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Thursday, August 30, 1973

PARKING PROBLEM AT KAITAK

Illegal parking in the airport area is posing a serious problem

for the airport authority, particularly during weekends when the situation

tends to get out of hand.

In some cases, motorists who can not find a space to park just abandon their cars in areas where they block the entrances and exits.

An appeal was made in June vrging motorists not to take their

-- from midday to 6 p.n. cars to the airport during peak operating hours

on weekends. However, the appeal appears to have gone unheeded and police are forced to take more stringent measures against illegal parking in the

vicinity of the airport.

During the past two months more than 80 summonses were issued

for illegal parking at the airport.

..

In addition, several cars which

caused serious obstruction were towed away.

In an effort to maintain the normal traffic flow extra policemen

are deployed to the area during peak operating hours.

Motorists are once again urged not to take their cars to the

airport on weekends in order to avoid unnecessary congestion.

use public transport whenever possible.

They should

Any vehicle found parked illegally in the area of the airport may

be towed away.

/A government