Road Traffic
[1989 Ed.
"motor vehicle" means any mechanically propelled vehicle; "North-west Railway" means the North-west Railway within the meaning of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance (Cap. 372); (Added 56 of 1986 s. 26)
"overall length" and "overall width" in relation to a vehicle, shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively by regulations made under section 9; (Added 31 of 1986 s. 2)
"owner", in relation to-
(a) a private road, means the person who under common law has the
right to restrict access by the public to that road; and
(b) a vehicle, includes the person in whose name the vehicle is registered or a village vehicle permit is issued, and the person by whom a vehicle is kept and used and, in relation to a vehicle which is the subject of a hiring agreement or hire purchase agreement, means the person in possession of the vehicle under the agreement; (Replaced 80 of 1988 s. 3)
"parking place" means a place designated by the Commissioner under this
Ordinance as a parking place;
"passenger" in relation to a vehicle means any person carried in or on it other
than any driver or conductor of it;
"passenger service licence" means a licence to operate a passenger service issued
under this Ordinance;
"pedestrian controlled village vehicle" means a motor vehicle controlled by a pedestrian, having an overall length not exceeding 3.2 m and an overall width not exceeding 1.2 m, constructed or adapted primarily for the carriage of goods on roads in rural areas or areas inaccessible or closed to other motor vehicles, and not constructed or adapted for the carriage of a driver or any passenger; (Added 31 of 1986 s. 2)
"personal effects" means goods which are the property of the driver of a motor
vehicle or any passenger carried therein;
"post secondary education" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the
Education Ordinance (Cap. 279);
"primary education" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the
Education Ordinance (Cap. 279);
"private bus" means a bus used or intended for use-
(a) otherwise than for hire or reward; or
(b) for the carriage of passengers who are exclusively-
(i) the students, teachers and employees of an educational
institution; or
(ii) disabled persons and persons assisting them,
whether or not for hire or reward;
"private car" means a motor vehicle constructed or adapted for use solely for the carriage of a driver and not more than 7 passengers and their personal effects.