THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 7, 1912.
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2-(1) Every bicycle and tricycle not propelled by mechanical power shall carry a bell capable of giving audible and sufficient warning of the approach or position of the vehicle.
(2.) Every motor car shall carry a horn capable of giving audible and sufficient warn- ing of the approach or position of the vehicle.
(3.) Every heavy motor car shall carry a horn or foot bell capable of giving audible and sufficient warning of the approach or position of the vehicle.
1.) The bell or other instrument carried by any vehicle shall in all cases be subject to the approval of the Captain Superintendent of Police.
(5.) The driver of every bicycle, tricycle, motor car, and heavy motor car, shall, by sounding the bell or other instrument required by this Regulation, give audible and sufficient warning of the approach or position of the vehicle, when approaching any curve, cross-road or fork, when overtaking any person, animal, or vehicle, and whenever necessary or advisable.
(6.) The bell or other instrument required by this Regulation shall not be used except for warning persons, animals, and the drivers of other vehicles, of the approach or position. of the vehicle.
(7.) No horn or siren shall be carried on, or used by the driver or occupant of, any ricksha, or any bicycle or tricycle not propelled by nechanical power.
(8.) The driver of every motor car and heavy motor car, on approaching any curve, cross-road, or fork, shall, if necessary or advisable, reduce speed, and on rounding any corner or bend, shall keep as close as possible to his own left hand side of the road, and shall, if necessary or advisable, reduce speed.
3. No cart, truck, van or trolly shall, without a written permit from the Captain Superintendent of Police, be driven, drawn or pushed, between the hours of 10 a.. and 8 p m., in either of the following thoroughfares, namely
(1.) In Queen's Road Central between Queen Victoria Street and Murray Road; (2.) In Ice House Street.
4. No wheeled vehicle shall, at any time, with at a written permit from the Captain Superintendent of Police, be ridden, driven, drawn or pushed in Battery Path, or Murray Battery, between Queen's Road Central and Albert Road.
5. No person shall behave in a noisy, disorderly, unseemly, or offensive way in any vehicle on any road.
Chairs.
6. Not more than two chairs, whether public or private, may go abreast in any street,. road or path.
When two chairs are abreast, the chair on the right hand side must give way on meeting another chair, vehicle or pedestrian.
7. Chairs proceeding along Battery Path in Victoria or on that part of Plunkett Road leading up from Chamberlain Road to the Peak Club in the Hill District are not allowed to go abreast at all.
If two chairs are discovered going abreast that on the right hand side shall be deemed to have violated this Regulation.
Any violation of Regulation 5 or 6 shall be deemed to have been committed in the case of a public licensed chair by the bearers and in that of a private unlicensed chair by the occupant.
Motor Cars and Heavy Motor Cars.
8. No motor car which is licensed or used for livery shall be ridden or driven any- where in the Colony between the hours of midnight and 6
a.m., except for the purpose of carrying a duly qualified medical practitioner to see a patient, or for the purpose of carrying. a police officer on duty.
9. Every driver of a motor car or heavy motor car shall on the request of any police officer in uniform, or of any person having charge of a horse, or if any such police officer or person shall put up his hand as a signal for that purpose, cause the motor car or heavy motor car to stop and to remain stationary so long as may be reasonably necessary.