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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1974

PARKING TO COST MORE FROM OCT. 1

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PARKING FEES IN GOVERNMENT MULTI-STOREY AND TEMPORARY CAR PARKS WILL BE REVISED AS FROM OCTOBER 1 THIS YEAR.

THE FEE REVISION WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN AUGUST LAST YEAR AND MENTIONED IN THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S BUDGET SPEECH EARLIER THIS YEAR.

IT AIMS AT DETERRING MOTORISTS FROM USING THEIR CARS AND SO ADDING TO ROAD CONGESTION, AND AT ENSURING BETTER USE OF THE LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE IN THE CENTRAL URBAN AREAS BY DETERRING DRIVERS FROM PARKING FOR LONG PERIODS. THIS WOULD PROVIDE MORE SPACE FOR THOSE WISHING TO PARK FOR SHORTER PERICDS.

THE REVISED FEES ARE SET OUT IN THE ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING AND WAITING) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 1974 AND THE ROAD TRAFFIC CTEMPORARY CAR PARKS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 1974, PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE.

UNDER THE NEW RATES, FEES FOR GOVERNMENT MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS WILL BE $2 AN HOUR FOR THE FIRST FIVE HOURS= $3 AN HOUR FOR THE SIXTH TO EIGHTH HOURS AND $4 PER HOUR AFTER THE EIGHTH HOUR, DURING THE FULL-RATE PERIODS FROM 8 A.M. TO 7 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 8 A.M. TO 2 P.M. ON SATURDAYS.

THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE EXISTING CHEAP RATE OF 50 CENTS PER HOUR, WITH A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $1, FOR GENERAL HOLIDAYS AND FOR THE PERIODS FROM 7 P.M. TO 8 A.M. ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 2 P.M. ON SATURDAYS TO 8 A.M. ON MONDAYS.

THE FEE FOR A MONTHLY PASS FOR GOVERNMENT MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS WILL BE $500.

AS FOR TEMPORARY CAR PARKS, THE NEW PARKING CHARGE VILL BE $5 PER HALF DAY.

THE ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING AND WAITING) (AMENDMENT (NO, 2) REGULATIONS 1974 ALSO REVISE THE CHARGE FROM $1 TO $4 PER HOUR FOR A VEHICLE NOT REMOVED FROM A CAR PARK WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF THE LATEST TIME MARKED ON A TICKET.

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