THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 30, 1930.
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20. Wind Screens.-Front glass wind screens (if any) must be securely fastened, and of such a size and construction that the view of the driver shall at all times, and under all conditions be clear and unobstructed. Adjustable sections (if any) must be provided with adequate locking or fixing devices. Wind screen wipers must be fitted.
21. Lifeguards.--Vehicles not fitted with "running boards" or the equivalent, and so constructed as to leave the space between the front and rear wheels unguarded, must be fitted with guard rails so as to guard that space effectively.
22. Body. The body must be securely affixed to the chassis.
23. Floor Boards.--(a) Floor boards must be strong and well fitted; also where they are intended to be lifted, properly hinged sunk lifting rings must be provided for the
purpose.
(b) Holes may be bored in floor boards for drainage purposes, but are prohibited for any other purpose.
24. Pillars. All body pillars must be of sufficient strength, the joints properly made, and all parts liable to severe stress properly ironed and stayed.
25. Window Rails. When the side lights are made to be lowered, provision must be made (by means of guard rails or otherwise) to protect the arms of seated passengers from being thrust through and injured by passing traffic, or the extent to which the side lights can be lowered must be limited so that such protection may not be needed.
26. Entrances and Exits.-(a) Where the vehicle is fitted with a permanent top and the entrance is not at the rear end, an emergency door opening outwards shall be provided behind and clear of the rear wheels. This door must be easily accessible to the passen- gers, and so fastened as to be readily opened in case of need both from the inside and from the outside.
(b) Direct access to the driver's seat from the offside must be provided when there are seats for passengers on his left side.
(c) Door handles or levers to door catches must be affixed in such a manner that they cannot become dislodged or rendered inoperative by accidental manipulation. Except in regard to the door referred to in (a) above, if the handles or levers are on top of or inside the doors, double locks, safety catches or straps or some other form of additional fastening shall be provided.
(d) A grab handle must be fitted to each doorway to assist passengers in mounting or alighting from the vehicle.
(e) No doorway shall be less than 18 ins. in width, and if the door does not open to the full extent of the doorway it must open to the extent of at least 18 ins.
27. Height (Inside body).— Where permanent tops are fitted, the height inside, measured at the centre line of the vehicle, from the top of the floor battens of the lower deck to the lower edge of the hoop sticks or other such projections must not be less than 5 ft. 3 ins. if the seating capacity of the vehicle does not exceed 20, and not less than 5 ft. 10 ins. if the seating capacity of the vehicle exceeds 20.
28. Breadth (Inside body).-When the seats are placed lengthwise, the surface of any portion of the seat against which the back of the passenger is to rest shall be at least 51 ins. from the surface of the corresponding portion of the seat facing it.
29. Seats. At least 16 ins. measured in a straight line along the length of the front of each seat must be allowed for each passenger on every seat, which seat must be fit and convenient for sitting on. Cross or “garden seats must be so fitted that :-
(1) When facing in the same direction a clear space of a minimum width of 25 ins. must be provided in front of the back of each seat at all points measured along the top of the seat back;
(2) When facing each other there must be a clear space between all parts of
the front of each seat of a minimum width of 19 ins.
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