THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 6, 1912. 581
31. The weight of a heavy motor car unladen shall not exceed seven tons.
32. Every motor bicycle, motor tricycle, motor car, and heavy motor car, shall be provided with two efficient and independent brakes in good working order.
33. Every motor bicycle, motor tricycle, motor car, and heavy motor car, and the fittings of every motor bicycle, motor tricycle, motor car, and heavy motor car, shall be in such a condition as not to cause, or to be likely to cause, danger to any person on the vehicle or on any road.
34. Every truck, trolly, cart, van, and public horsed carriage, shall be provided with an efficient brake to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police.
35. The width of the face of the tire of a truck, trolly, cart, van, or public horsed carriage, shall be not less than three inches.
36. The diameter of the wheel of a truck, trolly, cart, van, or public horsed carriage shall be not less than fifteen inches.
37. Every wheel of a wheeled vehicle shall be truly circular, accurately centred on its axle, and fitted to work thereon without oscillation or side play.
38. No person shall have, use or drive any vehicle the construction and equipment of which are not in accordance with these Regulations.
Licence Numbers.
39. Every motor bicycle and motor tricycle shall carry the number of its licence clearly painted in white figures on a black ground not less than four inches in height or half an inch in thickness of line securely fastened to the back of the vehicle in such a position as to be easily distinguishable at all times from behind the vehicle, and also on a plate with duplicate faces to be fixed on the front of the vehicle so as to be easily distin- guishable at all times from either side of the vehicle, or in such positions as the Captain Superintendent of Police may direct,
40. Every motor car and heavy motor car shall carry the number of its licence clearly painted in white figures on a black ground not less than four inches in height or half an inch in thickness of line securely fastened to the back of the vehicle in such a position as to be easily distinguishable at all times from behind the vehicle and also in similar figures on the front of the vehicle in such a position as to be easily distinguishable at all times from in front of the vehicle, or in such positions as the Captain Superintendent of Police may direct.
41. Every public vehicle, other than motor bicycles, motor tricycles, motor cars and heavy motor cars and also every truck, trolly, cart, van, and public horsed carriage, shall carry the number of its licence in figures not less than two inches in height or half an inch in thickness of line painted on or affixed to the vehicle in such positions and in such colours as the Captain Superintendent of Police may direct.
42. The licence number on a vehicle shall not be obscured in any way
Lights.
43. Between sunset and sunrise every vehicle shall carry a lamp or lamps, in proper working order and properly trimmed and lighted, so as to display to the front a white light visible for a reasonable distance, and so as to afford adequate means of notifying the approach or position of the vehicle. If the lamp or lamps are so constructed as to permit a light to be seen from the rear, that light shall be red.
44. Between sunset and sunrise every motor bicycle and motor tricycle shall also carry, in addition to the lamp required by Regulation 43, a lamp, in proper working order and properly trimmed and lighted, so contrived as to illuminate by means of reflection, transparency or otherwise, and render easily distinguishable, either the licence number at the back of the vehicle or the licence number on the plate fixed on the front of the vehicle.