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Existing legislation governing these vehicles

is considered adequate to meet present needs to the

extent that it requires them to be constructed to a

safe design and to be driven safely. All vehicles

used for the transport of school children have to

comply with the requirements prescribed in the

regulations governing the construction and maintenance

of vehicles while all drivers are required by the

Road Traffic Ordinance to exercise proper care to

ensure that they do not endanger themselves, their

passengers and other road users. Persons licensed

to drive private light buses are required to have

held a valid driving licence for a private car for

at least 3 years and to pass a driving test for

light buses.

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The Government does in a number of ways

assist parents and operators of school vans and

light buses to ensure the safety of children boarding

and alighting from these vehicles. Each year the

Education Department issues guidelines to kindergarten

supervisors on the safety of children travelling in

school mini-buses.

These recommend, amongst other

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