Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Points-to-Note
Chapter 3 Application Procedures
Chapter 4 Advice to Motorists
Chapter 5 Frequently Asked Questions

Chapter 1 Introduction

• The system will allocate quotas for the next month on a monthly basis. If there are remaining quotas after two rounds of ballot, the system will distribute the quotas on a first-come, first-served basis. Please find the details in Application Procedures.

This guide provides information on the points-to-note, application procedures, advice to motorists and frequently asked questions in respect of the Scheme.

Chapter 2 Points-to-Note

If you intend to take part in the Scheme, please read the following carefully:

Eligibility of vehicles

• Only private cars are eligible for application for the LCRP.
• The private car must be issued with a valid vehicle licence on the day of entering South Lantau.
• Each private car can only be used for the Scheme once each month.

Eligibility of applicants

• The applicant may be a person, a company or an organisation.
• The applicant must have the prior consent of the vehicle owner before submitting the vehicle details to join the Scheme and the applicant is required to enter the identity document number of the registered vehicle owner listed on the Vehicle Registration Document in accordance to the instruction of application system for verification. Please refer to the attached drawing (*Printable Version) for the Identity Document No. of Registered Owner in the Vehicle Registration Document

Eligibility of drivers

• The driver of the vehicle issued with the LCRP must hold a valid full Hong Kong driving licence.

Other notes for attention

• Applications must be made online. Successful applicants must pay a permit fee of HK$75 through the online payment system (PPS, credit card or FPS).
• Applicant is advised to check the application carefully before submission. Once application is being submitted, any changes of the application particulars, including the email address, the date of entering South Lantau, vehicle registration mark, permit collection method etc., will not be entertained.
• An encrypted "Quick Response code" (QR code) has been added into the permit. Police officers can scan the QR codes with mobile devices to authenticate the displayed permit.
• Applicant who chooses to receive the e-permit is required to print and display the e-permit according to the related requirements. The e-permit possess the same legal status as the corresponding paper-form permit.
• Applicant who chooses to receive the e-Permit is required to follow the instructions below to print the e-permit:
  • To use a new and white A4 paper;
  • To use a laser printer or a printer with high resolution;
  • To set the printer to print A4 size paper, scaling at 100% and page layout with one page per sheet; and
  • To print in black and white colour.
• According to the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374E) ("the Regulations"), a proper printout of an e-permit means a clearly legible printout of the e-permit that conforms to the specifications specified by the Commissioner of Transport in the conditions of the permit. If the permit holder fails to print the e-permit according to the requirements stipulated in the Regulations, the printout of the e-permit may not be regarded as a valid permit. Conducting activities authorized by the permit without a valid permit is an offence.
• According to the Regulations, if a person—
  • without lawful authority, alters, defaces, damages or adds anything to any permit issued under the Regulations;
  • has in the person's possession, without reasonable excuse, any such permit that has been so altered, defaced, damaged or added to; or
    displays on any vehicle any printout of an e-permit where—
           A. the e-permit has been so altered, damaged or added to; or
           B. the printout has been altered, defaced, damaged or added to,
    the person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
• According to the Regulations, if an e-permit issued in respect of a vehicle is cancelled under the Regulations, the holder of the permit must immediately ensure that no printout of the e-permit is displayed on the vehicle. Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes the relevant parts of the Regulations commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 1.
• After printing, please check the printout of the e-permit and ensure that all the information and the QR Code on the printout is clearly legible. Please fold the printout according to the dotted line on the permit and display it on the vehicle as stipulated by the Regulations. For samples of proper printout of e-permit, please refer to the website of this Department: https://www.td.gov.hk/en/electronic_services/index.html
• Request for refund of the permit fee will not be entertained.
• For an LCRP application chooses to receive a paper permit that is made less than five working days before the day of entry to South Lantau (e.g. an application made on a first-come, first-served basis on or after 19 July 2022 for access to South Lantau on 26 July 2022), the applicant or his authorised person must collect the LCRP in person at the New Territories Regional Office of the TD at 7/F, Mong Kok Government Offices, 30 Luen Wan Street, Kowloon.
• For an LCRP application chooses to receive a paper permit made five working days or more before the date of entry to South Lantau (e.g. an application made on or before 18 July 2022 for access to South Lantau on 26 July 2022), the TD will send the LCRP to the applicant by surface mail.
• If the permit is being cancelled or expired, the permit shall not be displayed. Holder of the permit does not need to return the permit to TD.

• Applicants should read and agree to the following Notes on Personal Data:
  Purpose of Collection
  The personal data and other information provided in this application and obtained during the use of the vehicle under the LCRP (if issued) will be used for the following purposes:
  (a) activities relating to and in connection with the processing of the application;
  (b) facilitating communication between the TD and the applicant; and
  (c) matters relating to and in connection with the implementation and enforcement of the Scheme and the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374).
  
  Classes of Transferees
  2. The personal data and other information provided by the applicant by means of this form may be disclosed to:
  (a) other Government bureaux and departments (including different sections of the TD and the Police); and
  (b) any other person, including tunnel companies, Tsing Ma Control Area operator and Tsing Sha Control Area operator for the purposes as set out in paragraph 1 (Purpose of Collection) above.
  
  Disclosure by Other Government Departments
  3. Other Government departments may disclose to the Commissioner for Transport any information or record obtained during discharge of their official duties concerning your non-compliance with or contravention of any requirements of the LCRP and the Laws of Hong Kong.
  
  Enquiries and Access to Personal Data
  4. You have a right of access and correction with respect to personal data as provided for in sections 18 and 22 and principle 6 of Schedule 1 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Your right of access includes the right to obtain a copy of your personal data provided in this application. Should you need to obtain a copy, please write to the New Territories Regional Office, Transport Department, 7/F, Mong Kok Government Offices, 30 Luen Wan Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon (Attn: Transport Officer/Islands 2).

Conditions of the LCRP

• The vehicle with the specified vehicle registration mark must be used for driving on the closed roads on Lantau Island within the specified time period on the specified date.
• Private cars are only allowed to enter the closed roads on Lantau Island from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays). Motorists must leave the closed road area at or before 7 p.m.
• Driver of vehicles issued with the LCRP must hold a valid Hong Kong driving licence of the relevant vehicle class.
• The LCRP is not transferable.
• The original copy of the LCRP must be displayed on the front of the vehicle as near as possible to the vehicle licence when the permit is in use. Photocopy of the LCRP is considered invalid.
• The LCRP does not apply to a road closed by virtue of regulation 28(1) of the Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations.
• During prohibited hours, the LCRP cannot be used for entering prohibited zone(s) on the Lantau Island.
• The LCRP does not confer any parking privilege.
• Commercial utilisation of the vehicle (including but not limited to hire or reward), whether or not such use is known by the permittee, may result in the LCRP being revoked.
• A LCRP is issued at the absolute discretion of TD. It is a privilege (not right) extended to the permittee and may be revoked at any time at the discretion of TD without giving any reason.
• The Government and TD do not accept any legal liability for any loss arising from the issue of the LCRP.
• The LCRP is the property of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and must be returned by the permittee to TD (NT Regional Offices, Transport Department, 7/F, Mongkok Government Offices, 30 Luen Wan Street, Kowloon) when requested to do so.
• In the event that the LCRP is lost, please report the loss to a police station and forward the loss report to TD.
• Please do not laminate the LCRP under normal circumstances for ease of verification.
• You must comply with other conditions specified in the LCRP and the approval letter.

Chapter 3 Application Procedures

Application for quotas for entry to South Lantau on or after 1 July 2022:

(I) Arrangement of quota allocation

(a) Stage 1 (ballot): Quotas will be allocated via ballot. If there are remaining quotas, a second round of ballot will be conducted.

(b) Stage 2 (first-come, first-served): If there are remaining quotas after the second round of ballot, the system will distribute the quotas on a first-come, first-served basis.

(II) Applicants should pay attention to the following key dates:

The system will accept application from 7 a.m. on the 1st day of each month to 11:59 p.m. on the 5th day (first round); and from 7 a.m. on the 8th day of each month to 11:59 p.m. on the 10th day (second round).

Successful applicants shall pay the permit fee (HK$75) on the 6th or 7th day of each month (first round) or on the 11th or 12th day of each month (second round).

The system will announce the number of remaining quotas after the 2nd round of ballot on the 13th day of each month.

The remaining quotas will be open for application from 7 a.m. on the 14th day of each month and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Successful applicants shall complete the payment immediately.

(III) Points to note

1. Applicants shall ensure that the information submitted is correct. Once the application is submitted, no changes can be made.
2. Vehicles applying for the LCRP must be private cars. Each private car can only get one quota in each month.
3. Applicants can select up to three preferred departure dates, and the system will conduct balloting in chronological order of the dates.
4. If a successful applicant fails to complete payment on time, the application will be disqualified and the quota will be released for reallocation.
5. Applicants will be notified of the ballot result by email. Applicants can also make enquiries about the ballot result through the system.
6. Private cars are only allowed to enter the closed roads on Lantau Island from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays). Motorists must leave the closed road area at or before 7 p.m.

(IV) Application details

Watch "Ballot Arrangement for the Second Phase of Driving on Lantau Scheme"

Download pamphlet (PDF Format) -Printable Version (only English and Traditional Chinese version available)

Chapter 4 Advice to Motorists

Before going to South Lantau, please carefully read "Driving on Lantau Island - Points to note for motorists" and watch "Tips of driving on South Lantau".

Download "Driving on Lantau Island ─ Points to note for motorists" (PDF Format)-Printable Version

Watch "Tips for driving on South Lantau"

Chapter 5 Frequently Asked Questions