66522-1920-Traflic-Regulations — Page 4

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 30, 1920.

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(c) keep his vehicle properly protected against sun and rain to the satisfaction

of the Captain Superintendent of Police;

(d) carry such table of fares as may be prescribed by the Captain Superin- tendent of Police, which table, if not affixed to the vehicle, shall be produced, on demand, to any person who hires or proposes to hire the vehicle;

(e) when taking up a position on a public stand place his vehicle in rear of of any vehicles already on the stand and move his vehicle forward as other vehicles leave the stand.

35. A driver of a public vehicle shall not :-

(a) refuse without reasonable cause to accept hire when unemployed;

(b) demand more than the authorised fare;

(c) fail without reasonable cause to complete the journey for which he is

engaged;

(d) behave rudely or use insulting language;

(e) solicit passengers;

(f) loiter in any way so as to cause obstruction, or except with the permission of a Police Officer, take up any position in a road except on an appro- priate public stand;

(g) leave a public stand to accept hire out of turn.

36. A driver of a public vehicle shall take to a Police Station any articles which shall be found in his vehicle. The owner shall pay to the driver by way of reward such sum as may be agreed upon between the owner and the driver and approved by the Captain Superintendent of Police, and in case the owner and the driver fail to agree the amount of the reward shall be fixed by the Captain Superintendent of Police, but it shall not exceed one-fifth of the value of the article as assessed by the Captain Superintendent of Police. If the article remains unclaimed for a period of three months, such article may then be sold by the Captain Superintendent of Police and the driver shall receive by way of reward such sum as may be fixed by the Captain Superintendent of Police, but such sum shall not exceed one-fifth of the amount realised by the sale.

37. A driver shall not carry in a public vehicle a number of passengers in excess of the number shewn upon the licence for such vehicle. For the purposes of this regulation two children under the age of sixteen years may be reckoned as one passenger, and children below the age of four years shall not be reckoned,

38. A driver shall not carry in a public vehicle animals, or goods other than hand baggage. The term hand baggage shall be deemed to include personal effects only.

39. A driver shall not carry a corpse in a public vehicle.

40. A driver shall not carry in a public vehicle any person who is suffering from an infectious or contagious disease or is in a dirty condition.

Drivers of Motor Vehicles.

41. An applicant for a licence to drive a motor vehicle shall undergo such tests of his fitness to drive as may be prescribed by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

42. An applicant to drive a motor vehicle shall inform the Captain Superintendent of Police whether he has held a driver's licence or certificate in any other place, and whether such licence or certificate has been endorsed, suspended, or cancelled.

43. A licence to drive a motor vehicle shall not be issued to any person under 18 years

of age.

44. A driver shall not drive a motor vehicle within the City of Victoria or in Kow- loon at a speed in excess of 15 miles an hour.