1989 Ed.]
Road Traffic
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effects but does not include an invalid carriage, motor cycle, motor tricycle or taxi;
"private light bus" means a light bus used or intended for use-
(a) otherwise than for hire or reward; or
(b) for the carriage of persons 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 road" means every thoroughfare, street, lane, alley, court, square, car park, passage, path, way and place to which access by the public may be restricted under common law, irrespective of whether such access is so restricted, but does not include-
(a) any place within the Hong Kong Airport designated by the Director of Civil Aviation as a car park under the Hong Kong Airport (Traffic) Regulations (Cap.292 sub.leg.); or
(b) any part of the carriageway of the North-west Railway designated by the Commissioner for the purposes of the definition of "road" in this section by notice in the Gazette; (Added 80 of 1988 s.3)
"public bus" means a bus, other than any private bus, which is used or intended for use for hire or reward;
"public light bus" means a light bus, other than any private light bus, which is used or intended for use for hire or reward;
"public service vehicle" means any motor vehicle registered as a public bus, public light bus or taxi, or as a private car in respect of which a hire car permit is in force;
"register", when used as a verb, includes "re-register";
"register", when used as a noun, means the register of vehicles maintained under this Ordinance;
"registered" means registered under this Ordinance;
"registered owner" means the person registered as owner of a vehicle under this Ordinance;
"registration document" means the book or document which relates to the registration of a motor vehicle in the register and which is required to be issued to the registered owner under this Ordinance;
"registration mark" means the registration mark assigned or deemed to be assigned, or the special registration mark assigned or allocated, to a vehicle under this Ordinance;
"repealed Ordinance" means the repealed Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap.220, 1979 Ed.);
“road” includes every highway, thoroughfare, street, lane, alley, court, square, car park, passage, path, way and place to which the public have access