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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 19, 1935.

Motor vehicles,---Contd.

132. All glass fitted to windscreens or windows facing to the front on the outside of any motor vehicle shall be of safety glass. (Provided that this regulation shall not apply until January 1937 to any motor vehicle licensed on or before the 1st January, 1936).

133. No motor vehicle shall be fitted with any cut-out, fitting or other apparatus or device which will allow the exhaust gases from the engine of the motor vehicle to escape into the atmosphere without first passing through a silencer, expansion chamber or other contrivance suitable and sufficient for reducing as far as may reasonably be practicable the noise which would otherwise be caused by the escape of the said gases.

134. No premises shall be used as a garage unless permission in that behalf has first been obtained from the Inspector General of Police.

135. The licensee of a public motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle shall whenever any alteration is made to the chassis or machinery or body of such vehicle notify such alteration within forty-eight hours thereof to the Inspector General of Police.

An applicant for the renewal of a licence for a public motor vehicle shall state in writing whether any, and, if so, what alterations have been made to the chassis or machinery of such vehicle since such vehicle was last inspected by the police.

No person shall without the written permission of the Inspector General of Police make any alteration or addition to the steering gear, as supplied or fitted by the manufacturers, of any public vehicle for the carriage of passengers, whereby the steering of such vehicle, as designed by the manufacturers, is affected in any way, with the exception of ordinary adjust-

ments.

In cases where any alteration or addition to the steering gear of any such vehicle, for the purpose of affecting the steer- ing in any way, is desired, detailed drawings or models and full particulars prepared by a qualified mechanical engineer shall be submitted by the licensee to the Inspector General of Police for his consideration.

Public motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicles shall carry a complete spare wheel and a serviceable kit of tools to the satisfaction of the Inspector General of Police.

136. Commercial motor vehicles shall be inspected by a police officer authorised by the Inspector General of Police for the purpose-

(1) before being licensed as new vehicles;

(2) on change of ownership;

(3) once monthly.

All reasonable facilities shall be given to every such inspecting officer by the licensee and the driver, and his reason- able requirements shall be complied with by them.

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