Hong Kong Written Driving Test — All Questions
4 questions
The prescribed blood alcohol limit for driving in Hong Kong is widely cited as about 50 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood. As a percentage this is roughly:
- a.0.00%
- b.0.05%✓
- c.0.15%
- d.0.30%
A limit of 50 mg per 100 ml of blood is about 0.05%. Even below this, alcohol impairs judgement and reaction time, so the safest choice is not to drink and drive. Confirm the current figure with the Transport Department.
A police officer may require a driver to give a breath test for alcohol:
- a.Only after a fatal crash
- b.Only if the driver agrees in advance
- c.Where the officer lawfully suspects drink-driving or after certain offences or crashes✓
- d.Never in Hong Kong
Officers can lawfully require a breath test where drink-driving is suspected or after certain traffic offences or collisions. Refusing a lawful test is itself an offence.
Besides alcohol, a driver must also make sure they are fit to drive by:
- a.Driving faster when tired to finish sooner
- b.Ignoring prescribed-medicine warnings
- c.Driving through drowsiness
- d.Not driving when tired, ill, or affected by drugs or medicines that impair them✓
Fatigue, illness, and impairing drugs or medicines all reduce safe control of a vehicle. If you are not fit to drive, do not drive.
A newly qualified driver on a probationary driving licence should understand that:
- a.Stricter conditions apply and serious offences can cost the licence quickly✓
- b.The rules are more relaxed than for others
- c.Speed limits do not apply to them
- d.Alcohol limits are higher for them
New drivers typically drive under stricter probationary conditions, and serious offences during this period can lead to losing the licence. Drive cautiously and build experience. Confirm current rules with the Transport Department.