### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

70. Re-testing of drivers
(1) (Repealed 43 of 1986 s. 4)(2) Where a person is convicted of an offence involving obligatory or discretionary disqualification the court or magistrate may, whether or not it makes any other order as to disqualification, and whether or not such person has previously passed the test of competence to drive prescribed under this Ordinance, order him to be disqualified until he has, after the date of the order, passed that test. (Amended 23 of 2008 s. 17)
(3) A disqualification by virtue of an order under subsection (2) shall be deemed to have expired on production to the Commissioner of evidence, in such form as may be prescribed under this Ordinance, that the person disqualified has, after the order was made, passed that test.
(4) A person disqualified by virtue of an order under subsection (2) shall, unless he is disqualified otherwise than by virtue of such an order, be entitled to obtain and hold a learner’s driving licence and to drive a motor vehicle in accordance with the conditions subject to which the licence is granted.
(5) This section does not apply if the court or magistrate makes an order that a person be disqualified for life. (Added 24 of 2011 s. 16)
(Amended 43 of 1986 s. 4)

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

71. Notification and effect of, and appeal against, disqualification
(1) Where a court or magistrate orders that a person shall be disqualified, it shall forthwith cause notice of the conviction and order to be sent to the Commissioner and the Commissioner of Police and, if such person at the date of the conviction or order holds a driving licence, an international driving permit, a domestic driving permit or a domestic driving licence, shall cause it to be forwarded to the Commissioner as soon as it is produced to the court or magistrate in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2).
(2) Where a court or magistrate orders that a person shall be disqualified and at the date of such order the person holds a driving licence, an international driving permit, a domestic driving permit or a domestic driving licence, it shall also order him to deposit it with the court or magistrate within 5 days of the date of the order or such longer period as the court or magistrate may determine:

Provided that if such person shall give notice of appeal against the order such period of 5 days shall commence at the determination of the appeal if the appeal is dismissed.
(3) Where a person who is disqualified by virtue of a conviction or order is the holder of a driving licence, an international driving permit, a domestic driving licence or a domestic driving permit, the licence or permit shall, subject to section 70(4), be of no effect so long as the disqualification continues in force.
(4) A person who is disqualified by virtue of the order of a court or magistrate may appeal against the disqualification in like manner as if it were an order made against him for the payment of a penal or other sum and the court or magistrate which made the order may order the operation of the disqualification to be suspended pending the appeal and if that court or magistrate refuses to order such suspension, the court or magistrate to which the appeal lies may do so.
(5) Any person who fails to comply with an order made under subsection (2) for the deposit of a driving licence, international driving permit, domestic driving permit or domestic driving licence, commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 1 month. (Amended E.R. 2 of 2021)
(Amended 23 of 2008 s. 18)

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

72. Removal of disqualification
(1) A person who by virtue of the order of a court or magistrate is disqualified other than under section 70(2) may at any time apply for an order removing the disqualification, and on any such application the court or magistrate may, having regard to the character of the person disqualified and his conduct subsequent to the order, the nature of the offence and any other circumstances of the case, either refuse the application or remove the disqualification as from such date, subject to subsection (2), as may be specified in the order. (Amended 43 of 1986 s. 5; 23 of 2008 s. 19)
(2) In the case of an offence for which a minimum period of disqualification is specified by this Ordinance, the date from which a disqualification may be removed under subsection (1) shall not be a date earlier than the date of expiration of such period, disregarding any time after the conviction or order for disqualification during which the disqualification was suspended or the applicant was not disqualified.
(3) An application under subsection (1) shall be made—
(a) where the disqualification was imposed by the Court of First Instance, to the Court of First Instance;
(b) where the disqualification was imposed by the District Court, to the Court of First Instance or District Court;
(c) where the disqualification was imposed by a magistrate, to the Court of First Instance, the District Court or any magistrate. (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)
(4) When an application under subsection (1) is refused, no further application thereunder shall be entertained which is made less than 3 months after the date of the refusal or, as the case may be, the last refusal.
(5) An application under subsection (1) shall not be heard unless not less than 14 days’ notice in writing setting forth the grounds of the application has been given to the Commissioner of Police.
(6) A court or magistrate which orders a disqualification to be removed shall cause notice of the order to be sent to the Commissioner and to the Commissioner of Police and may in any case order the applicant to pay the whole or any part of the costs of the application. (Amended 23 of 2008 s. 19)

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

77. Exemptions of fire engines, etc. from speed limits and traffic lights
(1) The provisions of any enactment imposing a speed limit on motor vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle on an occasion when it is being used for fire services, ambulance, customs and excise service or police purposes, if compliance with those provisions would be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle on that occasion for any of those purposes.
(2) The provisions of any enactment imposing control by traffic lights or traffic signs on motor vehicles shall not apply to any motor vehicle on an occasion when it is being used for police, fire services or ambulance purposes, so long as the approach of the vehicle to the traffic lights or traffic sign, as the case may be, is indicated by the sounding of a gong, bell or siren and if compliance with those provisions would be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle on that occasion for any of those purposes.
(3) Nothing in this section shall affect any civil claim for injury or damage to a person or to property.