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MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1990
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A VISIT TO CHEK LAP KOK AND THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO THE DISTRICT'S FIRE WATCH TEAMS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
DISTRICT
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ISLAND BOARD'S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING ΤΟ BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM, 20TH FLOOR, BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.
HARBOUR
THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 2.15 PM.
STRINGENT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL PARKING IN TST, CENTRAL
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WHO
POLICE HAVE TAKEN STRINGENT ACTION AGAINST MOTORISTS ILLEGALLY PARKED OR WAITED IN EIGHT NEWLY DESIGNATED **NO PARKING" LOCATIONS IN TSIM SHA TSUI AND CENTRAL LAST MONTH.
"NO PARKING" SIGNS HAVE BEEN ERECTED IN THESE LOCATIONS ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS SINCE MAY 8.
WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF IMPLEMENATATION, SOME 870 FIXED PENALTY TICKETS WERE ISSUED TO OFFENDERS IN THE LOCATIONS.
UP TO JUNE 13, A TOTAL OF 465 TICKETS WERE ISSUED AGAINST OFFENCES OCCURRED IN THE SECTION OF CANTON ROAD BETWEEN KOWLOON PARK DRIVE AND HAIPHONG ROAD ALONE.
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"POLICE WILL CONTINUE ΤΟ ISSUE FIXED PENALTY TICKETS TO OFFENDERS WITHOUT GIVING PRIOR VERBAL WARNING, A POLICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
GOODS
"ACCORDING TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION, IT IS AN OFFENCE
OR FOR MOTORISTS TO PARK THEIR VEHICLES OR WAIT FOR PASSENGERS DELIVERY IN THESE LOCATIONS," HE ADDED.
THE EIGHT EXPERIMENTAL LOCATIONS ARE:
A. HONG KONG ISLAND
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CONNAUGHT PLACE OUTSIDE EXCHANGE SQUARE,
PEDDER STREET OUTSIDE WORLDWIDE HOUSE,
/- PEDDER STREET