Hong Kong Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 23

Licensing of motor vehicles for use in Lantau only

(1) Subject to subregulation (1A), a motor vehicle may be used on a road in
Lantau only, if the vehicle is licensed under this regulation. (L.N. 172 of
1997)

(1A) Where a motor vehicle is licensed under this regulation and regulation
26, subregulation (1) shall be construed as permitting the motor vehicle to be
used on a road in Lantau or Chek Lap Kok. (L.N. 172 of 1997)

(2) Any person who wishes to have licensed for use only in Lantau a motor
vehicle of which he is the registered owner may deliver to the Commissioner an
application for such licence in a form specified by the Commissioner and shall
pay to the Commissioner one quarter of the appropriate licence fee prescribed
in Schedule 2: Provided that regulation 21(9) shall apply to an applicant who
is a disabled person for the purposes of that regulation and the licence fee
payable under this paragraph shall be-

   (a)  for a licence for 12 months, one quarter of the licence fee payable
        under regulation 21(9)(b)(i); and

   (b)  for a licence for 4 months, 35% of the licence fee payable under
        paragraph (a) plus an additional fee of $15.

(3) The Commissioner may license a motor vehicle for use in Lantau only, and
where he does so, he shall cause the vehicle licence to be
endorsed with the words "PERMITTED TO BE USED ONLY ON LANTAU" and the
characters "只准在大嶼山使用" in such manner as he shall think fit and
shall cause such endorsement to be made on the registration document relating
to the vehicle if he thinks fit.

(4) Subject to this regulation, regulation 21 shall apply in respect of the
documents which are required to be submitted with an application for a licence
and the licensing of motor vehicles for use in Lantau.

(5) For the purposes of this regulation, "road" (道路) does not include a
private road. (L.N. 21 of 1989)

(6) A licence issued under this regulation and having effect immediately
before the commencement of the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of
Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulation 1997 (L.N. 172 of 1997)
("the Amendment Regulation") shall be taken as a licence issued in accordance
with the Regulation as amended by the Amendment Regulation. (L.N. 172 of 1997)
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Note: The fees payable in accordance with this regulation are waived in
respect of licences for certain motor vehicles which take effect within the
period from 1 June 2003 to 31 May 2004 (please see the Road Traffic (Waiver of
Motor Vehicle Licence Fees) Regulation 2003 (L.N. 138 of 2003)).

"road" (道路)