### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

52A. Restriction on advertising vehicles
(1) In this section advertising vehicle (廣告車輛) means a vehicle used or intended to be used predominantly for the displaying of advertising.
(2) No person shall—
(a) drive or use; or
(b) permit or suffer to be driven or used,
an advertising vehicle—
(i) without a permit issued by the Commissioner allowing its use for that purpose; or
(ii) in contravention of any of the terms or conditions attached to a permit referred to in paragraph (i).
(3) Subject to this section, the Commissioner may, on application by the owner of a vehicle and on payment of the prescribed fee, issue a permit for the use of the vehicle as an advertising vehicle.
(4) The Commissioner shall not issue a permit under this section unless he is satisfied that the advertising to be displayed will be displayed for a non-commercial purpose.
(5) The Commissioner may attach such conditions to a permit issued under this section as he considers necessary, including the period for which the permit will be effective.
(6) A person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable in the case of a first conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 3 months, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Amended E.R. 2 of 2021)
(Added 58 of 1992 s. 3)

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

53. Prohibition of sale, hire etc. of vehicles not complying with regulations
(1) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall—
(a) sell, supply or hire;
(b) offer to sell, supply or hire; or
(c) cause or permit to be sold, supplied or hired, or offered for sale, supply or hire,
a motor vehicle or trailer for delivery in such a condition—
(i) that the use thereof on a road would contravene any provision of this Ordinance with respect to the construction or weight of the vehicle or its equipment, or with respect to the maintenance of the vehicle or its equipment;
(ii) that danger is or is likely to be caused by it to any person; or
(iii) as respects lighting equipment or reflectors or the maintenance thereof, that it is not capable of being used on a road during the hours of darkness without contravening any provision of this Ordinance as to obligatory lamps or reflectors.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall alter or cause or permit to be altered a motor vehicle or trailer so as to render its condition such that the use thereof on a road would contravene any provision of this Ordinance as to the construction, weight, equipment, brakes, steering gear or tyres thereof.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 4: (Amended E.R. 2 of 2021)

Provided that it shall be a defence in proceedings for an offence under this section for the defendant to prove that he had reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle would not be used on a road in Hong Kong or would not be so used until it had been put into a condition in which it might be used without contravening any such provisions.(4) Nothing in this section shall affect the validity of any contract or of any right arising under a contract.
[cf. 1972 c. 20 s. 60 U.K.]

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

54. Restriction on hire and riding of cycles
(1) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall—
(a) hire a bicycle or tricycle to a child under 11 years of age; or
(b) permit a child under 11 years of age to ride a bicycle or tricycle on a road unaccompanied by an adult.
(1A) No person shall—
(a) hire a multi-cycle to a child under 11 years of age; or
(b) permit any such child to ride, otherwise than as a passenger, or to steer a multi-cycle, unless the child is accompanied by an adult. (Added 89 of 1994 s. 21)
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (1A) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2. (Amended 89 of 1994 s. 21; E.R. 2 of 2021)
(3) This section shall not apply—
(a) in the case of subsection (1)(a), to any person who hires a bicycle or tricycle to a child under 11 years of age if the hiring takes place or occurs—
(i) on a road or portion of a road set aside for bicycles or tricycles and on which children under 11 years of age may, in accordance with a permission indicated by a prescribed traffic sign erected or placed there, ride such bicycles or tricycles unaccompanied by any adult; or
(ii) on any other land (whether a road or not) which immediately abuts or adjoins a road or portion of a road referred to in subparagraph (i) and on which the driving of all motor vehicles is prohibited; or
(b) in the case of subsection (1)(b), to any person who permits a child under 11 years of age to ride a bicycle or tricycle on a road or portion of a road set aside for bicycles or tricycles and on which children under 11 years of age may, in accordance with a permission indicated by a prescribed traffic sign erected or placed there, ride such bicycles or tricycles unaccompanied by any adult.
(Replaced 50 of 1989 s. 2)

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

55. Restriction on motor racing and speed trials
(1) A person who promotes or takes part in—
(a) a race or trial of speed on any road between vehicles;
(b) any race or trial on any road between persons; or
(c) any other form of competition on any road involving vehicles or pedestrians,

to which the Commissioner of Police has not given his consent in writing, or in contravention of any conditions imposed on the granting of such consent, commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 12 months. (Amended E.R. 2 of 2021)
(2) If a magistrate convicts a person of an offence under subsection (1), the magistrate shall order that the person be disqualified in accordance with subsection (2A) unless the magistrate for special reasons orders that the person be disqualified for a shorter period or that the person not be disqualified. (Replaced 23 of 2008 s. 15)
(2A) The person is to be disqualified—
(a) subject to paragraph (b), for a period of 12 months; or
(b) if the magistrate has ordered the person to attend and complete a driving improvement course under section 72A(1A), for a period of 12 months, or until the person has attended and completed the course at his own cost, whichever is the later. (Added 23 of 2008 s. 15)
(2B) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person to whom subsection (2A)(b) applies is disqualified for a shorter period if he is disqualified for a period of less than 12 months, or until the person has attended and completed the driving improvement course at his own cost, whichever is the later. (Added 23 of 2008 s. 15)
(3) The Commissioner of Police may if he thinks fit consent to the promotion or holding of any such event as is described in subsection (1) subject to such conditions as he in his absolute discretion may impose.
(4) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Commissioner of Police under subsection (3) may appeal to the Administrative Appeals Board against such decision. (Amended 3 of 2002 s. 3)