THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1983
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NEW TAXI FARE SCALE IN EFFECT SOON
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THE NEW FARE SCALE FOR URBAN TAXIS WITH MINOR ADJUSTMENT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE FROM FEBRUARY 18 (FRIDAY).
THIS FARE STRUCTURE IS TO MAKE IT CHEAPER AND QUICKER FOR TAXI OPERATORS TO RECALIBRATE THEIR METERS, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
HOWEVER, THE 12.5 PER CENT INCREASE APPROVED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
THE FARE WILL STILL BE $4.5 FOR THE FIRST TWO KILOMETRES, BUT 60 CENTS FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT 266.66 METRES INSTEAD OF 90 CENTS FOR EVERY 400 METRES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE CONVERSION TABLE NOW IN USE WILL BE VALID UNTIL THE RECALIBRATION OF TAXI METERS.
MTR CARPARK TO OPEN SOON
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A NEW MULTI-STOREY CARPARK NEXT TO THE KWAI FONG MTR STATION WILL BE OPEN SOME TIME IN APRIL THIS YEAR.
THE KWAI FONG CARPARK, LOCATED IN KWAI YI ROAD WILL HAVE SEVEN FLOORS PROVIDING 580 SPACES FOR PRIVATE CARS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE DAILY PARKING CHARGES FOR THE CARPARK WILL BE $2 PER HOUR FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM AND $1 PER HOUR FROM 6 PM TO 8 AM.
MONTHLY PASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT $400 EACH.
THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THESE ARE TEMPORARY CHARGES AS THE CARPARK, TOGETHER WITH ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT MULTI-STOREY PARKING FACILITIES, WILL BE UNDER PRIVATE MANAGEMENT LATER IN THE YEAR.
WITH THE OPENING OF THE CARPARK AND THE LOW HOURLY RATES, IT IS EXPECTED THAT ILLEGAL PARKING IN THE AREA WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND THE PARK-AND-RIDE PURPOSE WILL BE SERVED.
IN ADDITION, PLANS ARE IN HAND TO RE-DESIGNATE SOME ON-STREET PRIVATE CAR PARKING SPACES IN THE AREA FOR LORRY PARKING ONCE THE CARPARK IS OPERATIONAL.
ACCESS TO THE CARPARK IS FROM KWAI FOO ROAD AND KWAI FUK ROAD.
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