Hong Kong Ordinances

ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE - SECT 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 01/07/2007).
(Past version on 10/03/2006).
(Past version on 01/08/2004).
(Past version on 19/07/2002).
(Past version on 01/07/2002).
(Past version on 01/01/2001).
(Past version on 01/10/1999).
(Past version on 30/07/1999).
(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by
the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph
(12) of that Resolution.

"approved breath analysing instrument" (認可呼氣分析儀器)

"approved operator" (認可操作員)

"approved pre-screening device" (認可預檢設備)

"approved screening device" (認可檢查設備)

"automatic vending machine" (自動銷售機)

"bicycle" (單車)

"breath analysis" (呼氣分析)

"breath test centre" (呼氣測試中心) "bus" (巴士)

"Commissioner" (署長)

"conductor" (指導員)

"disabled person" (傷殘人士)

"display ticket" (泊車票)

"disqualified" (取消駕駛資格)

"disqualification" (駕駛資格取消)

"domestic driving permit" (當地駕駛許可證)

"domestic driving licence" (當地駕駛執照)

"driver" (司機、駕駛人)

"driver operated village vehicle" (司機操作的鄉村車輛)

"driving improvement course" (駕駛改進課程)

"driving improvement school" (駕駛改進學校)

"driving licence" (駕駛執照)

"educational institution" (教育機構)

"fail" (沒有)

"golf cart" (高爾夫球車)

"goods" (貨、貨物)

"goods vehicle" (貨車)

"gross vehicle weight" (車輛總重)

"permitted gross vehicle weight" (許可車輛總重)

"heavy goods vehicle" (重型貨車)

"hire car permit" (出租汽車許可證)

"hospital" (醫院)

"international driving permit" (國際駕駛許可證)

"invalid carriage" (傷殘者車輛)

"kindergarten education" (幼稚園教育)

"learner's driving licence" (學習駕駛執照)

"light bus" (小型巴士)

"light goods vehicle" (輕型貨車)

"medium goods vehicle" (中型貨車)

"motor cycle" (電單車)

"motor tricycle" (機動三輪車)

"motor vehicle" (汽車)

"multi-cycle" (多輪車)

"noise emission standards" (噪音發出標準)

"North-west Railway" (西北鐵路)

"operator" (營辦商)

"overall length" (全長度)

"overall width" (全寬度)

"owner" (擁有人、車主)

"parking card" (泊車儲值卡)

"parking fee" (泊車費)

"parking meter" (停車收費錶)

"parking place" (泊車處)

"parking space" (泊車位)

"passenger" (乘客)

"passenger service licence" (客運營業證)

"pay and display machine" (憑票泊車機)

"pedestrian controlled village vehicle" (由徒步者控制的鄉村車輛)

"personal effects" (個人財物)

"personalized registration mark" (自訂登記號碼)

"post secondary education" (專上教育)

"prescribed limit" (訂明限度)

"primary education" (小學教育)

"private bus" (私家巴士)

"private car" (私家車)

"private light bus" (私家小巴)

"private road" (私家路)

"road" (道路)

"probationary driving licence" (暫准駕駛執照)

"public bus" (公共巴士)

"public light bus" (公共小巴)

"public service vehicle" (公共服務車輛)

"recovery vehicle" (救援車輛)

"register" (登記)

"register" (登記冊)

"registered" (已登記、登記)

"registered owner" (登記車主)

"registration document" (登記文件)

"registration mark" (登記號碼)

"repealed Ordinance" (已廢除條例)

"road" (路、道路)

"road hump" (路丘)

"road marking" (道路標記)

"roadworthy" (宜於道路上使用)

"school crossing patrol" (學校交通安全隊員)

"school private light bus" (學校私家小巴)

"screening breath test" (檢查呼氣測試)

"secondary education" (中學教育)

"semi-trailer" (半拖車)

"special purpose vehicle" (特別用途車輛)

"special reasons" (特別理由)

"special registration mark" (特殊登記號碼)

"specially authorized vehicle examiner" (特許驗車主任)

"standing or plying for hire" (停車候客)

"student" (學生)

"taxi" (的士)

"taximeter" (的士計程錶)

"teacher" (教員)

"temporary driving licence" (臨時駕駛執照)

"traffic sign" (交通標誌)

"traffic warden" (交通督導員)

"trailer" (拖車)

"tram" (電車)

"Transport Tribunal" (交通審裁處)

"tricycle" (三輪車)

"vehicle" (車輛)

"vehicle design standards" (車輛設計標準)

"vehicle emission standards" (車輛廢氣排放標準)

"vehicle examination centre" (驗車中心)

"vehicle examiner" (驗車主任)

"vehicle identification number" (車輛識別號碼)

"vehicle licence" (車輛牌照)

"vehicle of the North-west Railway" (西北鐵路車輛)

"village vehicle" (鄉村車輛)

"village vehicle permit" (鄉村車輛許可證) In this Ordinance, unless the
context otherwise requires-

"approved breath analysing instrument" (認可呼氣分析儀器) means an
instrument of a type approved by the Commissioner of Police under section 39F
for analysing the proportion of alcohol in a specimen of a person's breath;
(Added 39 of 1995 s. 2)

"approved operator" (認可操作員) means a member of the police force
authorized by the Commissioner of Police under section 39F; (Added 39 of 1995
s. 2)

"approved pre-screening device" (認可預檢設備) means a device-

   (a)  of a type approved by the Commissioner of Police under section  39F ;
        and

   (b)  for indicating whether or not the proportion of alcohol in a person's
        breath reaches such a level that it would be reasonable to suspect
        that such proportion is likely to exceed the prescribed limit; (Added
        23 of 2008 s. 3)

"approved screening device" (認可檢查設備) means a device of a type
approved by the Commissioner of Police under section 39F for indicating
whether the proportion of alcohol in a person's breath is likely to exceed the
prescribed limit; (Added 39 of 1995 s. 2)

"automatic vending machine" (自動銷售機) means a machine erected pursuant
to section 12(1)(l); (Added 61 of 1991 s. 2)

"bicycle" (單車) means a vehicle with 2 wheels designed and constructed to
be propelled by the use of pedals;

"breath analysis" (呼氣分析) means an analysis of a specimen of a person's
breath under section 39C; (Added 39 of 1995 s. 2)

"breath test centre" (呼氣測試中心) means a place or vehicle designated
by the Commissioner of Police as a breath test centre under section 39C(20);
(Added 50 of 1999 s. 2) "bus" (巴士) means a motor vehicle constructed or
adapted for the carriage of more than 16 passengers and their
personal effects; (Amended 89 of 1988 s. 2)

"Commissioner" (署長) means the Commissioner for Transport;

"conductor" (指導員) in relation to a bus includes any person, other than
the driver, who is employed-

   (a)  to be in charge of, or to guide, passengers on the bus; or

   (b)  as an inspector of any service provided by the bus;

"disabled person" (傷殘人士) means a person who is the holder of a
certificate signed by or on behalf of the Director of Health or the Hospital
Authority within the meaning of the Hospital Authority Ordinance ( Cap 113)
stating that such person is suffering from a permanent disease or physical
disability that causes him considerable difficulty in walking; (Added 34 of
1993 s. 2)

"display ticket" (泊車票) means a ticket obtained from a pay and display 
machine for display on a motor vehicle to indicate payment for the use of the
parking space in which the vehicle is parked and which shows-

   (a)  the payment made for obtaining it;

   (b)  the date on which payment is made and the time of expiry of the period
        to which the payment relates; and

   (c)  the parking place in respect of which the machine is erected; (Added
        61 of 1991 s. 2)

"disqualified" (取消駕駛資格) means disqualified under this Ordinance
from
holding or obtaining a driving licence and "disqualification"
(駕駛資格取消) shall be construed accordingly;

"domestic driving permit" (當地駕駛許可證) and "domestic driving
licence" (當地駕駛執 照) in relation to a place outside Hong Kong mean a
document issued under the law of that place authorizing the driver to drive
motor vehicles or a specified class or description of motor vehicles in that
place;

"driver" (司機、駕駛人), in relation to any vehicle (other than a
rickshaw), vehicle of the North-west Railway, or tram, means any person who is
in charge of or assisting in the control of it and, in relation to a rickshaw,
means any person pulling a rickshaw; (Amended 46 of 1987 s. 2)

"driver operated village vehicle" (司機操作的鄉村車輛) means a
motor vehicle having an overall length not exceeding 3.2 m and an
overall width not exceeding 1.2 m constructed or adapted primarily for the
carriage of goods on roads in rural areas or areas inaccessible or closed to
other motor vehicles, in addition to the carriage of a driver only; (Added 31
of 1986 s. 2)

"driving improvement course" (駕駛改進課程) means a
driving improvement course provided by a driving improvement school under
section 102B(3)(a); (Added 3 of 2002 s. 2)

"driving improvement school" (駕駛改進學校) means a place designated by
the Commissioner as a driving improvement school under section 102B(1) and in
respect of which the designation is for the time being in force; (Added 3 of
2002 s. 2)

"driving licence" (駕駛執照) means a driving licence issued under this
Ordinance;

"educational institution" (教育機構) means-

   (a)  any institution, organization or place which provides, or where there
        is provided, for 10 or more persons during any one day, whether or not
        at the same time, kindergarten, primary, secondary or post secondary 
        education or any other educational course which is either-

        (i)    registered as a school under the Education Ordinance (
               Cap 279); or

        (ii)   exempted from registration as a school under the Education 
               Ordinance ( Cap 279);

   (b)  any post secondary college registered under the Post Secondary 
        Colleges Ordinance ( Cap 320);

   (c)  the University of Hong Kong referred to in the University of 
        Hong Kong Ordinance ( Cap 1053);

   (d)  The Chinese University of Hong Kong established under The 
        Chinese University of Hong Kong Ordinance ( Cap 1109);

   (e)  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University established under the Hong Kong
        Polytechnic University Ordinance ( Cap 1075); (Amended 94 of 1994 s.
        25)

   (f)  the Hong Kong Baptist University established by the Hong Kong 
        Baptist University Ordinance ( Cap 1126); (Added 50 of 1983 s. 34.
        Amended 93 of 1994 s. 41)

   (g)  the City University of Hong Kong established by the City 
        University of Hong Kong Ordinance ( Cap 1132); (Added 65 of 1983 s.
        25. Amended 92 of 1994 s. 34)

   (h)  The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts established by The Hong Kong
        Academy for Performing Arts Ordinance ( Cap 1135); (Added 38 of 1984
        s. 28)

   (i)  The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology established by
        The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance ( Cap 
        1141); (Added 47 of 1987 s. 25)

   (j)  The Open University of Hong Kong established by The Open 
        University of Hong Kong Ordinance ( Cap 1145); (Replaced 50 of 1997 s.
        29)

   (k)  Lingnan University established by the Lingnan University  Ordinance (
        Cap 1165); (Replaced 54 of 1999 s. 32)

   (l)  The Hong Kong Institute of Education established by The Hong 
        Kong Institute of Education Ordinance ( Cap 444); (Added 16 of 1994 s.
        27)

"fail" (沒有), for the purposes of section 39B and 39C, includes refuse;
(Added 39 of 1995 s. 2)

"golf cart" (高爾夫球車) means a motor vehicle having an overall length
not exceeding 3.2 m and an overall width not exceeding 1.2 m constructed or
intended for use for the carriage of passengers on golf courses, in addition
to the carriage of a driver; (Added 80 of 1988 s. 3)

"goods" (貨、貨物) includes burden of any description;

"goods vehicle" (貨車) means a motor vehicle, or trailer, which is
constructed or adapted for use primarily for the carriage of goods, but does
not include-

   (a)  a motor tricycle or a motor cycle with or without a sidecar attached
        thereto; or

   (b)  a village vehicle; (Replaced 31 of 1986 s. 2)

"gross vehicle weight" (車輛總重), in relation to a vehicle, means the sum
of the weights transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of the
vehicle and includes, in the case of a trailer, any weight of the trailer
imposed on the drawing vehicle, and the "permitted gross vehicle weight" (
許可車輛總重) of a vehicle means the maximum gross vehicle weight
assigned or determined in respect of the vehicle in accordance with
regulations made under this Ordinance; (Amended 66 of 1985 s. 2)

"heavy goods vehicle" (重型貨車) means a goods vehicle having a permitted 
gross vehicle weight exceeding 24 tonnes but not exceeding 38 tonnes;

"hire car permit" (出租汽車許可證) means a permit issued in accordance
with this Ordinance authorizing the use of a private car for the carriage of
passengers for hire or reward;

"hospital" (醫院) means an institution which provides medical or surgical
treatment for in-patients or out-patients; (Added 39 of 1995 s. 2)

"international driving permit" (國際駕駛許可證) means an
international driving  permit issued under the authority of a country or place
other than Hong Kong which is a party to an international agreement for the
time being in force in respect of Hong Kong; (Amended 3 of 2002 s. 15)

"invalid carriage" (傷殘者車輛) means a motor vehicle especially designed
and constructed for the sole use of a person suffering from physical defects
or disabilities;

"kindergarten education" (幼稚園教育) has the meaning assigned to it by
section  3 of the Education Ordinance ( Cap 279);

"learner's driving licence" (學習駕駛執照) means a learner's
driving licence issued under regulation 12 or 12A of the
Road Traffic (Driving Licences)  Regulations ( Cap 374 sub. leg. B); (Added 23
of 2008 s. 3)

"light bus" (小型巴士) means a motor vehicle constructed or adapted for
use solely for the carriage of a driver and not more than 16 passengers and
their personal effects, but does not include an invalid carriage, motor 
cycle, motor tricycle, private car or taxi; (Amended 89 of 1988 s. 2; 19 of
2004 s. 2)

"light goods vehicle" (輕型貨車) means a goods vehicle having a permitted 
gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5.5 tonnes;

"medium goods vehicle" (中型貨車) means a goods vehicle having a
permitted  gross vehicle weight exceeding 5.5 tonnes but not exceeding 24
tonnes;

"motor cycle" (電單車) means a two-wheeled motor vehicle with or without a
sidecar;

"motor tricycle" (機動三輪車) means a three-wheeled motor vehicle other
than-

   (a)  a motor cycle with a sidecar; and

   (b)  a village vehicle; (Replaced 31 of 1986 s. 2)

"motor vehicle" (汽車) means any mechanically propelled vehicle;

"multi-cycle" (多輪車) means a vehicle with-

   (a)  4 or more wheels designed and constructed to be propelled by the use
        of pedals and of which wheels at least 4 touch the road simultaneously
        when the vehicle is ridden; and

   (b)  a seat (or seats) whose height is not less than 350 mm above the road
        at any time when the vehicle is ridden; (Added 89 of 1994 s. 2)

"noise emission standards" (噪音發出標準), in relation to the
prohibition or control of the emission of noise in respect of motor vehicles
intended to be registered under this Ordinance, means the
noise emission standards prescribed in or by virtue of regulations made under
section 27 of the Noise Control Ordinance ( Cap 400); (Added 13 of 1996 s. 2)

"North-west Railway" (西北鐵路) means the North-west Railway within the
meaning of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance ( Cap 372); (Added
56 of 1986 s. 26)

"operator" (營辦商) means, in relation to a parking meter, any person who
has entered into a management agreement with the Government to undertake such
functions relating to parking meters as are specified by the Commissioner and
on such terms and conditions as are imposed by the Commissioner; (Added 91 of
1993 s. 2)

"overall length" (全長度) and "overall width" (全寬度) in relation to a
vehicle, shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively by regulations
made under section 9; (Added 31 of 1986 s. 2)

"owner" (擁有人、車主), in relation to-

   (a)  a private road, means the person who under common law has the right to
        restrict access by the public to that road; and

   (b)  a vehicle, includes the person in whose name the vehicle is registered
        or a village vehicle permit is issued, and the person by whom a
        vehicle is kept and used and, in relation to a vehicle which is the
        subject of a hiring agreement or hire purchase agreement, means the
        person in possession of the vehicle under the agreement; (Replaced 80
        of 1988 s. 3)

"parking card" (泊車儲值卡) means a card, permit, pass or other similar
device issued by the Commissioner or on his behalf or caused to be issued by
him and-

   (a)  the value of which at any particular time is encoded on it to permit
        its use in conjunction with-

        (i)    a parking meter for payment of a parking fee;

        (ii)   a pay and display machine, to obtain a display ticket; and

   (b)  which when used for payment of a parking fee causes to be indicated on
        the parking meter the period in respect of which it is so used and
        whether that period has elapsed; (Added 61 of 1991 s. 2)

"parking fee" (泊車費), in relation to a particular parking space, means a
fee payable under section 12(4) for the time being for the use of that space
for parking; (Added 61 of 1991 s. 2)

"parking meter" (停車收費錶) means an apparatus constructed and designed
to receive and indicate or to indicate payment for the use of a space in a
parking place; (Added 61 of 1991 s. 2)

"parking place" (泊車處) means a place designated by the Commissioner under
this Ordinance as a parking place;

"parking space" (泊車位) means a space in a parking place indicated by
lines or other marks for the accommodation of one vehicle; (Added 61 of 1991
s. 2)

"passenger" (乘客) in relation to a vehicle means any person carried in or
on it other than any driver or conductor of it;

"passenger service licence" (客運營業證) means a licence to operate a
passenger service issued under this Ordinance;

"pay and display machine" (憑票泊車機) means any machine or other
apparatus designed and constructed to issue a display ticket; (Added 61 of
1991 s. 2)

"pedestrian controlled village vehicle" (由徒步者控制的鄉村車輛)
means a motor  vehicle controlled by a pedestrian, having an overall length
not exceeding 3.2 m and an overall width not exceeding 1.2 m, constructed or
adapted primarily for the carriage of goods on roads in rural areas or areas
inaccessible or closed to other motor vehicles, and not constructed or adapted
for the carriage of a driver or any passenger; (Added 31 of 1986 s. 2)

"personal effects" (個人財物) means goods which are the property of the
driver of a motor vehicle or any passenger carried therein;

"personalized registration mark" (自訂登記號碼) means a personalized 
registration mark assigned or allocated under regulations made under
section 6; (Added 25 of 2005 s. 2)

"post secondary education" (專上教育) has the meaning assigned to it by
section 3 of the Education Ordinance ( Cap 279);

"prescribed limit" (訂明限度) means-

   (a)  22 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath;

   (b)  50 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood; or

   (c)  67 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine, or such other
        proportion as the Secretary for Transport and Housing may notify in
        the Gazette under section 39G; (Added 39 of 1995 s. 2. Amended 50 of
        1999 s. 2; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007)

"primary education" (小學教育) has the meaning assigned to it by section 3
of the Education Ordinance ( Cap 279);

"private bus" (私家巴士) means a bus used or intended for use-

   (a)  otherwise than for hire or reward; or

   (b)  for the carriage of passengers who are exclusively-

        (i)    the students, teachers and employees of an educational 
               institution; or

        (ii)   disabled persons and persons assisting them, whether or not for
               hire or reward;

"private car" (私家車) means a motor vehicle constructed or adapted for use
solely for the carriage of a driver and not more than 7 passengers and their
personal effects but does not include an invalid carriage, motor  cycle,
motor tricycle or taxi;

"private light bus" (私家小巴) means-

   (a)  a school private light bus; or

   (b)  a light bus (other than a school private light bus) used or intended
        for use-

        (i)    otherwise than for hire or reward; or

        (ii)   exclusively for the carriage of persons who are disabled 
               persons and persons assisting them, whether or not for hire or
               reward; (Replaced 50 of 1999 s. 6)

"private road" (私家路) means every thoroughfare, street, lane, alley,
court, square, car park, passage, path, way and place to which access by the
public may be restricted under common law, irrespective of whether such access
is so restricted, but does not include-

   (a)  (Repealed 23 of 2002 s. 91)

   (b)  any part of the carriageway of the North-west Railway designated by
        the Commissioner for the purposes of the definition of

"road" (道路) in this section by notice in the Gazette; (Added 80 of 1988 s.
3)

"probationary driving licence" (暫准駕駛執照) means a
probationary driving  licence to drive a motor cycle, motor tricycle,
private car or light goods  vehicle issued under regulation 12G of the
Road Traffic (Driving Licences)  Regulations ( Cap 374 sub. leg. B); (Added 23
of 2008 s. 3)

"public bus" (公共巴士) means a bus, other than any private bus, which is
used or intended for use for hire or reward;

"public light bus" (公共小巴) means a light bus, other than any
private light  bus, which is used or intended for use for hire or reward;

"public service vehicle" (公共服務車輛) means any motor vehicle
registered as a public bus, public light bus or taxi, or as a private car in
respect of which a hire car permit is in force;

"recovery vehicle" (救援車輛) means a motor vehicle which is constructed
or adapted for the purpose of removing from a road (by means of towing,
carrying or otherwise) a vehicle which is not roadworthy, has been involved in
an accident or has otherwise broken down on that road; (Added 71 of 1991 s. 2)

"register" (登記), when used as a verb, includes "re-register";

"register" (登記冊), when used as a noun, means the register of vehicles
maintained under this Ordinance;

"registered" (已登記、登記) means registered under this Ordinance;

"registered owner" (登記車主) means the person registered as owner of a
vehicle under this Ordinance;

"registration document" (登記文件) means the book or document which
relates to the registration of a motor vehicle in the register and which is
required to be issued to the registered owner under this Ordinance;

"registration mark" (登記號碼) means-

   (a)  a special registration mark;

   (b)  a personalized registration mark; or

   (c)  any other registration mark assigned or allocated, or deemed to be
        assigned or allocated, under regulations made under section 6;
        (Replaced 25 of 2005 s. 2)

"repealed Ordinance" (已廢除條例) means the repealed Road Traffic
Ordinance ( Cap 220, 1979 Ed.);

"road" (路、道路) includes every highway, thoroughfare, street, lane,
alley, court, square, car park, passage, path, way and place to which the
public have access either continuously or intermittently, whether or not the
same is the property of the Government, and includes the carriageway of the
North-west Railway, but does not include any private road, or any part of the
carriageway of the North-west Railway designated by the Commissioner for the
purposes of this definition by notice in the Gazette; (Amended 56 of 1986 s.
26; 46 of 1987 s. 2; 80 of 1988 s. 3; 29 of 1998 s. 105; L.N. 326 of 2000; 23
of 2002 s. 91)

"road hump" (路丘) means a hump placed transversely across the carriageway
of a road for the purpose of regulating the speed of vehicles being driven on
that road; (Added 80 of 1988 s. 3)

"road marking" (道路標記) means a line, word, mark or device placed on, or
set into, the surface of a road for conveying to persons using the road any
warning, information, requirement, restriction, prohibition or direction and
includes a road hump, but does not include a road marking within the meaning
of section 121; (Amended 80 of 1988 s. 3)

"roadworthy" (宜於道路上使用) in relation to any motor vehicle means
that the vehicle is suitable and safe for use for any of the purposes for
which it may lawfully be used, having regard to the class or any division of
the class of motor vehicle within which-

   (a)  application has been made to register the vehicle; or

   (b)  the vehicle is registered, or is required to be registered, as the
        case may be;

"school crossing patrol" (學校交通安全隊員) means any person
authorized to act as a school crossing patrol pursuant to regulations made
under section 11;

"school private light bus" (學校私家小巴) means a light bus used or
intended for use primarily for the carriage of persons who are the students of
an educational institution, persons accompanying or in charge of such
students, teachers or employees of the institution, to or from the
institution, whether or not for hire or reward; (Added 50 of 1999 s. 6)

"screening breath test" (檢查呼氣測試) means a preliminary test under
section  39B , but does not include a test of a specimen of breath by an
approved  pre-screening device; (Added 39 of 1995 s. 2. Amended 23 of 2008 s.
3)

"secondary education" (中學教育) has the meaning assigned to it by
section 3 of the Education Ordinance ( Cap 279);

"semi-trailer" (半拖車) means any trailer designed, constructed or adapted
to be coupled to a motor vehicle in such a way that part of it rests on the
motor vehicle and that a substantial part of its weight and of the weight of
its load is borne by the motor vehicle;

"special purpose vehicle" (特別用途車輛) means a motor vehicle designed,
constructed or adapted primarily for a use other than the carriage on a road
of goods, the driver or passengers;

"special reasons" (特別理由) means special reasons relating to the
offence, and in exceptional circumstances special reasons relating to-

   (a)  the offender; and

   (b)  such other circumstance that the court or magistrate may consider to
        be relevant; (Amended 23 of 2008 s. 3)

"special registration mark" (特殊登記號碼) means a
special registration mark assigned or allocated, or deemed to be assigned or
allocated, under regulations made under section 6; (Added 25 of 2005 s. 2)

"specially authorized vehicle examiner" (特許驗車主任) means a person
authorized under section 88(1)(b) to issue suspension of vehicle licence
orders;

"standing or plying for hire" (停車候客) means, in respect of any vehicle,
being on any road, whether in motion or stationary, and exhibiting any sign or
signal, or having a person who is exhibiting any sign or signal or who in any
other way indicates, that the vehicle or any portion of it is available for
hire whether on a predetermined route or otherwise;

"student" (學生) means any person who is attending an educational 
institution for the purpose of pursuing a course of education;

"taxi" (的士) means a motor vehicle which is registered as a taxi under this
Ordinance;

"taximeter" (的士計程錶) means any appliance for measuring the time or
distance for which a taxi is used, or for measuring both time and distance, or
for recording the fare by time or distance or by a combination of time and
distance, which is for the time being approved for the purpose by the
Commissioner;

"teacher" (教員) means any person employed at an educational institution for
the purpose of instructing students;

"temporary driving licence" (臨時駕駛執照) means a
temporary driving licence issued under regulation 13 of the
Road Traffic (Driving Licences)  Regulations ( Cap 374 sub. leg. B); (Added 23
of 2008 s. 3)

"traffic sign" (交通標誌) means a sign, object or device for conveying to
persons using a road any warning, information, direction, requirement,
restriction or prohibition, but does not include a sign within the meaning of
section 121; (Amended 80 of 1988 s. 3)

"traffic warden" (交通督導員) means a person appointed as traffic warden
or a senior traffic warden under section 58;

"trailer" (拖車) means a vehicle which is not mechanically propelled and is
towed or intended for towing by a motor vehicle, including any semi-trailer or
draw bar trailer;

"tram" (電車) includes all electrically powered vehicles and trailers
constructed for use on a tramway;

"Transport Tribunal" (交通審裁處) means a Transport Tribunal appointed
under section 17;

"tricycle" (三輪車) means a vehicle with 3 wheels propelled by the use of
pedals;

"vehicle" (車輛) means any vehicle whether or not mechanically propelled
which is constructed or adapted for use on roads but does not include a
vehicle of the North-west Railway or a tram; (Amended 46 of 1987 s. 2)

"vehicle design standards" (車輛設計標準) has the same meaning as in
section 2 of the Air Pollution Control Ordinance ( Cap 311); (Added 3 of 1991
s. 2)

"vehicle emission standards" (車輛廢氣排放標準) means the
vehicle emission  standards set out in a code of practice issued or revised
under Part VIIIA; (Added 3 of 1991 s. 2)

"vehicle examination centre" (驗車中心) means a place designated as a
vehicle  examination centre under section 88(2);

"vehicle examiner" (驗車主任) means a person appointed as a
vehicle examiner under section 88(1)(a);

"vehicle identification number" (車輛識別號碼) means a chassis number or
any mark assigned to a vehicle by the manufacturer or a mark assigned by the
Commissioner primarily for registration and identification purposes; it may
consist of numerals or letters, or a combination thereof; (Added 89 of 1994 s.
2)

"vehicle licence" (車輛牌照) means a licence issued in respect of a
vehicle in accordance with regulations made under section 6;

"vehicle of the North-west Railway" (西北鐵路車輛) means a light rail
vehicle including a vehicle used for maintenance purposes operated along and
by means of the rails of the North-west Railway; (Added 46 of 1987 s. 2)

"village vehicle" (鄉村車輛) means-

   (a)  a driver operated village vehicle;

   (b)  a pedestrian controlled village vehicle; or

   (c)  a golf cart; (Replaced 80 of 1988 s. 3)

"village vehicle permit" (鄉村車輛許可證) means a permit issued in
respect of a village vehicle in accordance with regulations made under
section 12A. (Added 31 of 1986 s. 2)