Hong Kong Regulations

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

Licensing of motor vehicles for use on private roads in Lantau only

(1) A motor vehicle may be used on a private road in Lantau only, if the
vehicle is licensed under regulation 23 or this regulation.

(2) Any person who wishes to have licensed for use only on private roads 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-tenth 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 purpose of that
regulation and the licence fee payable under this subregulation shall be-

   (a)  for a licence for 12 months, one-tenth 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 on private roads 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 PRIVATE
ROADS ON LANTAU" and the characters "只准在大嶼山的私家路上行駛"
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 on private roads in Lantau. (L.N.
21 of 1989)
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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)).