Saturday, May 26, 1973
CHANGE IN POSITION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO DRIVE
IN HONG KONG ANNOUNCED
The Commissioner for Transport, Mr.B.D. Wilson, today announced that with effect from Monday (May 28) there will be a considerable change in the position regarding the right to drive in Hong Kong.
The change affects holders of overseas driving licences who are currently allowed to drive in Hong Kong for up to a year on the strength of that licence and who are thereafter required to pass a local test for a Hong Kong driving licence.
Mr. Wilson said legal advice now made it clear that the only persons who may drive in Hong Kong at any time on an overseas driving licence "are visitors who satisfy the Commissioner for Transport that they will stay in Hong Kong for less than a year."
"Such visitors must apply individually to the Transport Department
with the necessary proof," he added.
Holders of international driving permits are not affected and may continue to drive in Hong Kong during the validity of the permit.
To meet the difficulties that the change may cause, the Transport Department is prepared to issue a Hong Kong driving licence, without a Hong Kong test, to holders of overseas driving licences issued by Commonwealth countries and by those countries which are signatories to the 1926 and 1949 Conventions on international circulation of motor traffic.
However, this concession will not apply in the case of international driving permits nor to persons who are unable to produce a travel document
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