Chapter:	374E	Title:	Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations	Gazette Number:	L.N. 14 of 2006
Regulation:	12F	Heading:	Determination of application for personalized registration mark	Version Date:	10/03/2006

(1) On receipt of a deposit under regulation 12D(1), the Commissioner shall, in his discretion, determine whether to accept or refuse the application concerned.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the Commissioner¡¦s discretion under subregulation (1), the Commissioner shall refuse an application if, in his opinion, the proposed personalized registration mark¡X

(a) is likely to be offensive to a reasonable person, or has a connotation offensive to good taste or decency;
(b) refers to any triad title or nomenclature or otherwise has a triad connotation;
(c) is likely to cause a reasonable person to believe that the motor vehicle on which the registration mark is displayed belongs to or the person using the vehicle represents any of the following¡X
(i) the Hong Kong Garrison or any office set up by the Central People¡¦s Government in Hong Kong;
(ii) the Government;
(iii) any public body;
(iv) any country or the government of any country; or
(v) an international organization in which the Government participates in any capacity;
(d) may cause danger to the safety of any user of the road; or
(e) is confusing for the purposes of law enforcement.

(a) notify the applicant in writing of the refusal and the reasons therefor; and
(b) refund to the applicant the deposit paid by him under regulation 12D(1).

(a) the application is accepted; and
(b) subject to regulation 12G, the proposed personalized registration mark is approved as personalized registration mark to be offered for sale by auction on a day to be fixed by the Commissioner in his discretion.

(a) subject to subregulation (6), notify the applicant concerned in writing of the allocation; and
(b) subject to regulation 12Q(6), refund to the applicant the deposit paid by him under regulation 12D(1).