Hong Kong Regulations

DISCOVERY BAY TUNNEL LINK BYLAW - SECT 19

Vehicles prohibited

PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED TRAFFIC

(1) The driver or owner of any of the following vehicles shall not cause or
permit the vehicle to enter or remain in the tunnel area-

   (a)  a vehicle which is neither a specified vehicle nor a permitted
        vehicle;

   (b)  a vehicle which is neither a motor vehicle, nor an articulated 
        vehicle, nor a trailer;

   (c)  a motor assisted pedal-cycle;

   (d)  a vehicle with an engine the total cylinder capacity of which does not
        exceed 50 cubic centimetres;

   (e)  a vehicle with a tyre that is defective or not properly inflated;

   (f)  a tracked vehicle travelling on its tracks;

   (g)  a vehicle carrying animals or birds that are not properly controlled
        or confined or carrying garbage, hay, straw, fine particles

(whether inside a liquid or otherwise) or similar material that is not
sufficiently covered;

   (h)  a vehicle with a load, or the cover of a load, that is not properly
        secured so as to prevent the load, or any part of the load, or the
        cover from falling off or coming into contact with the structure or
        fittings or fixtures or equipment of the tunnel;

   (i)  a vehicle carrying a person standing on the outside of the vehicle or
        seated with any part of his body overhanging the sides or rear of the
        vehicle;

   (j)  a vehicle that is emitting or is likely to emit excessive fumes or
        smoke in the tunnel area;

   (k)  a vehicle that is carrying insufficient fuel or water or the batteries
        of which are insufficiently charged to enable it to complete its
        passage unaided through the Tunnel Link;

   (l)  a vehicle that is likely to come into contact with the structure or
        fittings or fixtures or equipment of the tunnel;

   (m)  a tanker vehicle with a spigot or other part that is leaking;

   (n)  a vehicle in which the driver's view to the front or sides is or could
        readily be obscured;

   (o)  a vehicle being driven by a person who is under the influence of drink
        or drugs to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control
        of the vehicle;

   (p)  a vehicle that is likely to endanger persons or property or render the
        use of the Tunnel Link unsafe;

   (q)  a vehicle being driven by a person who is under a learner's driving
        licence as defined in the Road Traffic (Driving Licences)  Regulations
        ( Cap 374 sub. leg.);

   (r)  a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category 1 of the
        Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) 
        Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.);

   (s)  a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category 2 of the
        Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) 
        Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.), unless there is a quantity specified
        in relation to such goods in the second column of the Table to
        regulation 74 of the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations ( Cap 295
        sub. leg.) and the goods carried do not exceed that quantity;

   (t)  without prejudice to paragraph (s), a vehicle carrying any cylinders
        as defined in regulation 61 of the Dangerous Goods (General) 
        Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.), used or to be used for the storage
        of any compressed gas specified in Category 2 of the Schedule to the
        Dangerous  Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulations ( Cap 295
        sub. leg.), whether or not such cylinders contain any quantity of such
        gas;

   (u)  a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category 5 of the
        Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) 
        Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.), unless there is a quantity specified
        in relation to such goods in the seventh or, where no such quantity is
        there specified, in the eighth column of the Table to regulation 99 of
        the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.) and the
        goods carried do not exceed that quantity;

        (v)    without prejudice to paragraph (u), a vehicle constructed or
               adapted for the conveyance, or a vehicle carrying a container
               used or to be used for the storage, of goods specified in
               Category 5 of the Schedule to the
               Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulations (
               Cap 295 sub. leg.), whether or not such vehicle or container
               contains any quantity of such goods;

   (w)  a vehicle that does not conform to the requirements of the Road 
        Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (
        Cap 374 sub. leg.).

(2) This section shall not prohibit-

   (a)  the conveyance in the tunnel of fuel which is being carried in the
        fuel tank of a vehicle for the purpose only of the propulsion of the
        vehicle; or

   (b)  in the case of a vehicle carrying in its fuel tank petroleum spirit
        for the purpose only of its propulsion, the conveyance in the tunnel
        by the vehicle of petroleum spirit, up to a maximum of 20 litres in
        securely closed cans, which is being carried on the vehicle for such
        purpose.