Hong Kong Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC CONTROL) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 49

Towing

(1) No person shall drive on a road a motor vehicle which tows-

   (a)  any other vehicle unless the tow rope or chain is adjusted so that the
        distance separating the nearest points of the 2 vehicles shall not
        exceed 4.5 m, and the tow rope or chain has been made clearly visible
        to other persons using the road;

   (b)  any other motor vehicle all the wheels of which are in contact with
        the ground unless-

        (i)    the vehicle which is being towed is in the charge of a person
               holding a driving licence appropriate to the vehicle which is
               being towed; and

        (ii)   the brakes and steering gear of the towed motor vehicle are
               such that the person in charge of such vehicle can exercise
               control over the speed and direction of it: Provided that where
               a vehicle which is being towed is attached to the towing
               vehicle by a rigid tow bar it shall not be necessary for the
               brakes of the vehicle which is being towed to be in working
               order if the brakes of the towing vehicle are sufficiently
               efficient to enable the person driving the towing vehicle to
               exercise control over the speed of both vehicles;

   (c)  any other vehicle unless the vehicle being towed carries a
notice affixed to the rear thereof containing the words "ON TOW" and the
characters "拖車", each of the letters and characters being at least 150 mm
high in white on a dark surface;

   (d)  a trailer while the overall length of the combination of both
        vehicles, while the tow is in operation, is in excess of 16 m unless
        the vehicles are the subject of a permit issued under regulation 6(2)
        of the
        Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (
        Cap  374 sub. leg.) and are used in accordance with the permit; (L.N.
        72 of 1990)

   (e)  more than 1 trailer; or

   (f)  a trailer while it is used for the conveyance of passengers other than
        a trailer forming part of an articulated vehicle which is registered
        as a bus.

(2) No person shall drive on a road a motor cycle or invalid carriage which
tows a trailer.