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SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1992
NEW CARD-OPERATED PARKING METERS TO BE INTRODUCED
WILL BE
A NEW TYPE OF CARD-OPERATED ELECTRONIC PARKING METER TESTED IN TSIM SHA TSUI FROM NEXT MONTH AS PART OF A TRIAL SCHEME CONDUCTED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS THE APPLICABILITY OF NEW ON-STREET PARKING DEVICES IN THE TERRITORY.
THE NEW METERS WILL BE POWERED BY SOLAR BATTERIES
BY BACK-UP BATTERIES.
SUPPLEMENTED
ALL 94, EXISTING COIN-OPERATED PARKING METERS AT MODY ROAD, CORNWALL AVENUE, HANOI ROAD AND HART AVENUE WILL BE REPLACED BY CARD-OPERATED METERS FOR A YEAR FROM WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 2).
THESE METERS ARE FOR PARKING SPACES FOR PRIVATE CARS AND LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID MOTORISTS SHOULD PURCHASE IN ADVANCE A STORED-VALUE CARD KNOWN AS "PARKCARD" FOR $250 EACH, INCLUDING A REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $50.
"EACH CARD CARRIES 100 UNITS OF $2 PER HALF-HOUR PARKING TIME,
HE ADDED.
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE SALE OF THESE CARDS AT THE OUTLETS OF THE CIRCLE K CONVENIENCE STORES AT 6-6A HART AVENUE: 12 ASHLEY ROAD; 6-10 MAN WAI STREET, YAU MA TEI; AND 519 SHANGHAI STREET, MONG KOK.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE CARD INTO THE METER, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF PARKING UNITS WOULD BE DEDUCTED AND THE REMAINING AMOUNT WOULD BE DISPLAYED ON THE METER.
"THE USER CAN THEN RETRIEVE THE CARD AND THE LENGTH OF TIME FOR WHICH PARKING IS ALLOWED WILL BE SHOWN," HE ADDED.
"FULL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, IN BOTH CHINESE
BE FOUND ON THESE METERS,'
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HE NOTED.
AND ENGLISH, CAN
THE DEPARTMENT HAS SO FAR BEEN CONDUCTING TESTS ON TWO NEW PARKING DEVICES, CARD-OPERATED ELECTRONIC PARKING METERS AND "PAY AND DISPLAY" TICKETING MACHINES, ON 50 PARKING SPACES IN LO TAK COURT IN TSUEN WAN AND 111 PARKING SPACES IN CAUSEWAY BAY SINCE APRIL AND RESPECTIVELY.
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