b)where the maximum laden weight assigned to a vehicle is ex-
pressed in hundredweight, such weight shall be converted to
tonnes on the basis that 1 cwt. is equivalent to 0.0508 tonne.
(L.N. 240 of 1985)

7. Registration document

(1) A registration document shall be in such form as the Commissioner
may determine and shall contain the particulars specified in Schedule 3.
(2) A registration document issued to a registered owner under regulation
6 shall remain the property of the Government and the Commissioner may
require a registration document to be returned to him at any time.
(3) A registered owner shall produce the registration document issued to
him for inspection upon the request of a police officer or the Commissioner
within 72 hours of such request and at the place specified at the time of such
request.

8. Display of registration marks and plates

(1) The registered owner of every motor vehicle shall display on the
vehicle the registration mark assigned to the vehicle in accordance with
Schedule 4 and the registration mark shall conform with Schedule 4 as to form,
colours, construction, fitting and illumination.
(2) No person shall drive or use or suffer or permit to be driven or used
any motor vehicle on which the registration mark assigned to such vehicle is not
displayed in accordance with Schedule 4 or does not conform with Schedule 4
as to form, colours, construction, fitting and illumination.
(3) No person shall drive, use or keep, or suffer or permit to be driven,
used or kept, any motor vehicle on which the registration mark displayed under
this regulation is in any way obscured or not easily distinguishable.
(4) Subject to subregulation (5) and paragraph 7 of Schedule 10, this
regulation shall apply-
(a)to every motor vehicle which is first registered on or after 1 June
1983; and
(b)with effect from 1 June 1985, to every motor vehicle which is first
registered before 1 June 1983.





(5) The registered owner of any motor vehicle which is first registered
before 1 June 1983 may before 1 June 1985 display on the vehicle the registration
mark assigned to the vehicle in compliance with subregulation (1), in which event
subregulations (2) and (3) shall apply to any person who drives, uses or keeps
such vehicle or suffers or permits such vehicle to be driven, used or kept.

9. Allocation and sale of special registration marks

(1) A special registration mark, which shall consist of-
(a) any number alone; or
(b)one or more letters and a number listed under items 1 to 14
of Schedule 5, other than a registration mark reserved under
regulation 11,
shall, before being assigned under regulation 6, be allocated upon sale by auction.
(2) A person to whom a special registration mark has been allocated
under subregulation (1) shall, within 12 months of its allocation, apply to the
Commissioner-
(a)under regulation 5 for the registration of a motor vehicle of
which he is the owner. or
(b)to assign the special registration mark to a registered motor
vehicle of which he is the owner.
(3) On receipt of an application under subregulation (2)(b) and the
registration fee prescribed in Schedule 2, the Commissioner may cancel the
registration of the motor vehicle and register it as if the application had been
made under regulation 5 and shall comply with regulation 6.
(4) If, for whatever cause, a special registration mark allocated under
subregulation (1) is not assigned to a motor vehicle within 12 months after its
allocation, the Commissioner may, without notice to the person to whom it was
allocated, cancel the allocation of the special registration mark to that person
and reallocate it under subregulation (1).

10. Sale by auction of special registration marks

(1) Sales by auction under regulation 9(1) of a special registration mark
shall be conducted under the direction of the Commissioner.
(2) The Commissioner shall pay the proceeds of such sales, after
deduction of expenses incurred in the conduct thereof, into the Lotteries Fund
as defined in the Government Lotteries Ordinance (Cap. 334).

11. Marks reserved for Government vehicles
and Urban Council vehicles

(1) All registration marks consisting of the letters AM and a number are
reserved for assignment to Government vehicles.





(2) All registration marks consisting of the letters UC and a number are
reserved for assignment to vehicles owned or operated by the Urban Council.
(3) All registration marks consisting of the letters RC and a number are
reserved for assignment to vehicles owned or operated by the Regional Council.
(L.N. 172 of 1989)

12. Transfer of special registration marks

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), where the ownership in a motor vehicle
to which there is assigned a special registration mark is transferred, the
Commissioner shall cancel the allocation of the special registration mark and
reallocate it under regulation 9(1).
(2) Without prejudice to regulation 16, a special registration mark may be
transferred from one motor vehicle to another if, and only if, the vehicles are at
the time of the transfer, or were immediately prior to that time, in the same
ownership.

13. Sale of registration marks on request
(1) Any person who wishes to obtain a registration mark, other than a
registration mark reserved under regulation 11, bearing a particular number,
not being a number listed under items 1 to 14 of Schedule 5 and not being a
number consisting of more than 4 digits, may apply to the Commissioner to
make such a registration mark available for allocation upon sale by auction.
(2) On receipt of an application under subregulation (1) and on payment to
the Commissioner by the applicant of a deposit of $1,000 (to be held by the
Commissioner and in due course disposed of in accordance with subregulation (4)
or (5), as the case may be), the Commissioner shall offer for sale by auction an
unassigned registration mark consisting of one or more letters, chosen by the
Commissioner, and the particular number requested; and regulation 10 shall apply
to sales by auction of such registration marks and to the proceeds of such sales.
(3) The sale by auction under this regulation of a registration mark shall
be subject to a reserve price of $1,000, and the persons attending the sale shall
be notified accordingly.
(4) If a registration mark is allocated upon sale by auction under this
regulation to a person other than the applicant who applied to the Com-
missioner to make such registration mark available, the deposit paid under
subregulation (2) by the applicant shall be refunded to him.
(5) If a registration mark to which this regulation applies remains unsold
at the auction, it shall be allocated, at a special fee of $1,000, to the applicant
who applied to the Commissioner to make it available, and the deposit paid by
the applicant under subregulation (2) shall be taken as payment of the special
fee, and shall be paid by the Commissioner into the Lotteries Fund as defined in
the Government Lotteries Ordinance (Cap. 334).





(6) Regulation 9(2) and (3) shall apply in respect of registration marks
allocated under this regulation (whether allocated upon sale by auction or at
the special fee of $1,000) in like manner as they apply in respect of special
registration marks allocated under regulation 9(1).
(7) If, for whatever cause, a registration mark allocated under this
regulation is not assigned to a motor vehicle within 12 months after its allocation,
the Commissioner may, without notice to the person to whom it was allocated,
cancel the allocation of the registration mark to that person and reallocate it.

14. Sale of registration marks in
Commissioner's discretion

(1) The Commissioner may, in his discretion, offer for sale by auction any
registration mark, not being a special registration mark or a registration mark
reserved under regulation 11, which he considers suitable for sale by auction;
and regulation 10 shall apply to sales by auction of such registration marks and
to the proceeds of such sales.
(2) Regulation 9(2) and (3) shall apply in respect of registration marks
allocated under this regulation in like manner as they apply in respect of special
registration marks allocated under regulation 9(1).
(3) If, for whatever cause, a registration mark allocated under this
regulation is not assigned to a motor vehicle within 12 months after its allocation,
the Commissioner may, without notice to the person to whom it was allocated,
cancel the allocation of the registration mark to that person and reallocate it.

15. Cancellation of registration for non-ficensing

(1) If no vehicle licence has been in force in respect of a motor vehicle for
a period of 2 years, the Commissioner may send to the registered owner of the
vehicle, by ordinary post and addressed to his address appearing on the register
a notice informing him that, if the vehicle is not licensed within 15 days after the
date of such notice, the registration of the vehicle may be cancelled.
(2) If the vehicle is not licensed within 15 days after the date of the notice
referred to in subregulation (1), the Commissioner may cancel the registration
of the vehicle and, subject to regulations 9, 12, 13 and 14, assign to any other
motor vehicle the registration mark that was assigned to such vehicle.

16. Transfer of registration marks

(1) If the registered owner of a motor vehicle wishes to have the registra-
tion mark thereof transferred to any other motor vehicle or held in abeyance for
a period, not exceeding 12 months, until such time as he has acquired such
other vehicle, he shall deliver to the Commissioner the registration document





relating to that vehicle together with an application for transfer of the
registration mark in a form specified by the Commissioner and shall pay to the
Commissioner the transfer of registration mark fee prescribed in Schedule 2.
(2) The registration mark of a motor vehicle may be transferred only to a
motor vehicle owned by the person who owns or previously owned the vehicle
from which the registration mark is to be transferred.
(3) An application under subregulation (1) shall be signed by the
registered owner or by some person duly authorized by him in writing, and
where the registered owner is a body corporate the application shall be signed
by a person nominated by the body corporate.
(4) On receipt of an application under subregulation (1), the Commis-
sioner, if he is satisfied with the particulars contained in the application, shall-
(a)assign a new registration mark to the motor vehicle the former
registration mark of which is transferred under this regulation;
and
(b)either assign the registration mark, formerly assigned to the
motor vehicle referred to in paragraph (a), to such other motor
vehicle as the registered owner may wish or hold the registration
mark in abeyance for such period, not exceeding 12 months, until
the registered owner applies for the registration mark to be
assigned to another motor vehicle.
(5) If a registration mark is held in abeyance for a period of 12 months
and no application is made to the Commissioner to have the registration mark
assigned to a motor vehicle, the Commissioner may, without notice to the
person for whom the registration mark is held, cancel the allocation of the
registration mark and, subject to regulations 9, 12, 13 and 14, reallocate it to
any other motor vehicle.
(6) The Financial Secretary may waive the payment of the transfer of
registration mark fee payable under this regulation or any part thereof.

17. Transfer of motor vehicle ownership

(1) On a transfer of ownership of a registered motor vehicle the registered
owner shall forthwith deliver to the new owner of the vehicle-
(a) the registration document relating to the vehicle; and
(b)a notice of transfer of ownership in a form specified by the
Commissioner which shall-
(i) specify the name and address of the new owner;
(ii) contain such relevant particulars and information as may be
required by the Commissioner; and
(iii) be signed by the registered owner,
and the new owner shall sign the notice of transfer, verifying the accuracy of the
information and particulars contained in the notice.





(2) Within 72 hours after the transfer of the ownership of a registered
motor vehicle-
(a)the registered owner shall deliver to the Commissioner a duly
completed and signed form of notice of transfer of ownership in a
form specified by the Commissioner;
(b) the new owner of the vehicle shall deliver to the Commissioner---
(i) the registration document relating to the vehicle and the
duly completed and signed form of notice of transfer of
ownership referred to in subregulation (1)(b);
(ii) a valid policy of insurance in respect of the vehicle in the
name of the new owner;
(iii) his identity document; and
(iv)such other relevant documents as may be required by the
Commissioner,
and shall pay to the Commissioner the transfer of ownership fee
prescribed in Schedule 2:
Provided that the Commissioner may waive the requirement in para-
graph (b)(ii) in the case of a motor vehicle which is not licensed. (L.N.172of]989)
(3) Subject to regulations 9 and 12, where the new owner of a motor
vehicle complies with subregulation (2)(b) the Commissioner shall-
(a)enter in the register the name, address and particulars of the
identity document of the new owner; or
(b)cancel the registration of the motor vehicle, re-register the
vehicle, assign to it a new registration mark, and enter in
the register the name, address and particulars of the identity
document of the new owner,
and in either case shall issue a new registration document in respect of the
vehicle to the new registered owner or his authorized agent.
(4) If the registered owner fails to comply with subregulation (1) and the
Commissioner is satisfied that the ownership of the motor vehicle has been
transferred to the new owner, the Commissioner may on payment to him of the
transfer of ownership fee prescribed in Schedule 2 cause the new owner to be
registered as the owner of the vehicle.
(5) If in any case the new owner of a motor vehicle fails to comply with
subregulation (2)(b) and if-
(a)the Commissioner has received from the registered owner a notice of
transfer of ownership delivered to him under subregulation (2)(a);
(b)the registered owner pays the Commissioner the transfer of
ownership fee prescribed in Schedule 2; and
(c)the Commissioner is satisfied that the registered owner of the
vehicle is no longer the owner thereof,
the Commissioner may cause the new owner to be registered as the owner of the
vehicle.





(6) No person shall drive or use or suffer or permit to be driven or used
any registered motor vehicle the ownership of which has been transferred, after
the expiration of 72 hours from such transfer, unless-
(a) the new owner is registered as the owner thereof; and
(b)the registration document, a valid insurance policy, identity
document and other relevant documents have been delivered to
the Commissioner in accordance with subregulation (2)(b).

18. Alterations to a niotor vehicle

(1) Without prejudice to regulation 19, the registered owner of a motor
vehicle shall forthwith notify the Commissioner in a form specified by the
Commissioner of any circumstance or event which affects the accuracy of any
entry in the registration document and vehicle licence relating to the vehicle.
(2) The registered owner of a motor vehicle shall whenever required by
the Commissioner so to do-
(a)forthwith furnish to the Commissioner all such information as he
may require for the purpose of verifying the entries relating to the
vehicle in the register;
(b)forthwith deliver to the Commissioner the registration document
and vehicle licence relating to the vehicle; and
(c)produce the vehicle for examination on such date and at such
time and place as the Commissioner may specify.

19. Changes of personal particulars of registered owner

(1) Within 72 hours after any change of name, address or identity
document of a registered owner entered in a registration document, the
registered owner shall forward to the Commissioner a notice of such change in
a form specified by the Commissioner together with the registration document.
(2) On receipt of such notice and the registration document, the
Commissioner shall enter such change in the register and issue a new
registration document to the registered owner or return to the registered owner
the registration document forwarded by him with such change entered therein.

20. Motor vehicles broken up, destroyed or exported

(1) When a motor vehicle is broken up, destroyed, or despatched
permanently out of Hong Kong, the registered owner of the vehicle shall, within
15 days after the vehicle is broken up, destroyed or despatched, notify the
Commissioner in writing of the breaking up, destruction or despatch and shall
at the same time deliver to him the registration document and vehicle licence (if
not destroyed) relating to the vehicle.





(2) On receipt of a notification under subregulation (1), the Commis-
sioner shall cancel the registration of the motor vehicle and at any time
thereafter, may, subject to regulations 9, 12, 13 and 14, assign to any other
motor vehicle the registration mark that was assigned to such vehicle.
(3) On receipt of a notification under subregulation (1), the Commis-
sioner may require the registered owner to produce-
(a) a certificate signed by the person by whom the vehicle was broken
up or destroyed;
(b) shipping documents relating to the despatch of the vehicle; or
(c) such other proof as will satisfy the Commissioner that the vehicle
has been broken up, destroyed or despatched permanently out of
Hong Kong.
(4) Notwithstanding that he may not have received a notification under
subregulation (1), where the Commissioner is satisfied that a motor vehicle has
been broken up, destroyed or despatched permanently out of Hong Kong, he
shall cancel the registration of the vehicle and may, subject to regulations 9, 12,
13 and 14, assign to any other motor vehicle the registration mark that was
assigned to such vehicle.

PART 111

MOTOR VEMCLE LICENCES

21. Licensing of motor vehicles

(1) Any person who wishes to have licensed a motor vehicle which is
registered within any class specified in Schedule 1 to the Ordinance and of
which he is the registered owner shall-
(a) deliver to the Commissioner an application for such licence in a
form specified by the Commissioner which shall be accompanied
by-
(i) the registration document relating to the vehicle;
(ii) a policy of insurance in respect of the vehicle in the name of
the registered owner which is valid on the date when the
licence is to become operative; and
(iii) his identity document; and
(b) subject to subregulations (3), (7) and (9) and regulation 23, pay to
the Commissioner the following licence fee-
(i) for a licence for 12 months, the appropriate licence fee
prescribed in Schedule 2; or
(ii) for a licence for 4 months, an amount equal to 35% of the
appropriate licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2 and an
additional fee of $30.(L.N. 96 of 1985)





(2) An application under subregulation (1) shall be signed by the
registered owner of the motor vehicle or by some person duly authorized by
him in writing, and where the registered owner is a body corporate the
application shall be signed by a person nominated by the body corporate.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in subregulation (1), if a valid
vehicle licence issued in respect of a motor vehicle in any particular class is
surrendered to the Commissioner and at the same time an application under
subregulation (1)(a) is made for the licensing of that vehicle in a different class,
the Commissioner may license the vehicle as stated in the application for a period
not exceeding the unexpired period of the surrendered vehicle licence, upon
payment of a licence fee calculated by the Commissioner by multiplying 1/365 of
the appropriate licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2 by the number of days in the
unexpired period of the surrendered vehicle licence. (L.N. 172 of 1989)
(4) A motor vehicle shall, subject to subregulations (3), (5) and (6), be
licensed for the period stated in the application under subregulation (1),
calculated from the date of issue of the licence. (L.N. 172 of 1989)
(5) On receipt of an application under subregulation (1)(a) in respect of a
motor vehicle which is licensed and the licence fee under subregulation (1)(b),
the Commissioner may, at any time during the period of 4 months immediately
preceding the date of expiry of the vehicle licence, license the vehicle for the
further period stated in the application and such licence shall take effect from
the date of expiry of the existing vehicle licence.
(6) Where, after the expiry of a vehicle licence, the Commissioner receives
an application under subregulation (1) to license the motor vehicle, he may
license the vehicle for the further period stated in the application and such
licence shall take effect from the date of issue thereof. (L.N. 172 of 1989)
(7) Where the Commissioner licenses a motor vehicle pursuant to
subregulation (6), the licence fee payable to the Commissioner for the licence
shall be the licence fee under subregulation (1)(b) and an additional fee of
0.33% of the appropriate annual licence fee for each day of the unlicensed
period since the previous licence expired:
Provided that the additional fee shall not be payable if the Commissioner is
satisfied that the motor vehicle has not been used on a road during the period
when it was not licensed, and in such a case the licence shall take effect from the
date of issue thereof. (L.N. 172 of 1989)
(8) On the licensing of a motor vehicle the Commissioner shall issue to the
registered owner, for display on the vehicle in accordance with regulation 25,
a vehicle licence in a form and containing the particulars specified by the
Commissioner.
(9) In the case of a disabled person who wishes to have licensed a private
car of which he is the registered owner and in respect of which, under regulation
9 of the Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.), he
has proved his fitness to drive~-





(a)no licence fee shall be payable where the cylinder capacity of the
engine of the private car does not exceed 1 500 cubic centimetres;
and
(b)where the cylinder capacity of the engine of the private car
exceeds 1500 cubic centimetres-
(i)the annual licence fee for the purposes of this regulation
shall be calculated by the deduction from the appropriate
annual licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2 of the annual
licence fee payable in respect of a private car of which the
cylinder capacity of the engine does not exceed 1500 cubic
centimetres; and
(ii) the fee for a licence for 4 months shall be 35% of the annual
licence fee calculated in accordance with subparagraph (i)
plus an additional fee of $15.
(10) The Commissioner may license a motor vehicle subject to such
conditions as he thinks fit.
(11) Where due to circumstances beyond his control the Commissioner is
unable for the time being to issue a vehicle licence under subregulation (8), the
receipt issued by him for the payment of the appropriate licence fee under this
regulation shall be deemed for the purposes of these regulations to be a valid
vehicle licence in place of the vehicle licence to be issued under subregulation
(8), until such vehicle licence is issued or the expiry of a period of 30 days after
the issue of the receipt, whichever is the earlier.
(12) For the purposes of this regulation, 'disabled person' means a person
who produces to the Commissioner a certificate, which shall be valid for 3 years
from the date of issue, signed by or on behalf of the Director of Health or
the Director of Hospital Services stating that such person is suffering from
a permanent disease or physical disability which causes him considerable
difficulty in walking. (L.N. 76 of 1989)

22. Vehicle licence to remain property of the Government

(1) A vehicle licence issued to a registered owner shall remain the
property of the Government and the Commissioner may require a vehicle
licence to be returned to him at any time.
(2) Any police officer or other officer authorized by the Commissioner
shall have power to seize a vehicle licence that is cancelled, and for that purpose
to detach it from a motor vehicle.

23. Licensing of motor vehicles for use in Lantau only

(1) A motor vehicle may be used on a road in Lantau only, if the vehicle
is licensed under this regulation.





(2) Any person who wishes to have licensed for use only in Lantau a
motor vehicle of which he is the registered owner may deliver to the Commis-
sioner an application for such licence in a form specified by the Commissioner
and shall pay to the Commissioner one quarter of the appropriate licence fee
prescribed in Schedule 2:
Provided that regulation 21(9) shall apply to an applicant who is a disabled
person for the purposes of that regulation and the licence fee payable under this
paragraph shall be-
(a)for a licence for 12 months, one quarter of the licence fee payable
under regulation 21(9)(b)(i); and
(b)for a licence for 4 months, 35% of the licence fee payable
under paragraph (a) plus an additional fee of $15.
(3) The Commissioner may license a motor vehicle for use in Lantau
only, and where he does so, he shall cause the vehicle licence to be endorsed
with the words 'PERMITTED TO BE USED ONLY ON LANTW' and the
characters in such manner as he shall think fit and shall
cause such endorsement to be made on the registration document relating to the
vehicle if he thinks fit.
(4) Subject to this regulation, regulation 21 shall apply in respect of the
documents which are required to be submitted with an application for a licence
and the licensing of motor vehicles for use in Lantau.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation, 'road' does not include a private
road. (L.N. 21 of 1989)

on private roads in Lantau only

(1) A motor vehicle may be used on a private road in Lantau only, if the
vehicle is licensed under regulation 23 or this regulation.
(2) Any person who wishes to have licensed for use only on private roads
in Lantau a motor vehicle of which he is the registered owner may deliver to the
Commissioner an application for such licence in a form specified by the
Commissioner and shall pay to the Commissioner one-tenth of the appropriate
licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2:
Provided that regulation 21(9) shall apply to an applicant who is a disabled
person for the purpose of that regulation and the licence fee payable under this
subregulation shall be~--
(a)for a licence for 12 months, one-tenth of the licence fee payable
under regulation 21(9)(b)(i); and
(b)for a licence for 4 months, 35% of the licence fee payable under
paragraph (a) plus an additional fee of $15.
(3) The Commissioner may license a motor vehicle for use on private
roads in Lantau only, and where he does so, he shall cause the vehicle licence to

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be endorsed with the words 'PERMITTED TO BE USED ONLY ON PRIVATE
ROADS ON LANTAU' and the characters in
such manner as he shall think fit and shall cause such endorsement to be made
on the registration document relating to the vehicle if he thinks fit.
(4) Subject to this regulation, regulation 21 shall apply in respect of the
documents which are required to be submitted with an application for a licence
and the licensing of motor vehicles for use on private roads in Lantau.
(L.N. 2,1 of 1989)

23B. (Spent)

24. Refund of fee on surrender of vehicle licence

(1) The Commissioner, on the surrender to him of a valid vehicle licence,
may make a refund of a portion of the licence fee paid for the licensing of the
motor vehicle relating to the unexpired period of the surrendered vehicle licence
in accordance with the table in Schedule 6.
(2) Where-
(a)any motor vehicle is broken up, stolen, destroyed or despatched
permanently out of Hong Kong and the vehicle licence, issued in
respect of the vehicle is thereby lost or destroyed; and (L.N.
172 of 1989)
(b)the registered owner of the motor vehicle has, within 15 days
after the vehicle is broken up, stolen, destroyed or despatched out
of Hong Kong- (L.N. 172 of 1989)
(i) notified the Commissioner thereof; and
(ii) delivered to the Commissioner the registration document
relating to the vehicle,
the Commissioner may make a refund of a portion of the licence fee paid for
the licensing of the vehicle relating to the unexpired period of the vehicle licence
in accordance with the table in Schedule 6.
(3) (Repealed L.N. 172 of1989)

25. Display of vehicle licences

(1) Except as otherwise provided by the Ordinance, no motor vehicle
shall he upon or used on any road unless a valid vehicle licence in respect of the
vehicle is displayed- (L.N. 219 of 1987)
(a)in the case of a vehicle provided with a fixed windscreen, on the
left-hand side of the vehicle's windscreen in such a manner that it
is clearly visible from the front of the vehicle;
(b)in the case of a vehicle without a fixed windscreen, in a
conspicuous place on the left-hand side of the vehicle in such a
manner that it is clearly visible from the front of the vehicle;





(c)in the case of a motor cycle, in a conspicuous place on the
left-hand side of the vehicle in such a manner that it is clearly
visible from that side of the vehicle.
(2) Where pursuant to regulation 21(11) or regulation 59(6) a receipt
issued by the Commissioner is deemed to be a valid vehicle licence, the receipt
shall be displayed-
(a)in the appropriate place and manner specified in subregulation
(1); and
(b)in such form and manner as the Commissioner may specify on
the receipt.
(L.N. 123 of 1984)

PART IV

LICENSING OF TAXIS

26. Licensing of taxis
(1) The Commissioner may license taxis-
(a)on application, whether or not following a determination by lot
pursuant to section 23(5) of the Ordinance;
(b)if he considers it expedient, by calling for tenders on the payment
of a premium; or
(c) in such other manner as the Governor in Council thinks fit.
(2) On the licensing of a motor vehicle as a taxi the Commissioner shall
specify on the vehicle licence issued to registered owner under regulation 21(8),
in English and in Chinese characters, the area within which the taxi is licensed
to be available for hire or to carry passengers.

27. Tenders for licensing of taxis

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), where the Commissioner calls for tenders
under regulation 26(1)(b), the Commissioner may license the number of taxis
allocated pursuant to such tender only to a person whose tender the
Commissioner has accepted.
(2) (a)Any person whose tender has been accepted and who fails to pay
the premium within 14 days after receipt of notification of
acceptance of his tender shall forfeit the right to license the
number of taxis allocated to him and to any deposit paid by him.
(b)Any person who fails to license the number of taxis allocated to
him within 6 months after the notification of acceptance of his
tender shall forfeit the right to license the number of taxis not
then licensed and the deposit paid by him in respect of any taxi
for which the right to license is forfeited.





(c)Any person who transfers or purports to transfer his right to
license any number of taxis allocated to him shall forfeit the right
to license the number of taxis so allocated and the deposit paid
by him in respect of any taxi for which the right to license is
forfeited.
(d)Any premium payable under regulation 26(1)(b) shall be in
addition to the registration and licence fees prescribed in Schedule
2 and shall not be refundable in any circumstances.

28. Forfeiture of right to license taxis

(1) Any person who fails to license the number of taxis allocated to him
within the time specified in the notification of the allocation to him of the taxis
following a determination by lot pursuant to section 23(5) of the Ordinance
shall forfeit the right to license the number of taxis not then licensed.
(2) Any person who transfers or purports to transfer his right to license
any number of taxis allocated to him shall forfeit the right to license the number
of taxis so allocated.

29. Area limitations for New Territories
and Lantau taxis

(1) No person as registered owner or as driver shall cause or permit a taxi
that is licensed to be available for hire or to carry passengers within the New
Territories or Lantau to stand or to ply for hire or to be available for hire or to
carry passengers in any area or place other than the permitted area.
(2) No person as registered owner or as driver shall use or cause or permit
to be used a taxi that is licensed to be available for hire or to carry passengers
within the New Territories or Lantau for the carriage of any passenger from
any place outside the permitted area to any other place whether in that area or
in another area.
(3) Nothing in this regulation shall prevent a taxi that is licensed to be
available for hire or to carry passengers within the New Territories or Lantau
from travelling to or from any place outside the permitted area if it is for the
sole purpose of attending a vehicle examination centre for an examination
arranged by prior appointment.
(4) Where a taxi that is licensed to be available for hire or to carry
passengers within the New Territories or Lantau is travelling to or from a
vehicle examination centre pursuant to subregulation (3), no passengers may be
carried for hire or reward.
(4A) The Commissioner may cause or, by permit in writing, permit to be
erected or placed on or near any road leading from inside the permitted area for
New Territories taxis to any place outside that permitted area a traffic sign of





the type shown in Figure No. 1 in Schedule 11 and the meaning of that sign
shall be in accordance with its content and the note relating to the Figure of
that sign in the Schedule. (L.N. 262 of 1984)
(5) In this regulation 'permitted area' means the area specified in
Schedule 7.

PART V

INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION PERMTS

30. Motor vehicles leaving Hong Kong

(1) A person who desires to obtain an international fiscal permit under
the 1931 Convention or an international certificate under the 1926 Convention
in respect of a motor vehicle registered under these regulations, may deliver
to the Commissioner an application therefor in a form specified by the
Commissioner, signed by the applicant. (L.N. 262 of 1984)
(2) On receipt of an application under subregulation (1) and on payment
of the fee prescribed in Schedule 2, the Commissioner on being satisfied that the
motor vehicle is so registered and is suitable for use on the highway in a place
outside Hong Kong and that, in respect of an international certificate, the
motor vehicle fulfils the conditions specified in Article 3 of the 1926
Convention, may issue an international fiscal permit in Form 1 of Schedule 8,
or an international certificate in Form 2 of Schedule 8, as the case may be.
(L.N. 262 of 1984)
(3) On application and on payment of the fee prescribed in Schedule 2,
the Commissioner may issue for use outside Hong Kong with any such motor
vehicle or any trailer a certificate, in a form specified by the Commissioner,
certifying-
(a)the weight of the maximum load which the motor vehicle or
trailer is permitted to carry; and
(b)the permissible maximum weight, that is to say, the weight of the
vehicle when ready for the road and carrying the maximum load
so specified.

31. Application for and issue of international
circulation permits

(1) Any visitor who brings a motor vehicle into Hong Kong from a place
outside Hong Kong and who desires to obtain an international circulation
permit in respect of the vehicle, may deliver to the Commissioner an application
therefor in a form specified by the Commissioner, signed by the applicant.





(2) If an applicant for an international circulation permit-
(a)satisfies the Commissioner that he is resident outside Hong Kong
and that the motor vehicle is only temporarily in Hong Kong;
(b)produces to the Commissioner a policy of insurance in respect of
the motor vehicle, valid at the time of production; and
(c)satisfies the Commissioner that it is not intended during the
currency of the international circulation permit to use the motor
vehicle in Hong Kong for the carriage of passengers or goods for
hire or reward or, in the case of a goods vehicle, in connection
with a trade or business,
the Commissioner may issue to the applicant free of charge an international
circulation permit in Form 4 of Schedule 8.
(3) Section 52(1) of the Ordinance shall not apply to a vehicle in respect
of which an international circulation permit is in force.
(4) The following particulars shall be supplied in an application under
subregulation (1)-
(a)the full name and home address of the person to whom the
international circulation permit is to be granted;
(b)the date and place of entry into Hong Kong of the motor vehicle
in question;
(c)the make and chassis number of the motor vehicle and such other
particulars describing the vehicle as the Commissioner may direct;
(d)the letters and numbers on the registration plates, if any, of the
motor vehicle and, if different, of any trailer drawn thereby,
together with the country of registration;
(e)in any case where the motor vehicle is drawing a trailer, the
name and manufacture of the trailer and its serial or other
identification number; and
the address in Hong Kong of the person to whom the
international circulation permit is to be granted or, if none, the
name and address in Hong Kong of some other person through
whom he may be contacted while in Hong Kong.
(5) An international circulation permit shall not be granted for any period
exceeding 12 months from the date on which the motor vehicle was last brought
into Hong Kong.

32. Application of other provisions to
international circulation permits

Regulations 25 and 59 shall apply to an international circulation permit as
if the references therein to a registered owner and to a vehicle licence were
references to a holder of an international circulation permit and to an
international circulation permit respectively.





33. Surrender of international circulation permits

(1) When a motor vehicle in respect of which an international circulation
permit is in force-
(a) is sold or transferred;
(b) is removed from Hong Kong; or
(e) is destroyed,
the holder of the international circulation permit shall surrender it to the Com-
missioner, informing the Commissioner, in a case where the vehicle has been sold or
transferred, of the name of the new owner and of his address, if any, in Hong Kong.
(2) The holder of an international circulation permit shall surrender it to
the Commissioner if-
(a) it has expired; or
(b)the holder is applying for the registration of the vehicle under
these regulations.
(3) The holder of an international circulation permit may, before the
expiration of the permit, surrender it to the Commissioner and thereupon the
permit shall cease to be valid.
(4) The holder of an international circulation permit shall, if he leaves
Hong Kong before the expiration of the permit or before the exportation of his
vehicle, surrender the permit to the Commissioner and thereupon the permit
shall cease to be valid.

34. Registration marks on imported vehicles

(1) The Commissioner shall assign to a motor vehicle in respect of which he
has issued an international circulation permit a registration mark which shall be-
(a)in the case of a vehicle in respect of which a visitor's registration
document is produced, the registration mark recorded in that
document; and
(b)in the case of any other vehicle a registration mark consisting of 2
letters and a number of not more than 4 digits.
(2) During the currency of an international circulation permit, regulation
8 shall apply to the motor vehicle to which the permit relates as if the reference
therein to the registered owner was a reference to the holder of an international
circulation permit and references to the registration mark were references to the
registration mark assigned to the motor vehicle under subregulation (I):
Provided that-
(a)regulation 8 shall not apply to a registration mark assigned under
subregulation (1)(a) if the corresponding requirements of the law
under which, or authority by whom, the registration mark is
issued are complied with, and if any letters in the registration
mark are in Roman characters and any numbers therein are in
ordinary European numerals; and





(b)a registration mark assigned under subregulation (1)(a) need not
be displayed on the front of the vehicle if that is not required by
the law under which or the authority by whom the registration
mark is issued.
(3) The holder of an international circulation permit shall, during the
currency of the permit issued in respect of a motor vehicle to which a
registration mark is assigned under subregulation (1)(a), display at the back of
the vehicle so as to be clearly distinguishable a nationality sign indicating the
country in which the vehicle is registered.
(4) During the currency of an international circulation permit issued in
respect of a motor vehicle in respect of which a visitor's registration document
was produced and to which a registration mark is assigned under subregulation
(1)(a), regulation 7(3) shall apply in respect of a visitor's registration document
as it applies to a registration document.
(5) This regulation shall apply to a trailer drawn by a motor vehicle
to which an international circulation permit relates, during the currency of
the permit, as if references to the registration mark were references to the
registration mark assigned to the motor vehicle under this regulation.

35. Registration cards

(1) Where the Commissioner assigns a registration mark to a motor
vehicle under regulation 34(1)(b), the Commissioner shall issue with the
international circulation permit a registration card free of charge in such form
and containing such particulars as the Commissioner thinks fit.
(2) Regulations 7(3) and 59 shall apply to a registration card as if
the references therein to a registered owner and to the registration document
were references to a holder of a registration card and the registration card
respectively.

36. Vehicles remaining in Hong Kong

(1) Where any vehicle in respect of which an international circulation
permit is issued-
(a) remains in Hong Kong after the permit has expired; or
(b) is transferred to another owner in Hong Kong,
the vehicle shall be registered and licensed under these regulations with effect
from the date the vehicle was first brought into Hong Kong.
(2) No person shall drive or use or suffer or permit to be driven or used
any vehicle to which subregulation (1) applies unless the vehicle is registered
and licensed in accordance with that subregulation.





PART VI

Tp-uLERs

37. Registration, etc. of trailers

(1) Subject to subregulations (2), (M), (213) and (3), the provisions of
Part 11 shall apply to a trailer as if references therein to a motor vehicle and
registered owner were references to a trailer and registered owner of a trailer
respectively. (L.N. 262 of 1984; L.N. 240 of 1985)
(2) The registration mark assigned to a trailer pursuant to regulation 6(a)
shall have the suffix 'T'.
(M) On registering a trailer, the Commissioner shall assign to the trailer a
permitted gross vehicle weight which shall be such weight as he shall determine
after considering-
(a)the particulars contained in the application for registration
submitted in respect of the trailer;
(b)any information available from the manufacturer of the trailer;
and
(e) any regulations made under the Ordinance. (L.N. 240 of 1985)
(213) The assignment by the Commissioner of a permitted gross vehicle
weight to any trailer on registration of the trailer on or after 25 August 1984,
and prior to the commencement of the Road Traffic (Registration and
Licensing of Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1985 (L.N. 240 of
1985), is hereby declared to be valid and shall be deemed to have been validly
assigned under subregulation (M). (L.N. 240 of 1985)
(3) Regulation 17(2)(b)(ii) shall not apply in the case of the transfer of
ownership of a trailer. (L.N. 262 of 1984)

38. Application for licences

(1) Any person who wishes to have licensed a trailer of which he is the
registered owner shall deliver to the Commissioner an application therefor in a
form specified by the Commissioner and shall, subject to subregulation (2), pay
to the Commissioner the following licence fee-
(a)for a licence for 12 months, the appropriate licence fee prescribed
in Schedule 2; or
(b)for a licence for 4 months, an amount equal to 35% of the
appropriate licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2.
(2) Where a trailer is to be licensed for use only in Lantau, the applicant
shall pay one quarter of the appropriate licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2.





39. Issue of licences

(1) On receipt of an application and the licence fee under regulation 38,
the Commissioner may, at any time during the period of 4 months immediately
preceding the date of expiry of the vehicle licence, license the trailer for such
period, not exceeding 12 months, as is stated in the application and such licence
shall take effect from the date of expiry of the existing vehicle licence. (L.N.
172 of 1989)
(2) Subject to subregulations (1) and (3) and regulation 38, the provisions
of Part 111 shall apply to a vehicle licence issued in respect of a trailer. (L.N.
262 of 1984)
(3) Regulation 2 1 (1)(a)(ii) shall not apply in the case ofthe licensing of a
trailer. (L.N. 262 of 1984)

PART VII

RiCKSHAWS

40. Licensing of rickshaws

(1) Any owner of a rickshaw who wishes to have the rickshaw licensed
shall-
(a) deliver to the Commissioner an application therefor in a form
specified by the Commissioner which shall be accompanied by his
identity document; and
(b) pay to the Commissioner the following licence fee-
(i) for a licence for 12 months, the appropriate licence fee
prescribed in Schedule 2; or
(ii) for a licence for 4 months, an amount equal to 35% of the
appropriate licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2.
(2) An application under subregulation (1) shall be signed by the owner of
the rickshaw or by some person duly authorized by him in writing.
(3) Before a rickshaw is licensed, the Commissioner may require the
owner thereof to produce the rickshaw for examination at any place specified in
such requirement.
(4) On receipt of an application and the licence fee under subregulation (1)
at any time during the period of 4 months immediately preceding the date of
expiry of the vehicle licence, the Commissioner may license the rickshaw for such
period, not exceeding 12 months, as is stated in the application and such licence
shall take effect from the date of expiry of the existing vehicle licence. (L.N. 172
of 1989)
(5) On the licensing of a rickshaw the Commissioner shall issue to the
owner of the rickshaw, for display on the rickshaw in accordance with regula-





tion 41(1), a vehicle licence in a form and containing such particulars specified
by the Commissioner and a number consisting of not more than 3 digits.

41. Display of vehicle licence and licence number

(1) The owner of a licensed rickshaw to whom a vehicle licence is issued
under regulation 40(5) shall display---
(a)the vehicle licence in a conspicuous place on the front of the
rickshaw in respect of which the licence is issued, in such a
manner that it is clearly visible from in front of the rickshaw; and
(b)the vehicle licence number in a conspicuous place on the back
of the rickshaw in such a manner that it is clearly visible from
behind the rickshaw.
(2) No person shall drive or use or suffer or permit to be driven or used
any rickshaw on which a vehicle licence and vehicle licence number is not
displayed in accordance with subregulation (1).

PART VIII

MISCELLANEous LiCENCES AND PERMITS

42. Application for trade licence

(1) If any person being a manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in vehicles
wishes to obtain a trade licence in respect of any vehicle used by him he shall
deliver to the Commissioner an application for a trade licence in a form
specified by the Commissioner and shall deposit with the Commissioner the
sum of $1,000 and, if the trade licence is for a period of one year, pay to the
Commissioner the trade licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2.
(2) Where a trade licence is for a period less than one year, the applicant
shall pay to the Commissioner the licence fee calculated by the Commissioner
by multiplying one-tenth of the trade licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2 by the
number of months for which the licence is applied for, any part of a month
counting as a month.

43. Issue of trade licence

(1) The Commissioner, on being satisfied that the applicant-
(a) is a bona fide manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in vehicles; and
(b) has an adequate policy of insurance in respect of such vehicles,
shall issue to the applicant a trade licence in accordance with the application
together with a set of 2 trade plates with a weather-proof holder for the trade
licence attached to one trade plate.





(2) Regulation 24 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to trade licences to the
same extent as that regulation applies to vehicle licences.

44. Trade licences and trade plates

(1) Each trade licence shall contain-
(a)the name and address of the person to whom the trade licence is
issued;
(b)the number of the trade plate issued in respect of such trade
licence;
(e)the date of expiry of the trade licence which shall be not more
than one year from the date of granting of the licence; and
(d) the serial number of the trade licence.
(2) Each trade plate shall display the letter 'T' together with the number,
or letters and number, allocated in respect thereof in red on a white background
in a form specified by the Commissioner.
(3) Trade plates issued in respect of a trade licence shall remain the
property of the Commissioner and shall not be altered in any way after issue,
except by the Commissioner.
(4) When a trade licence is cancelled or is not renewed, the person to
whorn the set of trade plates relating to the licence were issued shall return the
set forthwith to the Commissioner.
(5) Upon return of the set of trade plates to him under subregulation (4),
the Commissioner shall repay the deposit made in respect thereof less such
amount as the Commissioner shall consider necessary to make good any
damage to such trade plates.

45. Display of trade plates and licence

When a vehicle is in use under a trade licence, the holder of the trade
licence shall display a trade plate issued to him with the trade licence attached
thereto on the front of the vehicle, and the other trade plate issued to him shall
be displayed on the back of the vehicle, in the manner prescribed in regulation 8
with respect to the display of registration marks.

46. Trade licence not transferable

A trade licence shall not be used by any person other than the holder of the
trade licence and the holder of a trade licence shall not allow or suffer the trade
licence or the trade plates issued to him to be used by any other person but this
regulation shall not be contravened if the holder of a trade licence or a person
bona fide in his employ and acting under his authority is present and in charge
of the vehicle or if such vehicle is constructed for use by one person only and is
being used by a prospective purchaser for the purpose of test or trial.





47. Limitations of use of trade licence

(1) A trade licence shall not be used in respect of any vehicle other
than a vehicle which is in the possession of the holder of such trade
licence in the course of his business as a manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in
vehicles.
(2) A trade licence shall not at any time be used in respect of a vehicle
which is being used for the conveyance of passengers for hire or reward or in
respect of a vehicle which is being used for the conveyance of goods in the
course of trade or for the delivery or removal of goods.
(3) Unless used pursuant to a movement permit issued under regulation
53, a vehicle shall not be used under a trade licence if an application for
registration and licensing of the vehicle under these regulations would be
unsuccessful by virtue of failure to comply with the Road Traffic (Construction
and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.) or for any other
reason.
(4) Subject to subregulations (1) and (2) and regulation 46, a trade licence
may be used only for driving-
(a)an unregistered vehicle in the course of delivery to a motor dealer
or exhibitor;
(b)a vehicle for the purpose of presale demonstration to a potential
customer; or
(c) a vehicle under mechanical test.
(5) No vehicle shall be used under a trade licence for any purpose other
than a purpose for which such vehicle is authorized by these regulations to be
used under such licence.
(6) When a vehicle is being used under a trade licence, the number of
passengers carried in or on the vehicle shall not exceed 2, except where the
Commissioner has given permission in writing for the carrying of more than 2
passengers in which case the number of passengers shall not exceed the number
specified in such permit.

48. Register of journeys under trade licence

(1) Every holder of a trade licence shall maintain a register of all journeys
made by vehicles in use under the trade licence.
(2) A register maintained under subregulation (1) shall show the date,
time and place of each journey and the registration mark (if any) and all other
relevant particulars of the vehicle.
(3) A holder of a trade licence shall forthwith produce the register
maintained under subregulation (1) for inspection on request by any police
officer or the Commissioner.





49. Closed road permits

(1) Any person who wishes to drive a motor vehicle, or wishes a motor
vehicle to be driven, on a road closed in accordance with the Road Traffic
(Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.) (hereinafter in this regulation
referred to as 'a closed road') may apply to the Commissioner for a closed
road permit and the Commissioner may issue such a permit subject to such
conditions and in respect of such period as the Commissioner may think fit.
(2) No closed road permit shall be valid for more than 12 months from
the date on which it was issued.
(3) No fee shall be charged for the issue of a closed road permit except
where a person applies to the Commissioner for a closed road permit under
subregulation (1)--
(a) in respect of a closed road in Lantau; or
(b)if that person wishes to proceed out of Hong Kong on a closed
road. (L.N. 96 of 1985)
(4) Where a fee is, under subregulation (3), chargeable for a closed road
permit it shall be-
(a)in the case of an application for a closed road permit valid for 12
months, the ApprOpTiatC closed road permit fee prescribed in
Schedule 2. or
(b)in the case of an application for a closed road permit valid for
less than 12 months, a fee equal to one-twelfth of the fee referred
to in paragraph (a) multiplied by the number of months for
which the permit is sought, any part of a month counting as one
month. (L.N. 96 of 1985)
(5) Every person to whom a closed road permit is issued, and every
person who drives a motor vehicle to which such permit relates on a closed
road, shall comply with the conditions, if any, of the permit.

50. Bus lane permits, probibited zone permits
and restricted zone permits

(1) Any person who-
(a)wishes to drive a motor vehicle, or wishes a motor vehicle to be
driven, in a bus lane or prohibited zone within the meaning of the
Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.); or
(b)wishes to drive or use a motor vehicle, or wishes a motor vehicle to
be driven or used, in a restricted zone within the meaning of the
Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.),
may apply to the Commissioner for a permit for that purpose (hereinafter
referred to as a 'bus lane permiC, 'prohibited zone permiC or 'restricted zone
permiC, as the case may be) and the Commissioner may issue such a permit free





of charge subject to such conditions and in respect of such period as the
Commissioner may think fit.
(2) No bus lane permit, prohibited zone permit or restricted zone permit
shall be valid for more than 12 months from the date on which it was issued.
(3) Every person to whom a bus lane permit, prohibited zone permit or
restricted zone permit is issued, and every person who drives or uses a motor
vehicle to which such permit relates in a bus lane, prohibited zone or restricted
zone, as the case may be, shall comply with the conditions, if any, of the permit.

51. Goods permits
(1) The Commissioner may issue a goods permit for the carriage, for hire
or reward, of goods other than personal effects in a vehicle registered as a-
(a) public bus;
(b) private bus;
(c) public light bus; or
(d) private light bus.
(2) An application for a goods permit shall be in a form specified by the
Commissioner and shall be accompanied by the goods permit fee prescribed in
Schedule 2.
(3) On receipt of an application under subregulation (2) and the
prescribed fee, the Commissioner may issue a goods permit for a period not
exceeding 12 months and subject to such conditions as he may impose.

52. Excess passengers permits
(1) The Commissioner, on receipt of an application in a form specified by
him and the excess passengers permit fee prescribed in Schedule 2, may issue an
excess passengers permit subject to such terms and conditions as appear to him
necessary authorizing the carriage of passengers in or on a goods vehicle
in excess of the maximum passenger seating capacity of the class of vehicles
as specified in the Third Schedule to the Road Traffic (Construction and
Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.). (L.N. 172 of 1989)
(2) Before issuing an excess passengers permit under subregulation (1) the
Commissioner may cause the goods vehicle to be examined.
(3) An excess passengers permit issued under subregulation (1) may be
issued for a period not exceeding 12 months but shall in any event expire on the
date of expiry of the vehicle licence relating to the vehicle.

53. Movement permits
(1) On the application of the owner of a vehicle which is not licensed and
which-
(a)is not normally used on a road and is driven on a road only for
the purpose of proceeding from one site to another; or





(b)is used or intended to be used only within the boundaries of the
Hong Kong International Airport,
the Commissioner, on payment to him of the movement permit fee prescribed
in Schedule 2, may issue to the owner a movement permit authorizing the
vehicle to be used for the relevant purpose specified in paragraph (a) or (b).
(2) In any movement permit, the Commissioner may exempt the vehicle
to which the permit relates from compliance with such provisions of the Road
Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub.
leg.) as he may consider necessary.
(3) Every movement permit shall be subject to the conditions that-
(a)when the vehicle to which the permit relates is being moved on a
road, other than a road within the boundaries of the Hong Kong
International Airport, no load is carried on the vehicle other than
such equipment, spares or fuel as are normally carried on such
vehicle; and
(b)the vehicle to which the permit relates is driven on the road only
by a person holding a valid driving licence authorizing him to
drive a vehicle of that class,
and to such other conditions in regard to the time when the vehicle may be
moved, the road on which it may be moved and otherwise as the
Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Police and any other
authority, may consider necessary.
(4) A movement permit issued under subregulation (1) shall be valid for a
period not exceeding 12 months.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation, the boundaries of the Hong Kong
International Airport shall be the boundaries delineated on a plan approved
by the Governor under section 3 of the Hong Kong Airport (Regulations)
Ordinance (Cap. 292).

54. Long load permits and wide load permits

The Commissioner, on receipt of the long load permit fee or wide load permit
fee prescribed in Schedule 2, may issue a long load permit or wide load permit
subject to such terms and conditions, and valid for such period, as he thinks fit
authorizing a goods vehicle to be driven with a load projecting to the front or the
rear, or to either side beyond the body of the vehicle, as the case may be.

55. Advertisement permits

The Commissioner, on receipt of the advertisement permit fee prescribed in
Schedule 2, may issue an advertisement permit subject to such terms and
conditions, and valid for such period, as he thinks fit authorizing the use of a
vehicle on any road for the purpose of advertisement.





56. Form and particulars of permits

(1) Every permit issued under this Part shall be in a form specified by the
Cornmissioner and shall contain the relevant particulars prescribed in Schedule 9.
(2) A permit issued under this Part shall be effective only while the permit
is displayed on the front of the vehicle as near as possible to the vehicle licence
displayed in accordance with regulation 25.

57. Cancellation of trade licences and permits

(1) Where any condition of a trade licence or permit issued under this
Part is contravened, the Commissioner may, by giving notice in writing to the
person named in the licence or permit at the address specified in the licence or
permit (or in the case of a goods permit, excess passengers permit, long load
permit or wide load permit by giving notice in writing to the person to whom it
was issued), cancel the trade licence or permit, whether or not any person is or
will be prosecuted for an offence under regulation 60(1). (L.N. 262 of 1984)
(2) In the event of-
(a)a cancellation under subregulation (1) of a trade licence or
permit, the person to whom a notice under that subregulation is
given; or
(b)expiry of a trade licence or permit, the person to whom it was
issued,
shall return the trade licence or permit to the Commissioner.
(3) Any police officer or other officer authorized by the Commissioner
shall have power to seize an expired or cancelled trade licence and trade plates
relating thereto or permit issued under this Part, and for that purpose to detach
the licence and plates or permit from a vehicle.

PART IX

MISCELLANEOUS

58. Waiving or refund of fees

The Commissioner in his absolute discretion may waive the payment of
any fee payable, or refund any fee paid, under these regulations in respect of a
motor vehicle, the property of a foreign government, temporarily brought into
Hong Kong for a period not exceeding 4 weeks for the use of an accredited
representative of such government while it is so used.





59. Issue of duplicate registration documents,
licences and permits

if-
(a) a registration document is lost, destroyed or defaced; or
(b)a vehicle licence is lost, destroyed or defaced, or the figures or the
particulars thereof become illegible,
the registered owner of the vehicle may apply to the Commissioner in a form
specified by the Commissioner for a duplicate registration document or vehicle
licence, and the Commissioner upon being satisfied as to such loss, destruction,
defacement or illegibility and upon receipt of any registration document or
vehicle licence which has been defaced or is illegible, shall issue a duplicate
registration document or vehicle licence, marked as such, on payment of the
appropriate fee prescribed in Schedule 2 (or without payment of a fee where in
the case of a vehicle licence the Commissioner is satisfied that the figures or
particulars on it have become illegible through no fault of the registered owner)
and the duplicate registration document or vehicle licence so issued shall have
the same effect as the original registration document or vehicle licence.
(2) If a trade licence or any permit issued under Part VIII is lost,
destroyed or defaced, the person to whom the trade licence or permit was issued
may apply to the Commissioner in a form specified by the Commissioner for a
duplicate trade licence or permit, and the Commissioner upon being satisfied as
to such loss, destruction or defacement and upon receipt of any trade licence or
permit which has been defaced, shall issue a duplicate trade licence or permit,
marked as such, on payment of the appropriate fee prescribed in Schedule 2 and
the duplicate trade licence or permit so issued shall have the same effect as the
original trade licence or permit.
(3) No person shall apply for a duplicate of a registration document,
vehicle licence, trade licence or permit on the ground that the original
registration document, licence or permit is lost or destroyed knowing that
such original registration document, licence or permit has not been lost or
destroyed.
(4) On the issue of a duplicate registration document, vehicle licence,
trade licence or permit under this regulation, the original registration
document, licence or permit shall cease to be valid.
(5) If at any time after the issue of a duplicate registration document,
vehicle licence, trade licence or permit under this regulation and during the
currency of such duplicate registration document, licence or permit the original
registration document, licence or permit is found, the registered owner or the
person to whom the licence or permit was issued, as the case may be, shall
forthwith report the finding thereof to the Commissioner and shall take all
reasonable steps to obtain possession of it and return it as soon as possible to
the Commissioner for cancellation.





(6) Where due to circumstances beyond his control the Commissioner is
unable for the time being to issue a duplicate registration document, vehicle
licence, trade licence or permit under this regulation, the receipt issued by him
for the payment of the fee for a duplicate registration document, licence or
permit shall be deemed for the purposes of these regulations to be a valid
registration document, licence or permit in place of the original registration
document, licence or permit, until a duplicate registration document, licence or
permit is issued or the expiry of a period of 30 days after the issue of the receipt,
whichever is the earlier.

60. 01Tences

(1) Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes any of the
provisions of, or any requirement under, regulation 7(2) or (3), 8, 17(1), (2) or
(6), 18, 19(1), 20(1) or (3), 22(1), 36(2), 41, 44(3) or (4), 48, 49(5), 50(3), 57(2) or
59(3) or (5) or any condition imposed under regulation 40(4), 51(3), 52(1), 53(3),
54 or 55 commits an ofrence and is liable to a fine of $2,000. (L.N. 262 of 1984)
(2) Any person who obstructs any police officer or other officer
authorized by the Commissioner in the exercise of any power conferred by
regulation 22(2) or 57(3) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000 and
to imprisonment for 3 months.
(3) Subject to subregulation (7), if any vehicle is upon or used on any road
in contravention of regulation 23(1), 25 or 29(1), (2) or (4), or is upon or used on
any private road in contravention of section 23A(I), the registered owner and the
driver of the vehicle at the time of such contravention each commits an offence
and is liable to a fine of $2,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months and in the case
of a second or subsequent conviction under regulation 29(1), (2) or (4) to a fine
of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (L.N. 21 of 1989)
(4) A holder of an international circulation permit who without
reasonable excuse contravenes regulation 33(1), (2), or (4) or 34(3) commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000.
(5) If any vehicle is upon or used on any road in contravention of
regulation 45, 46 or 47 the holder of the trade licence and the driver of the
vehicle at the time of such contravention each commits an offence and is liable
to a fine of $2,000.
(6) Any person who without lawful authority alters, defaces or mutilates
or adds anything to any registration document or card, vehicle licence or any
licence or permit issued under these regulations or displays on any vehicle any
such vehicle licence, licence or permit which has been so altered, defaced,
mutilated or added to or has in his possession, without reasonable excuse, any
such registration document or card, vehicle licence, licence or permit which has
been so altered, defaced, mutilated or added to commits an offence and is liable
to a fine of $3,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.





(7) It shall be a defence to a charge alleging a contravention of regulation
25 for the defendant to show that the vehicle to which the charge relates was, at
the time of that contravention, parked on a private road. (L.N. 21 of 1989)

61. Revocation

The Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations
(Cap. 220 sub. leg.) and the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Reg-
ulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) are revoked.

62. Transitional provisions

(1) Schedule 10 shall have effect for the purposes of transition to the
provisions of these regulations from the provisions of the Road Traffic
(Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) and
the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.)
revoked by regulation 61 of these regulations and shall be in addition to and
shall not derogate from section 23 of the Interpretation and General Clauses
Ordinance (Cap. 1).
(2) The Governor may by order amend Schedule 10.

SCHEDULE 1 [reg. 41

Particulars to be entered in the register-
(i) Registration mark.
(ii) Classification of vehicle.
(iii) Date of first registration.
(iv) Full name of registered owner.
(v)Full residential address of the registered owner (or of the registered office of a corporate
body).
(vi) Identity document.
(vii) Make.
(viii) Year of manufacture.
(ix) Engine number.
(x) Chassis number.
(xi) Cylinder capacity.
(xii) Permitted gross vehicle weight (goods vehicles and special purpose vehicles only).
(xiii) Type of body.
(xiv) Colour.
(xv) Seating capacity and standing passenger capacity.
(xvi) Any other particulars required by the Commissioner.
(xvii) Country of origin.
(xviii) Licence fee.
1989 ED CAP 374 E38 1989 ED CAP 374 E39




SCHEDULE 3 [reg. 71
PARTICULARS TO BE ENTERED IN A REGISTRATION DOCUMENT
1. Details of Registered Owner
(i) Full name of registered owner.
(ii) Identity document number.
2. Details of Vehicle
(i) Registration mark.
(ii) Classification of vehicle.
(iii) Date of first registration.
(iv) Make.
(y) Year of manufacture.
(vi) Engine number.
(vii) Chassis number.
(viii) Cylinder capacity.
(ix) Permitted gross vehicle weight (goods vehicles and special purpose vehicles only)
(x) Type of body.
(xi) Colour.
(xii) Seating Capacity and standing passenger capacity.
(xiii) Any other particulars required by the Commissioner.
3. Conditions of Licence

SCHEDULE 4 [reg. 81
PROVISIONS AS TO DISPLAY OF REGISTRATION MARKS AND PLATES
1. Form of Registration Marks
(i) The registration mark shall be in conformity with the arrangement of the letters and
numerals shown in Diagram 1 or 2.

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form shown in Diagram 3 and with subparagraph (iii).





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(iii) All letters and numerals in accordance with Diagram 1, 2 or 3 shall be not less than 8 em
and not more than 11 em high, except that-
(a)in the case of invalid carriages and motor cycles, the letters and numerals shall be not
less than 5 em and not more than 11 em high;
(b)where written approval is given by the Commissioner for the letters or numerals to be
less than 8 em high, the letters or numerals shall be not less than the height so
approved.
2. Colours, Construction, Fitting, Display and Illumination of Registration Marks
(i)Except as prescribed in subparagraph (v), the registration mark shall be displayed on the
front and on the back of a motor vehicle in a vertical position, so that every letter and
numeral of the registration mark is vertical, and is easily distinguishable, in the case of the
registration mark displayed on the front of the vehicle, from in front of the vehicle, and in
the case of the registration mark displayed on the back of the vehicle, from behind the
vehicle.





(ii) Subject to subparagraph (iia), the registration mark shall be displayed on a
reflex-reflecting number plate, being a plate which complies with the requirements laid
down by the British Standard Specification for Reflex-reflecting Number Plates published
on 11 September 1972 under the number B.S. AU 145a and is of a type in respect of which
there has been issued by the Commissioner a certificate that a plate of that type complies
with those requirements, and- (L.N. 391 of 1983)
(a)the registration mark, where it is displayed on the front of a motor vehicle, shall be
formed of black letters and numerals upon a white background and where it is
displayed on the back of the vehicle shall be formed of black letters and numerals
upon a yellow background;
(b)that part of the plate which comprises the said background shall be constructed of
reflex-reflecting material which shall at all times be maintained in a clean and efficient
condition;
(C)no reflex-reflecting material shall be applied to any part of the said letters or
numerals; and
(d )there shall be legibly and permanently marked on the plate the specification number
B.S. AU 145a to indicate that it complies with the British Standard mentioned above,
and the name, trade mark or other means of identification of the manufacturer of the
plate.
(iia) Without prejudice to subparagaph (ii) in the case of a double-decked bus that is designed
to have a registration mark display on the back of the bus incorporated in the structure,
with internal illumination, the registration mark displayed on the back of the bus may be
formed of black letters and numerals indelibly inscribed upon a yellow surface and no
letters, numerals or markings other than the registration mark shall be inscribed on such
surface. (L.N. 391 of 1983)
(iii) The reflex-reflecting number plate shall be firmly fixed on to the motor vehicle.
(iv) No letter or numeral of a registration mark shall be capable of being detached provided
that it shall not be a contravention of this requirement if the letters or numerals are made
separately and are either welded or firmly riveted to the surface of the number plate. If the
letters and numerals are displayed on a flat plate, the plate may be constructed having
raised letters and numerals.
(v) The registration mark shall not be displayed on the front of a motor cycle or trailer. In the
case of an invalid carriage, the registration mark need not be displayed on the front of the
invalid carriage where the Commissioner has exempted such invalid carriage, either in a
particular case or by reference to a type of invalid carriage, from such requirement under
subparagraph (i). (L.N. 262 of 1984)
(vi) No letters, numerals or markings shall be displayed on a reflex-reflecting number plate
other than those required to be displayed or marked under these regulations.
(vii) When a vehicle of any kind is attached to a mechanically propelled motor vehicle either in
front or behind, the registration mark required to be displayed on the front or on the back
of the mechanically propelled vehicle or a duplicate of such registration mark shall be
displayed on the front or on the back of the vehicle attached, as the case may be, in the
same manner as the registration mark is required to be displayed upon the motor vehicle
drawing or propelling the same.
(viii) Whenever a motor vehicle is in motion upon a road during the hours of darkness or in
poor visibility conditions (as defined in regulation 2 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Control)
Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.)) a lamp shall be kept illuminated upon the motor vehicle
so contrived as to illuminate by means of reflection or otherwise and to render easily
distinguishable from any point not more than 15.25 m behind the motor vehicle every
letter and numeral of the registration mark displayed on the back of the motor vehicle or
on the vehicle attached to the back of the motor vehicle, as the case may be.
(ix) In this paragraph, 'reflex-reflecting number plate' means a flat rectangular plate
displaying the registration mark of a motor vehicle in which the background to the
registration mark consists of reflex-reflecting material, integrally attached to a suitable
backing material.





SCHEDULE 5 [regs. 9 & 131

LIST OF SPECIAL REGISTRATION MARKS

Item
1 . 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
2. 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88 and 99.
3. 111, 222, 333, 444, 555, 666, 777, 888 and 999.
4. 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555, 6666, 7777, 8888 and 9999.
5. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90.
6. 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 and 900.
7. 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000 and 9000.
8. 123, 234, 345, 456, 567, 678 and 789.
9. 1234, 2345, 3456, 4567, 5678 and 6789.
10. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 4 1,
42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72,
73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 94, 85, 86, 87, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 and 98.
11. 1100,1122,1133,1144,1155,1166,1177,1188,1199,2200,2211,2233,2244,2255,2266,
2277,2288,2299,3300,3311,3322,3344,3355,3366,3377,3388,339954400,4411,4422,
4433,4455,4466,4477,4488,4499,5500,5511,5522,5533,5544,5566,5577,5588,5599,
6600,6611,6622,6633,6644,6655,6677,6688,6699,7700,7711,7722,7733,7744,7755,
7766,7789,779958800,8911,9822,8833,9844,8855,8866,8877,8899,99(0,9911,9922,
9933,9944,9955,9966,9977,9988.
12. 1001,1221,1331,1441,1551,1661,1771,1881,1991,2002,2112,2332,2442,2552,2662,
2772,2882,2992,3003,3113,3223,3443,3553,3663,3773,3883,3993,4004,4114,4224'
4334,4554,4664,4774,4884,4994,5005,5115,5225,5335,5445,5665,5775,5885,5995,
6006,6116,6226,6336,6446,6556,6776,6886,6996,7007,7117,7227,7337,7447,7557,
7667,7887,7997,8008,8118,8228,8338,8448,8558,8668,8778,8998,9009,9119,9229,
9339,9449,9559,9669,9779,9889.
13. 101, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 171, 181, 191, 202, 212, 232, 242, 252, 262, 272, 282, 292,
303, 313, 323, 343, 353, 363, 373, 383, 393, 404, 414, 424, 434, 454, 464, 474, 484, 494,
505, 515, 525, 535, 545, 565, 575, 585, 595, 606, 616, 626, 636, 646, 656, 676, 686, 696,
707, 717, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 787, 797, 808, 818, 828, 8385 848, 858, 868, 878, 898,
909,919,929,939,949,959,969,979,989.
14. 1010,1212,1313,1414,1515,1616,1717,1818, 1919,2020,2121,2323,2424,2525,2626,
2727,2828,2929,3030,3131,3232,3434,3535,3636,3737,3838,3939,4040,4141,4242,
4343,4545,4646,4747,4848,4949,5050,5151,5252,5353,5454,5656,5757,5858,5959,
6060,6161,6262,6363,6464,6565,6767,6868,6969,7070,7171,7272,737357474,7575,
7676,7878,7979,8080,8181,8282,8383,8484,8585,8686,8787,8989,9090,9191,9292,
9393,9494,9595,9696,9797,9898.

SCHEDULE 6 [reg. 241

PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL LICENCE FEE WMCII MAY BE REFUNDED

Percentage of annual fee which may be
Number of days in the unexpired refunded for each day of the
period of valid licence unexpired period of valid licence
Not exceeding 60 days Nil
60 days or over 0.24%
(L.N. 172 of 1989)





SCHEDULE 7 [reg- 291
PERMITTED AREAS FOR NEw TERRITORIES AND LANTAu TAxis
1. Permitted area for taxis licensed to be available for hire or to carry passengers within the New
Territories-
(a) The following roads in the Kwun Tong District as delineated in Part 1 of the Schedule to
the Declaration of Districts Order (Cap. 366 sub. leg.)-
(i)New Clear Water Bay Road from the boundary of the Kwun Tong District to its
junction with Shun Ching Street;
(ii) Shun Lee Tsuen Road from its junction with Shun Ching Street to its junction with
Shun King Street;
(iii) Shun King Street;
(iv)Lee On Road from its junction with Shun King Street to its junction with New Clear
Water Bay Road.
(b) The following roads in the New Territories Districts as delineated in Part 11 of the
Schedule to the Declaration of Districts Order (Cap. 366 sub. leg.)--
North All roads.
Sai Kung All roads, but excluding-
(i) Fei Ngo Shan Road;
(ii) Clear Water Bay Road west of its junction with New Clear Water Bay
Road;
(iii) Anderson Road and all roads leading from Anderson Road south of
its junction with Clear Water Bay Road;
(iv) the road leading from Clear Water Bay Road to Clear Water Bay Film
Studios beyond a point 170 metres from its junction with Clear Water
Bay Road; and
(v) all new roads leading from Hang Hau Road into Junk Bay New Town.
(L.N. ]47of 1987)
Sha Tin (i) Tai Po Road and local access roads leading therefrom north of its
junction with Sha Tin Road but excluding Kau To Shan Road;
(ii) Tolo Highway and access roads leading therefrom nor-th of its junction
with Tai Po Road near Sha Tin Race Course;
(iii) the access road linking Tai Po Road with Sha Tin Race Course;
(iv) the 2 slip roads joining Tai Po Road and Yuen Wo Road;
(v) the section of Yuen Wo Road between Fo Tan Road and the
south-bound slip road mentioned in (iv) above;
(vi) the 2 slip roads joining Sha Tin Wai Road and Sha Tin Road to the
north of Sha Tin Wai Road;
(vii) Sha Tin Road north of its junction with the slip roads mentioned in
(vi) above;
(viii) the section of Sha Tin Wai Road between its junction with its
north-bound slip road to Sha Tin Road and Ngan Shing Street;
(ix) the section of Ngan Shing Street between Sha Tin Wai Road and Chap
Wai Kon Street;
(x) Chap Wai Kon Street west of its junction with Ngan Shing Street;
(xi) the section of Fo Tan Road between Yuen Wo Road and Tai Chung
Kiu Road;
(xii) the 2 slip roads joining Sha Tin Road and Tai Chung Kiu Road;
(xiii) the section of Tai Chung Kiu Road between Fo Tan Road and Ma On
Shan Road;
(xiv) Ma On Shan Road; and
(xv) allroadsin Ma On Shan. (L.N.I]Oof]989)
Tai Po All roads.
Tsuen Wan (i) Castle Peak Road between Tuen Mun and the Lido Car Park near
11-1/4 milestone at Ting Kau and local access roads leading from that
section of Castle Peak Road;
(ii) Castle Peak Road from its junction with Tuen Mun Road in Chai Wan
Kok to its junction with Tai Ho Road;





Tsuen Wan (iii) Tuen Mun Road;
(iv) Route Twisk and Tai Mo Shan Road;
(v) Sai Lau Kok Road;
(vi) Wai Tsuen Road;
(vii) Miu Kong Street; and
(viii) the section of Shing Mun Road between Miu Kong Street and Sai Lau
Kok Road. (L.N. 158 of 1989)
Tuen Mun All roads.
Yuen Long All roads.
(L.N. 262 of 1984)
2. Permitted area for taxis licensed to be available for hire or to carry passengers within Lantau-
The island of Lantau.

SCHEDULE 8[regs. 2, 30 & 3 11
FORM 1
FISCAL PERMIT UNDER 1931 CONVENTION
Page 1
HONG KONGt
INTERNATIONAL FISCAL PERMIT
NO .
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION SIGNED AT GENEVA ON MARCH 30TH, 193 1.
The present permit is issued with a view to the exemption from taxes or charges on the
circulation or possession of motor vehicles granted for one or more periods of stay representing a
total period of not more than 90 days spent in each of the countries to which the said Convention
applies. The permit is only valid for one year from the date of issue.
The present fiscal permit is issued to
.............................. 1 1
living at ..........................................................................................................................
........
.............................. 1
for the motor vehicle with the following description:
Type of vehicle .........................(1)
Make of chassis .........................(2)
Number of chassis .......................(3)
Number of engine ........................(4)
Registration number on the plate of the country issuing the permit (5)
Place and date of issue .................(6)
..................... 1 ..............................................................
..................................... ..............................................................
Stamp of
authority 1

Surname and other names of the owner or possessor.
Town, street, number.
Signature of authority or of the organization designated for the purpose.
Visa of authority.
In a permit issued by some other country the name of that country will appear instead and the permit will be drawn up in the
language of that country.

~K. These words should also appear on the cover.





Page 2

The present permit is valid in all the countries mentioned below for one year from the date of
its issue. Before the expiration of this period, no new certificate or duplicate copy can be issued for
the same vehicle.
Here insert list of countries who are parties to the Convention.
Here follow pages for recording changes of ownership of the vehicle and of its registration
number and entries and exit visas. At the foot of the first page for recording entry and exit visas
there shall be entered the following note-
Note~---In calculating the period of exemption, each day shall be reckoned from midnight to
midnight, every fraction of a day counting as a whole day. The day of exit shall, however, not be
counted when the day of entry and the day of exit are separated by a period of more than one day.

FORm 2

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE FOR MOTOR
VEHICLES UNDER 1926 CONVENTION

Page 1
HONG KONG*
INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRAFFic
INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF APRIL 24TH, 1926.

ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE

Place ..............................................................................................................................
....................
Date ...................................................................................................

Signature of issuing authority

In a permit issued by some other country the name of that country will appear instead and the permit will be d~ up in the
language of that country.

Page 2
This certificate is valid, in the territory of all the undermentioned Contracting States, for the
period of one year from the date of issue.
Here insert list of Contracting States.

Page 3
Owner.......................................Surname 1
or Other names ............................2
Holder......................................{Home address 3
Class of Vehicle ..................................................................................................................
...............4
Name of maker of chassis ....................5
Type of chassis .............................6
Serial number of type or maker's number of chassis 7





Number of cylinders ....................8
Engine number ..........................9
Engine......................................Stroke 10
Bore ..................................11
Horse-power ............................12
Shape ..................................13
Body........................................Colour 14
Number of seats ..........................\ 15
Weight of car unladen (in kg) ............ 16
Weight of car fully laden (in kg) if exceeding 3 500 kg ....... ................... 17
.................
Identification mark on the plates ..------------ .... 18
Additional pages should repeat the particulars on page 3 translated into as many languages as may
be necessary to enable the certificate to be used in all the Contracting States mentioned on page 2
and these should be followed by pages for entrance and exit visas.

FoRm 3

(Repealed L.N. 262 of 1984)

FORm 4
INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION PERMIT

NATIONAL
LETTERS
CAR NO. oil RN
VALID UNTIL
F~ =m DAY
MON
ui 19 :;0
DATE
STAMP
OF
OFFICE.
OF
ISSUE





SCHEDULE 9

PARTICULAPS TO BE ENTERED ON PERMITS ISSUED UNDER PART VIII
1. Closed Road Permit
Name of permit holder
Address of permit holder
Vehicle registration mark
Roads on which the vehicle is allowed
Permitted hours of operation
Date of expiry
Additional conditions imposed2. Bus Lane Permit
Name of permit holder
Address of permit holder
Vehicle registration mark
Bus lane on which the vehicle is allowed
Permitted hours of operation
Date of expiry
Additional conditions imposed3. Prohibited Zone Permit
Name of permit holder
Address of permit holder
Vehicle registration mark
Prohibited zone in which the vehicle is allowed
Permitted hours of operation
Date of expiry
Additional conditions imposed4. Restricted Zone Permit
Name of permit holder
Address of permit holder
Vehicle registration mark
Restricted zone in which the vehicle is allowed
Permitted hours of operation
Date of expiry
Additional conditions imposed5. Goods Permit
Vehicle registration mark
Permitted weight of goods to be carried
Date of expiry
Additional conditions imposed6. Excess Passengers Permit
Vehicle registration mark
Total number of persons that may be carried (including the driver)
Time of operation allowed
Routes allowed
Date of expiry
Additional conditions imposed7. Movement Permit
Name of owner
Address of owner
Type of body or model
Engine number
Chassis number
Maximum speed of vehicle
Time of operation allowed





Routes allowed
Date of expiry
Additional conditions imposed
8. Long Load Permit or Wide Load Permit
Vehicle registration mark
Limit of load
Date of expiry
Time of operation allowed
Routes allowed
Additional conditions imposed9. Advertisement Permit
Name of permit holder
Address of permit holder
Vehicle registration mark
Date of expiry
Additional conditions imposed

SCHEDULE 10 [regs. 8 & 621

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

1. Where a vehicle is registered under the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles)
Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) revoked by regulation 61 of these regulations (hereinafter in this
Schedule referred to as the 'revoked regulations') in a class specified in column 1 below and the
registration is in force at the commencement of these regulations, the vehicle shall he deemed to be
registered under these regulations within the class specified opposite thereto in column 2 below and
these regulations shall apply to the vehicle as if it were registered under these regulations.

1 . 2.
Class of vehicle Class of vehicle
Private car Private car
Public light bus Public light bus
Private light bus Private light bus
Motor cycle Motor cycle
Motor tricycle Motor tricycle
Invalid carriage Invalid carriage
Goods vehicle whether or not exceeding 45 Light goods vehicle
cwt. weight unladen, if the vehicle has an
assigned maximum laden weight not exceeding
108.3 cwt. (permitted gross vehicle weight not
exceeding 5.5 tonnes)
Goods vehicle whether or not exceeding 45 Medium goods vehicle
cwt. weight unladen, if the vehicle has an
assigned maximum laden weight exceeding
108.3 cwt. but not exceeding 471.4 cwt.
(permitted gross vehicle weight exceeding 5.5
tonnes but not exceeding 24 tonnes)





1. 2.
Class of vehicle Class of vehicle

Goods vehicle exceeding 45 cwt. weight Heavy goods vehicle
unladen, if the vehicle has an assigned
maximum laden weight exceeding 471.4 cwt.
but not exceeding 746.4 cwt. (permitted gross
vehicle weight exceeding 24 tonnes but not
exceeding 38 tonnes)

Public omnibus Public bus
Private omnibus Private bus
Trailer Trailer

Hong Kong and Kowloon taxi, New Taxi
Territories taxi or Lantau taxi
(L.N. 262 of 1984; L.N. 240 of 1985)

2. A goods vehicle of the class specified in column 1 in paragraph 1 which is deemed to he a goods
vehicle of the class specified opposite thereto in column 2 in that paragraph may be reclassified in
the appropriate class by the Commissioner after the vehicle is inspected and weighed by him.

3, Every goods vehicle specified in column 1 in paragraph 1 shall be deemed to be a special
purpose vehicle for the purposes of these regulations but will continue to be classified as a goods
vehicle of the class specified opposite thereto in column 2 in that paragraph until the vehicle has
been inspected by the Commissioner and reclassified if necessary.

4~ (1) The registered owner of a motor vehicle under the revoked regulations shall, if he is the
registered owner of the motor vehicle at the commencement of these regulations, be deemed to be
the registered owner of the motor vehicle under these regulations.
(2) The person who is licensed as the owner of a trailer that is licensed under the revoked
regulations shall, if he is the licensed owner of the trailer at the commencement of these regulations,
be deemed to be the registered owner of the trailer under these regulations.

5, The registration book or a duplicate thereof issued in respect of a motor vehicle under the
revoked regulations shall, if it is valid at the commencement of these regulations, be deemed to be a
registration document issued in respect of the motor vehicle under these regulations.

6, The registration mark assigned or allocated under the revoked regulations shall, if the
assignment or allocation of the registration mark is in force at the commencement of these
regulations, be deemed to be a registration mark assigned or allocated under these regulations.

T A registration mark displayed on a motor vehicle at the commencement of these regulations-
(a)in the case of a motor vehicle first registered before 1 June 1983, in accordance with
regulations 9 and 10 of the revoked regulations may be continued to he so displayed on
such motor vehicle up till 31 May 1985 inclusive, in which event it shall not he necessary
to comply with regulation 8 of these regulations; and
(b)in the case of a motor vehicle first registered before, on or after 1 June 1983, in accordance
with regulation lOA of the revoked regulations shall be deemed to be displayed in
accordance with regulation 8 of these regulations.

8. The register of vehicles maintained by the Commissioner under the revoked regulations at the
commencement of these regulations shall be deemed to be a register of vehicles maintained by the
Commissioner under these regulations, and any certificate issued of particulars in such register
maintained under the revoked regulations shall be deemed to be a certificate issued of particulars in
the register maintained under these regulations.

9. A motor vehicle or trailer licensed under the revoked regulations shall, if the licence is in force
at the commencement of these regulations, be deemed to be licensed under these regulations.





10. The vehicle licence or a duplicate thereof issued in respect of a motor vehicle or trailer under
the revoked regulations shall, if the vehicle licence is valid at the commencement of these
regulations, be deemed to be a vehicle licence issued under these regulations, and if such vehicle
licence is displayed in accordance with the revoked regulations it shall be deemed to be displayed in
accordance with these regulations.
11. A trade licence and trade plates issued under the revoked regulations shall, if the licence is valid
at the commencement of these regulations, be deemed to be a trade licence and trade plates issued
under these regulations, and a register of journeys maintained by the holder of a trade licence under
the revoked regulations shall be deemed to be a register of journeys maintained under these
regulations.
12. A movement permit issued under regulation 5 of the revoked regulations shall, if the permit is
valid at the commencement of these regulations, be deemed to be a movement permit issued under
regulation 53 of these regulations.
13. A closed road permit issued under regulation 15 of the Road Traffic (Roads and Signs)
Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) revoked by the Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap.
374 sub. leg.) shall, if the permit is valid at the commencement of these regulations, be deemed to be
a closed road permit issued under regulation 49 of these regulations.
14. An excess passengers permit issued under regulation 96 of the Road Traffic (Construction and
Use) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) revoked by the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance
of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.) shall, if the permit is valid at the commencement of
these regulations, be deemed to be an excess passengers permit issued under regulation 52 of these
regulations.
15. A long load permit or wide load permit issued under regulation 160 of the Road Traffic
(Construction and Use) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) revoked by the Road Traffic (Construction
and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.) shall, if the permit is valid at the
commencement of these regulations, be decried to be a long load permit or wide load permit issued
under regulation 54 of these regulations.
16. Any permit or certificate issued under the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Regulations
(Cap. 220 sub. leg.) revoked by regulation 61 of these regulations shall, if the permit or certificate is
valid at the commencement of these regulations, be deemed to be a permit or certificate issued
under Part V of these regulations.
17. Any registration mark assigned to a motor vehicle, and a registration card issued, under the
Road Traffic (International Circ ' utation) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) revoked by regulation 61
of these regulations shall, if the registration mark or registration card is current at the
commencement of these regulations, be deemed to be a registration mark assigned or registration
card issued under Part V of these regulations.
18. Without prejudice to any other provision of this Schedule, in so far as any application,
determination or decision made or having effect as if made, direction or notice issued, given or
delivered or having effect as if issued, given or delivered, condition imposed or having effect as if
imposed, fee paid, exemption made, or other thing done or having effect as if done, under the
revoked Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) or
Road Traffic (International Circulation) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) could have been made,
issued, given, delivered, imposed, paid or done under a corresponding provision of these regulations
it shall not be invalidated by the revocation effected by regulation 61 of these regulations, but shall
have effect as if made, issued, given, delivered, imposed, paid or done under that corresponding
provision.
(L.N. 218 of 1984)
19. Where any enactment or document refers, whether specifically or by means of a general
description, to the regulations revoked by regulation 61 of these regulations or is to be construed as
so referring, the reference shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be construed as, or as
including, a reference to the corresponding provision of these regulations.
20. Without prejudice to paragraph 8, any record kept under the regulations revoked by regulation
61 of these regulations shall be deemed to form part of the record kept under the corresponding
provisions of these regulations.





SCHEDULE 11 [reg. 291

FIGURE No. 1

GREEN

lice

-14.4 c K

350 15501

END OF PERMUTED AREA FOR
NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS

THIS SIGN MAY BE USED 10 IMOICAll THE AREA LIMITATIONS BEYOND
W09CH A TAXI THAT IS ONLY tICIEWS
10 CARRY PASStMGERS WITHIN THE NEW TERRITORIES WALL NOT OKIIATE

(L.N. 262 of 1984)

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