### Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(車輛登記及領牌)規例》

38. Application for licences
(1) Any person who wishes to have licensed a trailer of which he is the registered owner shall deliver to the Commissioner an application therefor in a form specified by the Commissioner and shall, subject to subregulation (2), pay to the Commissioner the following licence fee—
(a) for a licence for 12 months, the appropriate licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2; or
(b) for a licence for 4 months, an amount equal to 35% of the appropriate licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2.
(2) Where a trailer is to be licensed for use only in Lantau, the applicant shall pay one quarter of the appropriate licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2.

39. Issue of licences
(1) On receipt of an application and the licence fee under regulation 38, the Commissioner may, at any time during the period of 4 months immediately preceding the date of expiry of the vehicle licence, license the trailer for such period, not exceeding 12 months, as is stated in the application and such licence shall take effect from the date of expiry of the existing vehicle licence. (L.N. 172 of 1989)
(2) Subject to subregulations (1) and (3) and regulation 38, the provisions of Part III shall apply to a vehicle licence issued in respect of a trailer. (L.N. 262 of 1984)
(3) Regulation 21(1)(a)(ii) shall not apply in the case of the licensing of a trailer. (L.N. 262 of 1984)

### Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(車輛登記及領牌)規例》

40. Licensing of rickshaws
(1) Any owner of a rickshaw who wishes to have the rickshaw licensed shall—
(a) deliver to the Commissioner an application therefor in a form specified by the Commissioner which shall be accompanied by his identity document; and
(b) pay to the Commissioner the following licence fee—
(i) for a licence for 12 months, the appropriate licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2; or
(ii) for a licence for 4 months, an amount equal to 35% of the appropriate licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2.
(2) An application under subregulation (1) shall be signed by the owner of the rickshaw or by some person duly authorized by him in writing.
(3) Before a rickshaw is licensed, the Commissioner may require the owner thereof to produce the rickshaw for examination at any place specified in such requirement.
(4) On receipt of an application and the licence fee under subregulation (1) at any time during the period of 4 months immediately preceding the date of expiry of the vehicle licence, the Commissioner may license the rickshaw for such period, not exceeding 12 months, as is stated in the application and such licence shall take effect from the date of expiry of the existing vehicle licence. (L.N. 172 of 1989)
(5) On the licensing of a rickshaw the Commissioner shall issue to the owner of the rickshaw, for display on the rickshaw in accordance with regulation 41(1), a vehicle licence in a form and containing such particulars specified by the Commissioner and a number consisting of not more than 3 digits.

41. Display of vehicle licence and licence number
(1) The owner of a licensed rickshaw to whom a vehicle licence is issued under regulation 40(5) shall display—
(a) the vehicle licence in a conspicuous place on the front of the rickshaw in respect of which the licence is issued, in such a manner that it is clearly visible from in front of the rickshaw; and
(b) the vehicle licence number in a conspicuous place on the back of the rickshaw in such a manner that it is clearly visible from behind the rickshaw.
(2) No person shall drive or use or suffer or permit to be driven or used any rickshaw on which a vehicle licence and vehicle licence number is not displayed in accordance with subregulation (1).

### Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(車輛登記及領牌)規例》

42. Application for trade licence
(1) If any person being a manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in vehicles wishes to obtain a trade licence in respect of any vehicle used by him he shall deliver to the Commissioner an application for a trade licence in a form specified by the Commissioner and shall deposit with the Commissioner the sum of $1,000 and, if the trade licence is for a period of one year, pay to the Commissioner the trade licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2.
(1A) An application under subregulation (1) must state the applicant’s name, address, e-contact means and identity document number. (20 of 2021 s. 89)
(2) Where a trade licence is for a period less than one year, the applicant shall pay to the Commissioner the licence fee calculated by the Commissioner by multiplying one-tenth of the trade licence fee prescribed in Schedule 2 by the number of months for which the licence is applied for, any part of a month counting as a month.

43. Issue of trade licence
(1) The Commissioner, on being satisfied that the applicant—
(a) is a bona fide manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in non-left-hand drive vehicles; and (L.N. 88 of 2012)
(b) has an adequate policy of insurance in respect of such vehicles,

shall issue to the applicant a trade licence in accordance with the application together with a set of 2 trade plates with a weather-proof holder for the trade licence attached to one trade plate.
(1A) The Commissioner, on being satisfied that the applicant—
(a) is a bona fide manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in left-hand drive vehicles for re-export to a place outside Hong Kong; and
(b) has an adequate policy of insurance in respect of those vehicles,

may issue to the applicant a trade licence in accordance with the application together with a set of 2 trade plates with a weather-proof holder for the trade licence attached to one of them. (L.N. 88 of 2012)
(2) Regulation 24 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to trade licences to the same extent as that regulation applies to vehicle licences.

43A. Changes of particulars of trade licence holder
Within 72 hours after any change of name, address, e-contact means or identity document number of a holder of a trade licence, the holder must send to the Commissioner—
(a) a written notice of the change; and
(b) in the case of a change of name or address, the trade licence.
(20 of 2021 s. 90)

### Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(車輛登記及領牌)規例》

44. Trade licences and trade plates
(1) Each trade licence shall contain—
(a) the name and address of the person to whom the trade licence is issued;
(b) the number of the trade plate issued in respect of such trade licence;
(c) the validity period of the trade licence which shall not exceed one year; and (L.N. 52 of 2007)
(d) the serial number of the trade licence.
(2) If a trade plate is issued under regulation 43(1), it must display the letter “T”, followed by the number allocated in respect thereof, in red on a white background in a form specified by the Commissioner. (25 of 2005 s. 22; L.N. 88 of 2012)
(2A) If a trade plate is issued under regulation 43(1A), it must display the letter “T”, followed by the number allocated in respect of the plate, in blue on a white background in a form specified by the Commissioner. (L.N. 88 of 2012)
(3) Trade plates issued in respect of a trade licence shall remain the property of the Commissioner and shall not be altered in any way after issue, except by the Commissioner.
(4) When a trade licence is cancelled or expires without being replaced by a new trade licence bearing the same number, the person to whom the set of trade plates relating to the licence were issued shall return the set forthwith to the Commissioner. (L.N. 88 of 2012)
(5) Upon return of the set of trade plates to him under subregulation (4), the Commissioner shall repay the deposit made in respect thereof less such amount as the Commissioner shall consider necessary to make good any damage to such trade plates.