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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
Saturday, September 30, 1972
MIDNIGHT PARKING METERS IN CONGESTED AREAS
A number of parking meters in Wan Chai and Mong Kok will be working
up to midnight as from tomorrow (October 1).
These will be the first batch of meters to be converted to the extended
operating times, and changes will be made progressively beginning in the areas
where the demand for short-term parking in the evening is greatest.
The work involved in the conversion covers the fixing of a new description
plate on the meter to show the operating times and the various charges.
For this reason, the Acting Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Richard
Butler, today advised motorists to check the time of operation shown on the
parking meter, before leaving their vehicles in a metered space.
The extended hours for meter operation follows a statement by the
Financial Secretary, Mr. C.P. Haddon-Cave, in the Legislative Council earlier
this year.
In his speech, he said that not only would metered time be extended
to midnight in certain areas, but would also include Sundays and public holidays.
"The reason for this is that the demand for parking in many areas is
very often just as high, or even higher, during these periods as during daylight
hours on weekdays," the Financial Secretary said.
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