### Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (words omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2012) 《道路交通(車輛構造及保養)規例》

45. Taxis to have illuminated signs and markings
Every taxi shall—
(a) have fitted on the top of its roof an illuminated sign, of a type approved by the Commissioner, which at all times during the hours of darkness when the taxi is available for hire displays the word “TAXI” so that it is clearly visible from the front and the rear of the vehicle; and (L.N. 258 of 1984)
(b) be plainly marked in English and Chinese writing of uniform size not less than 100 millimetres in height on the outside of the vehicle on both the near and off sides with the word “TAXI” and the characters “的士”.

46. Plates on taxis
(1) Every taxi shall display, on the front and on the back of the vehicle, a plate of the colour, form and dimensions set out in the diagram in Part I of the Sixth Schedule.
(2) Every plate referred to in paragraph (1) shall comply with the provisions of Part II of the Sixth Schedule.

47. Painting of vehicles
(1) The Commissioner may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify the colour, combination of colours or colour scheme with which the outside of public buses, public light buses and taxis shall be painted.
(2) The Commissioner may, by notice published in the Gazette or by condition imposed by him on the issue of a motor vehicle licence in respect of each vehicle, specify the colour, combination of colours or colour scheme with which the outside of private buses and private light buses shall be painted.
(3) The outside of every public bus, private bus, public light bus, private light bus and taxi shall be painted with such colour, combination of colours or colour scheme as the Commissioner may specify in respect of the vehicle under paragraph (1) or (2).
(4) This regulation shall not apply to buses operated under a franchise granted under the Public Bus Services Ordinance (Cap. 230).

48. Markings on buses
Every bus shall be marked plainly and correctly in English and Chinese writing of uniform size, not less than 10 millimetres in height—
(a) inside the bus (on the lower deck if it is a double-decked bus); and
(b) outside the bus at the rear or on the near side,
with the number of passengers for whom seats are provided on each deck of the bus and the number of standing passengers who may be carried in a single-decked bus or on the lower deck of a double-decked bus while it is in motion (as specified in the registration document issued in respect of that vehicle).

### Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (words omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2012) 《道路交通(車輛構造及保養)規例》

49. Markings on public light buses and private light buses
Every public light bus and private light bus shall be plainly and correctly marked in English and Chinese writing of uniform size not less than 100 millimetres in height, on the outside of the vehicle on both the near and off sides, with the number of passengers for whom seats are provided.

50. Additional markings on public light buses
Every public light bus shall be plainly marked—
(a) in block letters and Chinese characters, of uniform size not less than 100 millimetres in height, on the outside of the vehicle on both the near and off sides, with the words “Public Light Bus” and the characters “公共小型巴士”. (E.R. 4 of 2022)
(b) (Repealed L.N. 243 of 1997)

### Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (words omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2012) 《道路交通(車輛構造及保養)規例》

51. Signs on school private light buses
(1) A school private light bus providing a service for hire or reward—
(a) shall bear on the outside of the vehicle on the sides, front and back a continuous horizontal purple stripe of a uniform width of not less than 200 millimetres;
(b) shall bear on both the near and off sides, against the background of that purple stripe and in white colour, in block letters and Chinese characters of uniform size not less than 150 millimetres in height, the words “School Private Light Bus” and the characters “學校私家小巴”;
(c) shall bear on the back, against the background of that purple stripe, a sign of the colour, design and dimensions set out in the diagram in the Thirteenth Schedule; 
(d) may bear the name or names in English and Chinese writing, on the outside of the vehicle on both the near and off sides, of the educational institution or institutions to or from which the passengers of the school private light bus are being carried; and (L.N. 96 of 1997)
(e) subject to subparagraphs (a) to (d), shall be painted in yellow on the outside of the vehicle. (L.N. 96 of 1997)
(2) For the purposes of—
(a) paragraph (1)(a), (b) and (c), the colour purple shall be of British Standard Colour 24E56 @BS 5252: 1976 or Australian Standard Colour AS2700-1985:P13; and
(b) paragraph (1)(e), the colour yellow shall be of British Standard Colour 08E53 @BS 5252: 1976 or Australian Standard Colour AS2700-1985:Y15. (L.N. 96 of 1997)
(3) A school private light bus registered before 1 May 1997 shall be deemed to comply with this regulation if it complies with this regulation as in force immediately before that date. (L.N. 306 of 1998)
(L.N. 225 of 1987; 50 of 1999 s. 12)

52. Maintenance of markings and painting of certain vehicles
The owner of every bus, public light bus, private light bus and taxi shall ensure that—
(a) the markings required by these regulations to be on the vehicle are kept legible at all times; and
(b) the vehicle is kept painted at all times in accordance with these regulations.

### Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (words omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2012) 《道路交通(車輛構造及保養)規例》

53. Prohibition marking and painting of vehicles other than buses and taxis
(1) No motor vehicle shall be—
(a) marked with any marking required by these regulations to be on a public light bus, private light bus or taxi; or
(b) so marked as to closely resemble a public light bus, private light bus or taxi,
unless the vehicle is a public light bus, private light bus or taxi as the case may be.
(2) No motor vehicle shall be—
(a) painted with such colour, combination of colours or colour scheme as the Commissioner may specify under regulation 47(1); or
(b) so painted as to closely resemble such colour, combination of colours or colour scheme,
unless the vehicle is a public bus, public light bus or taxi.

54. Markings on buses, light buses and taxis
(1) No bus, public light bus, private light bus or taxi shall bear any marking, colour marking, sign, word, figure or character other than such as—
(a) is required or permitted, under any Ordinance or under any condition subject to which a motor vehicle licence has been issued in respect of the vehicle, to be borne on the vehicle; or
(b) the Commissioner may in writing permit.
(2) No bus, public light bus, private light bus or taxi shall have marked on it a number purporting to be the seating or standing capacity of the vehicle, unless the number accords with—
(a) the number of passengers for whom seats are provided in the vehicle; and
(b) the number of standing passengers who may be carried in a single-decked bus or on the lower deck of a double-decked bus while it is in motion,
entered in the registration document in respect of that vehicle.