WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1975
NEW SYSTEM OF PARKING CHARGES TO BE INTRODUCED
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A NEW SCALE OF PARKING CHARGES GRADED ACCORDING TO THE POPULARITY OF INDIVIDUAL GOVERNMENT MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS IS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED SOON.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. JAMES ROBSON, WHEN REPLYING TO QUESTIONS BY THE HON. ALEX WU IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THE REVENUE AND OCCUPANCY OF THE CAR PARKS.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT THESE NEW CHARGES WILL RESULT IN BETTER PATRONAGE OF THE CAR PARKS WITHOUT ANY LOSS IN TOTAL REVENUE,+ HE SAID.
MR. ROBSON SAID THE FALL IN REVENUE RECEIPTS FOLLOWING THE INCREASE IN CHARGES HAD BEEN MARGINAL. RECEIPTS AMOUNTED TO $1.150 MILLION IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, AFTER THE INCREASE, COMPARED WITH $1.157 MILLION IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR BEFORE THE INCREASE.
BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 7 P.M., THERE WAS A REDUCTION OF 54 PER CENT IN THE OCCUPANCY RATE IN THE THREE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE INCREASE, AND THE CAR PARKS WERE AT ABOUT CAPACITY USAGE BEFORE THE INCREASE.
MR. ROBSON SAID IT WOULD BE TRUE TO SAY THAT ON AVERAGE, THEY WERE NOW ABOUT HALF FULL BETWEEN THESE HOURS.
NO DECISION ON CONTROL OVER MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOLS
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT YET DECIDED WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE ANY LEGISLATION TO CONTROL MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOLS.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON. LEWIS DAVIES, IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. JAMES WU IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MR. DAVIES ADDED HOWEVER THAT IT WAS THE INTENTION THAT THE MATTER BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL SHORTLY.
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