THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 25, 1911.
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7. After the 18th May, 1911, no person shall drive any wheeled vehicle propelled by a motor unless provided with a driver's licence issued by the Captain Superintendent of Police to such person for the particular class of vehicle driven, in addition to the appropriate licence under the Licensing Ordinance, 1887, or the Private Vehicles Ordinance, 1895.
8. Every driver's licence issued by the Captian Superintendent of Police under these Regulations shall be for the term of one year only. A fee of $10 shall be paid for each licence to drive four-wheeled vehicles, and $5 for each licence to drive two-wheeled vehicles.
9. The Captain Superintendent of Police shall not issue any driver's licence under these Regulations unless he is satisfied that the person applying for such licence is competent to drive the class of vehicle in respect of which such licence is applied for.
10. Every driver of a wheeled vehicle propelled by a motor shall stop his vehicle and produce his licence for inspection, or give his name and address, whenever requested by a Police Officer so to do, and any person not complying with this regulation may be appre- hended by any Police Officer without a warrant.
Offences.
11. Any violation of these Regulations in respect of wheeled vehicies shall de deemed to have been committed by the driver thereof, and, if such driver proves that he was obeying the orders of any person occupying the vehicle at the time either as owner or hirer, such person shall likewise be deemed to have committed such violation.
12. In these Regulations the word "driver" includes the rider of a bicycle or tricycle and the puller of a jinricksha.
13. These Regulations shall not apply to electric tramcars or rolling stock on the railway.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
25th April, 1911.
R. H. CROFTON,
Clerk of Councils.
No. 106.
Amendm
Private
Vehicles
of the Regulations under the Licensing Ordinance, 1895, published in the Government Gazette on the 4th day of May, 1906, and on page 159 of the Regulations of Hongkong. 1910, made by the Governor-in-Council on the 25th day of April, 1911.
1. Regulation No. 3 (as published in the Regulations of Hongkong, 1910) is hereby amended by inserting between the words " * year and the" in the first line thereof the words, the fee for a motor car shall $24 a year, and ".
2. The following regulation shall be inserted between Regulation 6 and Regulation 7 and numbered GA :--
6a. Every licensed wheeled vehicle propelled by a motor shall carry the number of its licence clearly painted in white figures on a black ground at least four inches in height and not less than half an inch in thickness of line securely fastened to the rear axle, number facing to the back, or in such other posi- tion as the Captain Superintendent of Police may require. Such number shall not be obscured in any way and no other number shall be carried. During the period between sunset and sunrise every such vehicle shall also carry (in addition to the lamps required by Section 5 of the Vehicles Regulation Ordinance, 1899.) a lighted lamp attached to the vehicle so constructed and placed as to show a red light to the rear and to throw a white light on the licence number, and every such lamp shall be of such power as the Captain Superintendent of Police may prescribe."
3. Regulation No. 7 is hereby amended by inserting in the first line thereof between the words "vehicle" and "used" the words "(not propelled by a
motor)".
R. H. CROFTON.
Clerk of Councils.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
25th April, 1911.
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