THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1983
DEVELOPERS WILL BE FREE TO APPLY THEIR COMMERCIAL JUDGEMENT TO WHETHER EVEN GREATER PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE. +FOR INSTANCE, FOR A DEVELOPMENT AIMED AT THE HIGHER INCOME GROUP, THEY MAY CONSIDER THAT A HIGHER RATIO OF SPACES TO FLATS MAY HELP TO SELL THE HOUSING,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
IN AREAS LIKE HAPPY VALLEY AND HO MAN TIN THERE WILL BE PROGRESSION TOWARDS A STANDARD OF ONE SPACE FOR EVERY FLAT OR FOR EVERY 100 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA, WHICHEVER IS THE LESSER.
IN THE MID-LEVELS AND ON THE PEAK, THE FORMER CEILING OF ONE-AND-A-HALF TO TWO SPACES PER FLAT WILL NOW BE MADE THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF PARKING PROVISION.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT AS REGARDS LOWER INCOME GROUPS, TOO, IT WAS RECOGNISED THAT CAR OWNERSHIP WAS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD. THUS, IN HOUSING AUTHORITY AND HOUSING SOCIETY RENTAL ESTATES, A MINIMUM LEVEL OF ONE SPACE FOR 14 FLATS IS NOW SET, AND ACTUAL PROVISION MAY BE AROUND ONE SPACE FOR 10 FLATS. PREVIOUSLY THE CEILING WAS ONE SPACE FOR 10 FLATS, AND THIS MAXIMUM LEVEL WAS NOT ALWAYS PROVIDED.
ACCOUNT IS ALSO TAKEN OF THE PARKING OF GOODS VEHICLES IN HOUSING AUTHORITY AND SOCIETY DEVELOPMENTS, WHERE FIVE TO 15 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL PARKING SPACES PROVIDED MUST NOW CATER FOR SUCH VEHICLES.
THE ONLY PARKING STANDARD WHICH REMAINS UNCHANGED IS THE ONE FOR THE MAIN URBAN AREAS, SUCH AS WAN CHAI.
+HERE, BECAUSE OF THE CONGESTION IN THE SURROUNDING ROAD TRAFFIC NETWORK, EACH CASE FOR PARKING PROVISION WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED ON ITS MERITS,+ THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
+IN DETERMINING THE PARKING PROVISION THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE PROXIMITY OF HOUSING TO HIGH CAPACITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, THE AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC CAR PARKS IN THE LOCALITY, THE FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING SAFE DRIVEWAYS AND THE ROAD CAPACITY AND TRAFFIC VOLUME.+
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