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6. Garrison vehicles

Section 5 does not apply to a driver of a motor vehicle of the Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army if idling the vehicle is necessary for conducting an operational activity (including a training activity) of the Garrison.

7. Vehicles necessarily idling for certain purposes

Section 5 does not apply to a driver of a motor vehicle if—

(a) the vehicle is lawfully designed primarily for a purpose other than the carriage of the driver, any passengers and their personal effects; and

(b) idling the vehicle is necessary for a purpose for which the vehicle is primarily designed.

8. Vehicles necessarily idling for compliance testing or repairs

Section 5 does not apply to a driver of a motor vehicle if idling the vehicle is necessary for—

(a) testing the vehicle in accordance with a requirement under the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374) or to determine whether the vehicle complies with the Air Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 311) or the Noise Control Ordinance (Cap. 400); or

(b) carrying out on the vehicle any maintenance, repairs or other works that is or are necessary to enable the vehicle to be removed without undue delay.

9. Rainstorms and very hot weather

(1) Section 5 does not apply to a driver of a motor vehicle—

(a) at any time when a rainstorm warning or very hot weather warning is in force; and

(b) if the warning is in force for part of a day only, at any time after the warning has ceased to be in force until midnight on that day.

(2) In this section—

“rainstorm warning” (暴雨警告) means a warning issued by the Director of the Hong Kong Observatory by the use of the heavy rainstorm signal commonly referred to as Amber, Red or Black;