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23 people including men and women have been arrested in the New Territories by the Hong Kong police over the weekend on suspicion of illegally driving electric bicycles and other powered vehicles.
The operation was carried out on Friday and Saturday in Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi, Sha Tin, Ma On Shan and Lantau Island.
The arrest is the second of such in 2 weeks. This time, 17 men and six women, aged 18 to 53 were arrested for offences including driving an unlicensed vehicle, using a motorised vehicle without third-party insurance, driving without a valid licence and driving a motorcycle without wearing a helmet, the police reported on Sunday.
The arrest included a man who was suspected of permitting others to drive a vehicle that was not registered and without third-party insurance. Another violator was taken into detention for testing positive under the influence of substances while driving.
They seized 12 e-bicycles, nine e-scooters and one electric hoverboard.
Driving without a vehicle registration licence is a violation of the Road Traffic Ordinance and is punishable by up to 12 months in jail and a HK$10,000 fine.
Under the Road Traffic Ordinance, a mechanically or electrically propelled bicycle is classified as a motorised vehicle.
香港警方逮捕23名涉嫌電動自行車駕駛違規行為的人
週末，香港警方在新界逮捕了包括男性和女性在內的 23 名涉嫌非法駕駛電動自行車和其他動力車輛的人。
行動於週五及週六在荃灣、葵湧、青衣、沙田、馬鞍山及大嶼山進行。
這是兩週內第二次逮捕。 警方通報，此次拘捕的17名男子和6名女子，年齡在18歲至53歲之間，罪名包括駕駛無牌車輛、使用沒有第三方保險的機動車輛、無有效駕照駕駛以及駕駛摩托車不戴頭盔等。在星期天。
逮捕的一名男子涉嫌允許他人駕駛未註冊且沒有第三方保險的車輛。 另一名違規者因開車時吸毒檢測呈陽性而被拘留。
他們查獲了 12 輛電動自行車、9 輛電動滑板車和一輛電動懸浮滑板。
無車輛登記執照駕駛即屬違反《道路交通條例》，最高可被判處監禁 12 個月及罰款港幣 10,000 元。
根據《道路交通條例》，機械或電力驅動的自行車被歸類為機動車輛。
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