THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1985
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HOUSING (TRAFFIC) BY-LAW CHANGES START TOMORROW
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THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT CHANGES TO THE TRAFFIC BY-LAWS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WOULD COME INTO EFFECT TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
+THIS FOLLOWS AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE HOUSING (TRAFFIC) BY-LAWS, BRINGING THEM INTO LINE WITH THE NEW PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING) REGULATIONS,+ SAID A HOUSING SPOKESMAN.
HE SAID THE AMENDMENTS PROVIDED FOR, AMONG OTHER THINGS, INCREASED CHARGES FOR THE IMPOUNDING, REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES ILLEGALLY PARKED ON RESTRICTED ROADS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
+ EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT THE PRESENT CHARGES ARE TOO LOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE DETERRENT TO OFFENDING MOTORISTS.
+NEW CHARGES FOR IMPOUNDING A VEHICLE WILL BE $140; FOR REMOVING A VEHICLE, $200; AND FOR STORING A VEHICLE, $50 FOR EACH DAY AFTER THE FIRST DAY DURING WHICH THE VEHICLE IS DETAINED.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAIN AMENDMENTS INCLUDED THE ABANDONING OF THE CONCEPT OF +NO WAITING+ AND REPLACING IT WITH NO PARKING+, AS WELL AS THE ADOPTION OF NEW SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS.
+ALSO INCLUDED ARE THE INCREASING OF THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES FROM $500 TO $2 000, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF SOME DEFINITIONS, OFFENCES AND OTHER PROVISIONS BASED ON THE ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING) REGULATIONS.+
SAFETY DRIVE AIMS AT YOUTHS ***
YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE THE TARGET OF A CAMPAIGN WHICH STARTS TOMORROW, TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANLINESS AND HOME SAFETY IN THE SHEUNG SHUI TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.
THE MONTH-LONG CAMPAIGN IS PART OF THE THREE-MONTH +ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY PROJECT+ LAUNCHED EARLIER THIS MONTH.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TALKS, FORUMS AND FILM SHOWS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE.
PAMPHLETS CONTAINING INFORMATION ON HOME SAFETY WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS OF THE TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, AND MAJOR YEAR-END CLEAN-UP WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE THA ON FEBRUARY 15.
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THE PROJECT, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT.
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