46025-1916-Vehicles-and-Traffic-Regulations — Page 9

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 7, 1916.

89. Not more than two chairs may go abreast in road.

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90. When two chairs are abreast the chair on the right must give way on meeting, or on being overtaken by any person or vehicle.

91. In Battery Path, and in Plunkett Road between Chamberlain Road and the Peak Club, chairs are not allowed to go abreast. If two chairs are discovered going abreast the chair on the right shall be deemed to have committed a breach of this regulation.

Rules applicable to Public Vehicles.

92. The driver of a public vehicle shall not do any one of the following things:-

(a.) Without reasonable cause refuse to accept hire when unemployed."

(b.) Demand more than the authorised fare.

(c.) Refuse to complete his journey without reasonable cause.

(d.) Leave or deposit the hirer before the completion of the engagement with-

out reasonable cause.

(e.) Use insulting language.

(f) Behave rudely.

(g.) Persistently solicit passengers.

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(h.) Obstruct the free transit of passengers any way.

(i.) Occupy any part of the vehicle except the driver seat, if any.

(j.) Loiter in any road so as to cause obstruction.

(k.) Leave a public stand to accept hire out of his turn.

(1.) When unemployed, unless so directed by a police officer, take up any position in a road except on a public stand appropriated to the class of vehicle in question.

93. The driver of a public vehicle shall do every one of the following things:-

(a.) Travel with reasonable speed.

(b.) When plying for hire and during the hiring be properly dressed to the

satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

(c.) When plying for hire and during the hiring see that the vehicle is pro- perly equipped against sun and rain to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

(d.) Carry a copy of the appropriate portion of Table D and produce it to any hirer or intended hirer on demand. The Captain Superintendent of Police may prescribe the form of the copy.

(e.) When taking up a position on a public stand place his vehicle at the

rear of any vehicles already standing there.

Stands.

94. The public stands shall be those specified in Table C to these regulations. Table C may be altered by the Captain Superintendent of Police. Any such alteration shall be gazetted.

Fares.

95. The fares for public vehicles shall be those specified in Table D to these regu- lations.

Lost Property.

96. If any property be left in a public vehicle the driver shall forthwith take it to the nearest Police Station. Such property shall be advertised as the Captain Super- intendent of Police may direct and if claimed shall be handed over to the owner subject to a deduction of five per cent. on its value for the driver who brought the property to the Police Station. The value shall be assessed by the Captain Superintendent of Police in his absolute discretion. If the property be not claimed within three months from the date when it was brought to the Police Station it shall be sold as the Captain Super- intendent of Police may direct, and the proceeds shall be paid into the Treasury subject to a deduction of five per cent. for the driver who brought the property to the Police Station.