Hong Kong Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC CONTROL) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 55

Dimensions of loads

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), no driver shall drive on a road a vehicle
that is so loaded that the load-

   (a)  in the case of a vehicle other than a trailer, extends forwards more
        than 1.5 m from the foremost part of the vehicle;

   (b)  extends backwards more than 1.4 m behind the rearmost part of the
        vehicle;

   (c)  extends sideways so that the total width of the load is in excess of
        2.5 m; or

   (d)  rises to such a height in excess of 4.6 m or to such lesser height as
        may cause damage to any object or wires lawfully erected above the
        road.

(2) A vehicle may be driven loaded within the limits prescribed in a long load
permit or a wide load permit issued under the Road Traffic 
(Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations ( Cap 374 sub. leg.).