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Wednesday, April 25, 1973
ROAD TESTS FOR OVERSEAS LICENCE HOLDERS
Requirement Upheld By Financial Secretary
A holder of overseas driving licences can usually drive in Hong
Kong without interruption from the time of arrival until he passes the
road test and receive a Hong Kong licence, as long as he applies in good
time for his test.
This was stated by the Financial Secretary, the Hon. C.P. Haddon-Cave,
in reply to a question by Mrs. Ellen Li in the Legislative Council this
afternoon. She had asked if the Government would drop the road test
requirement for overseas licence holders in view of the large backlog of
driving tests.
Mr. Haddon-Cave said there were about 7,000 applicants a year
who were holders of overseas licences.
"This," he said, "does add to the backlog of driving tests, but
it is not a serious burden and there are good reasons for not issuing a
Hong Kong driving licence direct without a test."
He said the Commissioner for Transport was anxious not to place
his licensing staff in the difficult position of having to check the
validity of overseas licences.
He added that the Transport Advisory Committee had advised against
waiving the road test requirement for holders of overseas licences.
But he said he would ask the Commissioner of Transport "to examine
the whole question again" and to seek confirmation of their previous advice
from the T.A.C.
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