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TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1992
WAN CHAI TO HAVE AUTOMATIC PARKING TICKET MACHINES
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A NEW TYPE OF AUTOMATIC PARKING TICKET VENDING MACHINE WILL INSTALLED IN WAN CHAI TO REPLACE 111 COIN-OPERATED PARKING METERS UNDER A TRIAL CONDUCTED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT,
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PAY
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) SAID NINE AND DISPLAY' MACHINES WOULD BF INSTALLED AT OF KWAN ROAD, LAN FONG ROAD, SUN WUI ROAD, HOI PING ROAD AND SUNNING ROAD FROM THURSDAY (JULY 16) FOR A TRIAL OF ONE YEAR.
MOTORISTS WHO WISH TO UTILISE PARKING SPACES ON THESE ROADS HAVE TO BUY A TICKET FROM THE NEARBY MACHINE AND DISPLAY IT ON THE WINDSCREEN OF THEIR VEHICLES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE MACHINES WOULD ACCEPT BOTH COINS AND "HK$50 STORED-VALUE CARD" WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT CAR PARKS OPERATED BY WILSON PARKING (HONG KONG) LIMITED AT THE PARK LANE HOTEL, 310 GLOUCESTER ROAD; ELIZABETH HOUSE, 25 GLOUCESTER ROAD; WORLD TRADE CENTRE, 280 GLOUCESTER ROAD; QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, OPPOSITE HOPEWELL CENTRE; AND TIME SQUARE, 319-406 JAFFE ROAD.
DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PARKING SPACES DES IGNATED, TICKETS OF HALF-HOUR OR TWO-HOUR PARKING TIME CAN BE PURCHASED THROUGH THESE MACHINES EITHER BY COINS OR STORED-VALUE CARDS,
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DISPLAY THE PARKING TICKETS WHICH SHOW CLEARLY THE DATE AND EXPIRY TIME ON THE WINDSCREEN OF THEIR VEHICLES NEAREST TO THE KERB SIDE.
THEY ARE ALSO ADVISED TO READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS SET OUT ON THE MACHINE WHEN BUYING THEIR PARKING TICKETS.
TELA ACTION TO ENFORCE FILM CENSORSHIP
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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS REPORTS ON ENFORCEMENT ACTION TAKEN BY THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY (TELA) ON CINEMA OPERATORS FOUND TO HAVE ADMITTED CHILDREN UNDER 18 TO CATEGORY 3 FILMS, THE TELA COMMISSIONER, MISS ELLE SHUM, TODAY (TUESDAY) EMPHASISED THAT IT WAS THE DUTY OF TELA TO ENFORCE THE AGE RESTRICTION STIPULATED UNDER THE FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE.
ADMITTED, MY STAFF
"TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN UNDER 18 ARE NOT HAVE TO CARRY OUT REGULAR INSPECTIONS AT CINEMAS SHOWING CATEGORY 3 FILMS. THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF HARASSMENT THEIR JOB," MISS SHUM SAID.
THEY
WERE JUST DOING
/MISS SHUM