Village vehicles are a particular type of very light goods vehicle used on the outlying islands in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

where there is no road connection. They are often used to transport goods around the islands from the ferry pier where they are deposited. There is no standard layout for village vehicles, they may have wheels or treads, use a steering wheel or a tiller, the major defining feature is their size and use. Officially, village vehicles are defined by the government of Hong Kong as:

a motor vehicle, controlled either by a driver or a pedestrian, having an overall length not exceeding 3.2 metres and an overall width not exceeding 1.2 metres, constructed or adapted primarily for the carriage of goods on roads in rural areas or areas inaccessible or closed to other motor vehicles

The legal requirements of permit holders of village vehicles are governed by the Road Traffic (Village Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374N). All village vehicles in Hong Kong start with the letters "VV" on their registration plates. One company which manufactures village vehicles is the Kwok Tai Motor & Pump Company Ltd, however many others are of unclear origin.

Gallery

File:HK 南丫島 Lamma Island 榕樹灣大街 Yung Shue Wan Main Street June 2018 IX2 vv car 02.jpg, A man driving a village vehicle on

Lamma Island Lamma Island, also known as Y Island or Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu, is the third largest island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District. Name Lamma Island was named Lamma only because of a chart reading error by ...

in Hong Kong File:HK 長洲 Cheung Chau 北社海傍路 Pak She Praya Road 長洲避風塘 Typhoon Shelter May 2018 IX2 08.jpg, A village vehicle on the island of

Cheung Chau Cheung Chau (lit. "Long Island") is an island southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is nicknamed the 'dumbbell island (啞鈴島)' due to its shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in Hong Kong, and had a population of ...

in Hong Kong File:HK 南丫島 Lamma Island 榕樹灣大街 Yung Shue Wan Main Street June 2018 IX2 vv car 01.jpg, Front view of a village vehicle on Lamma Island. File:HK YSW 南丫島 Lamma Island 榕樹灣廣場路 Yung Shue Wan Plaza Road Playground June 2018 IX2 VV Cart labour at work 02.jpg, Transporting steel rebar using a village vehicle.

References

{{reflist Commercial vehicles Transport in Hong Kong Islands District Road transport in Hong Kong