Hong Kong Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 19

Entitlement to drive other classes of vehicle

(1) A person who is the holder of a valid driving licence which entitles him
to drive a private car or light goods vehicle shall by virtue thereof also be
entitled to drive a taxi or light bus: Provided that-

   (a)  there is displayed on the front of the vehicle a red plate showing in
        white, block letters and characters not less than 75
millimetres high, the words "OUT OF SERVICE" and the Chinese characters
"暫停 載客";

   (b)  other than the driver, the maximum number of persons carried in the
        vehicle is one; and

   (c)  in the case of a taxi, the taximeter indicator is covered in such
        manner as not to be visible from outside the taxi. (L.N. 259 of 1984)

(2) A person who is the holder of a valid driving licence which entitles him
to drive a medium goods vehicle or heavy goods vehicle shall by virtue thereof
also be entitled to drive a taxi, light bus or bus: Provided that-

   (a)  there is displayed on the front of the vehicle a red plate showing in
        white, block letters and characters not less than 75
millimetres high, the words "OUT OF SERVICE" and the Chinese characters
"暫停 載客";

   (b)  other than the driver, the maximum number of persons carried in the
        vehicle is-

        (i)    in the case of a public bus, 4; and

        (ii)   in any other case, one; and

   (c)  in the case of a taxi, the taximeter indicator is covered in such a
        manner as not to be visible from outside the taxi. (L.N. 259 of 1984)

(3) Nothing in this regulation authorizes the use of a motor vehicle for the
carriage of passengers or goods for hire or reward.

(4) In this regulation "taximeter indicator" (的士計程錶指示器) means
the taximeter indicator referred to in regulation 42(1) of the Road Traffic 
(Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations ( Cap 374 sub. leg. A).
(L.N. 259 of 1984)

(4) In this regulation "taximeter indicator" (的士計程錶指示器) means
the taximeter indicator referred to in regulation 42(1) of the Road Traffic 
(Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations ( Cap 374 sub. leg.).
(L.N. 259 of 1984)