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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1975

NEW PARKING CHARGES EFFECTIVE TOMORROW

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MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TODAY THAT THE NEW SCALE OF CHARGES AT ALL GOVERNMENT MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS WILL COME INTO EFFECT TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

THE NEW CHARGES IN THE NORMAL-RATE PERIOD WILL BE A FLAT $2 AN HOUR AT THE STAR FERRY, GARDEN ROAD AND MIDDLE ROAD CAR PARKS- $1.50 AN HOUR AT THE MURRAY ROAD, RUMSEY STREET, CITY HALL AND YAU MA TEI CAR PARKS AND $1 AN HOUR AT THE NEW HUNG HOM CAR PARK, WHICH WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW.

THE NORMAL-RATE PERIOD WILL BE FROM 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 8 A.M. TO 12 NOON ON SATURDAYS.

THE CHEAP RATE OF 50 CENTS AN HOUR, WITH A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $1, WILL REMAIN AT ALL CAR PARKS IN THE HOURS OUTSIDE THE NORMAL-RATE PERIOD, AS WELL AS ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE NEW HUNG HOM CAR PARK WHERE THE CHEAP RATE WILL APPLY ALL DAY ON SATURDAYS.'

THE NEW MONTHLY TICKET FEE WILL BE $400.

IN CASES WHERE A CAR IS PARKED FOR PERIOD COVERING BOTH THE NORMAL-RATE AND CHEAP-RATE PERIODS, THE NORMAL RATE WILL BE CHARGED FOR ONLY THAT HOUR WHICH INCLUDES THE TIME WHEN THE RATE CHANGES FROM NORMAL TO CHEAP OR VICE VERSA.

THE NEW HUNG HOM CAR PARK TO BE OPENED TOMORROW HAS A TOTAL OF 1,050 PARKING SPACES IN EIGHT FLOORS.

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