WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1982
PARKING POLICY OUTLINED
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THE GOVERNMENT DOES HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY FOR ON- AND OFF-STREET PARKING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON ALAN SCOTT SAID TODAY.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ANDREW SO IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR SCOTT SAID THE POLICY AIMS TO SUPPORT THE WIDER STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND MAKING MORE ECONOMIC USE OF THE ROAD SYSTEM.
HE SAID THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE POLICY INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS TO HELP REDUCE THE EXISTING SHORTFALL OF PARKING SPACES, THE USE OF LAND FOR TEMPORARY CAR AND LORRY PARKS, THE SETTING OF PARKING STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES, THE EXPANSION OF PARKING METER COVERAGE TO ENSURE A BETTER TURNOVER IN ON-STREET SPACES, AND TAKING ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL PARKING.
+PARKING POLICY HAS BEEN UNDER REVIEW FOR SOME TIME NOW AND, AFTER THE ADVICE OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN OBTAINED, A SUBMISSION WILL BE MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, + EXPECT WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, MR SCOTT SAID.
LANDED PROPERTY
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THE ASCERTAINMENT OF SUCCESSORS FOR LANDED PROPERTY REMAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON GERALD NAZARETH, SAID TODAY, HOWEVER, WITH EFFECT FROM ARPIL 1, 1982, THE NEW LANDS DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN OVER DISTRICT LAND REGISTRIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, EXCEPT TSUEN WAN, FOR THE REGISTRATION OF SUCCESSORS.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHARLES YEUNG, MR NAZARETH SAID THE LANDS DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SE DISTRICT LAND REGISTRIES UNTIL THE REGISTRAR GENERAL IS ABLE TO TAKE THEM OVER.
THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT LAND REGISTRY, HE SAID, IS ALREADY OPERATED BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
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