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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1988

THE DAY-TIME HOURLY PARKING FEES WILL GO UP FROM 3 TO $5 AT CAR PARK. MURRAY BARRACKS CAR PARK AND FROM $2 TO $3 AT TAI KOK TSUI

USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR HO MAN TIN AND NORTH POINT CAR PARKS, WHICH ARE BY GOODS VEHICLES, THE HOURLY RATE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $1 TO $2.50.

$1,000 AT MURRAY MONTHLY RATE FOR $200

PASSES WILL MONTHLY

RISE FROM $400 то

КОК TSUI. BARRACKS, AND FROM $400 TO $600 AT TAI GOODS VEHICLES AT THE OTHER TWO CAR PARKS WILL BE INCREASED FROM TO $500.

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PER

PER

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT ALTHOUGH THE INCREASES

FROM 67 RANGING APPEARED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL IN PERCENTAGE TERMS CENT TO 150 PER CENT FOR HOURLY RATES AND FROM 50 PER CENT TO 150 CENT FOR MONTHLY PASSES THE FEES WERE STILL LOWER THAN THOSE AT COMMERCIAL CAR PARKS IN THE VICINITY.

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THE

HE SAID THE FEBS WERE INCREASED TO ENSURE REASONABLE FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF PARKING SPACES AT THE FOUR CAR PARKS. EXCEPT

THESE CAR PARKS WERE TAI KOK TSUI CAR PARK, THE TURNOVER RATES IN SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW THE TARGET RATE OF 15 PER CENT.

FEES BEING

PARKING THE LOW TURNOVER RATES WERE MAINLY DUE TO LOWER THAN THOSE CHARGED BY COMMERCIAL CAR PARKS IN THE VICINITY.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT LOWER OFF-PEAK RATES WOULD BE RETAINED TO ENCOURAGE OFF-STREET PARKING OVERNIGHT AND DURING OFF-PEAK PERIODS.

HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE FOUR OPEN-AIR CAR PARKS WERE OPERATED AT LOSSES, WHICH AMOUNTED TO A COMBINED TOTAL OF $9.3 1986/87 AND $11.9 MILLION IN 1987/88.

MILLION

IN

THE PARKING FEES SHOULD THEREFORE BE INCREASED TO COSTS OF PROVIDING THE FACILITIES, HE SAID.

RECOVER THE

THE NEW FEES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE TOTAL REVENUE OF FOUR CAR PARKS BY $3.6 MILLION A YEAR.

THE

TRAVEL BENEFIT FOR PERMANENT ID CARD HOLDERS

*

ADULT HOLDERS OF HONG KONG

PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS (PIC'S)

WHICH DO NOT BEAR THE * * * SYMBOL, MAY NOW TRAVEL ΤΟ MACAU WITHOUT THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AS THEY WILL ONLY BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE PIC'S.

THEIR

THIS WAS ANNO

ANNOUNCED BY THE IMMIGRATION

(FRIDAY).

DEPARTMENT

TODAY

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