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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 7, 1912.
10. No person shall drive any motor car or heavy motor car unless provided with a driver's licence issued by the Captain Superintendent of Police to such person for the parti- cular class of vehicle driven, in addition to the appropriate licence under the Licensing Ordinance, 1887, or the Private Vehicles Ordinance, 1895.
11. Every driver's licence issued by the Captain 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, and each applicant shall supply two photographs of himself.
12. 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. The Captain Superintendent of Police may at any time in his absolute discretion revoke or suspend any driver's licence.
13. Every driver of a motor car or heavy motor car shall stop his vehicle and produce his licence for inspection and give his true name and address, after a collision with any vehicle, person, animal, or thing, and whenever requested by a Police Officer to do so.
14. No driver of a motor car or heavy motor car shall be asleep or intoxicated whilst in charge of such a vehicle, or shall leave such vehicle unattended in any street or road or at any place of public resort or entertainment.
15.-(a.) No motor car or heavy motor car shall at any time carry a greater number of passengers than the number endorsed on the licence for such vehicle by the Captain Su- perintendent of Police: but two young persons under the age of 16 shall count as one passenger, and children under the age of 4 shall not be counted as passengers.
(b.) The owner of every motor car already licensed shall produce the licence for such vehicle to the Captain Superintendent of Police for endorsement under this Regulation before the 1st day of July, 1912.
16. No unauthorized person shall without the permission of the driver, ride in or upon any portion of any motor car or heavy motor car, or catch hold of or touch any part of any such vehicle, or in any way obstruct or attempt to obstruct the driver of such vehicle.
17. Proper precautions shall be taken by the driver of every motor car or heavy motor car to prevent the unnecessary discharge of the products of combustion, steam or lubricating oil in public streets or roads.
18. No person shall drive any motor car or heavy motar car at any speed or in any manner which, having regard to all the circumstances of the place and moment, may be a source of danger to any person, vehicle, animal or thing on any road, or which might be a source of danger if any person, vehicle, animal or thing were on the road.
Motor Cars.
19. No motor car shall be ridden or driven in any part of the Colony except upon the following streets and roads:----
Hongkong Island.
(a.) Eastern District.
Shaukiwan Village, Shaukiwan Road between tram terminus and Quarry Bay Village, Quarry Bay Village, Shaukiwan Road between Quarry Bay Village and Kennedy's Stables, Causeway Bay Road, Yee Wo Street, Jardine's Bazaar, Irving Street, Pennington Street, Caroline Road, Percival Street, Leighton Hill Road, Wongueichung Road, Gap Road, Queen's Road East between Wanchai Market and Arsenal Street, Wanchai Road between Wanchai Market and Praya East, Wanchai Road between Praya East and Morrison Hill Road, Morrison Hill Road, Observation Place, Praya East, Albany Street, Ship Street, Arsenal Street, Queen's Road East between Arsenal Street and City Hall.
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