XN000022-1981-08-21 — Page 9

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1981

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NO MORE FREE PARKING IN SOME CENTRAL AREAS

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THERE WILL BE NO MORE FREE PARKING ON 20 STREETS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICTS FROM MONDAY, AUGUST 24, AS A RESULT OF THE INSTALLATION OF 266 MORE PARKING METERS.

THE EXTRA METERS ARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RATIONAL ISING THE USE OF ON-STREET PARKING SPACES IN THE TWO DISTRICTS AND DETER ING LONG- TERM PARKING, ACCORDING TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S SENIŪR TRANSPORT OFFICER, MR ALDOUS CHUNG.

+IT IS GOVERNMENT POLICY THAT 15 PER CENT OF ON-STREET PARKING SPACES BE KEPT AVAILABLE FOR USE AT MOST TIMES OF THE DAY THROUGH THE USE OF PARKING METERS, HE SAID.

THE NEW METERS WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS CENTRALI CASTLE ROAD, SHELLEY STREET, STAUNTON STREET, ELGIN STREET, ARBUTHNOT ROAD, HIGH STREET, KO SING STREET, PO YAN STREET AND PO YEE STREET.

WESTERN EASTERN STREET, WESTERN STREET, FIRST STREET, SECOND STREET, THIRD STREET, KWONG FUNG LANE, DES VOEUX ROAD WEST, WHITTY STREET, CHIU KWONG STREET, SEYMOUR ROAD AND THE UNNAMED STREET RUNNING NORTH OFF DES VOEUX ROAD WEST BETWEEN WHITTY STREET AND WATER STREET.