The government has granted a sharp increase in vehicle permits for South Lantau this year, with a 25% rise for the first quarter of 2021 compared to 2020. Around 4,700 new Lantau […]
GOVT GRANTS 25% MORE LANTAU VEHICLE PERMITS THIS YEAR
5 ARRESTED OVER TKO TRIAD PARKING SCAM
Police arrested five triad gang members yesterday for extortion, after they demanded money from a vehicle owner to use a public car park they illegally controlled. On 7 September, a man parked […]
GOVT SEEKING NEW MUI WO CAR PARK SITES TO TACKLE “PERENNIAL” PARKING SHORTAGE
The government is actively looking for new car parking sites in Mui Wo, despite nearly doubling parking capacity in 2019, private Lands Department documents have revealed. The plans emerged after District Lands […]
“JUST A MINUTE” WON’T BE TOLERATED: POLICE GIVE 17,900 TICKETS IN PARKING CRACKDOWN
Police have conducted five operations against illegal parking across the territory in the last week, giving around 17,900 parking tickets and towing 43 cars, trucks and motorbikes. The most prolific bust came […]
“NO VISUAL, TRAFFIC, NOISE OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT” – GOVT JUSTIFIES 200-SPACE NON-EV PARKING TOWERS
A futuristic 200-space automated parking tower in Sham Shui Po will have no adverse visual impact, no adverse traffic impact, no adverse noise impact and no adverse environmental impact, while alleviating illegal […]
“WASTEFUL, UNFAIR AND SLOW”: EXPERTS DENOUNCE CITY’S PARKING PLAN
The government’s plan to build more parking spaces to solve the illegal parking problem is “wasteful, unfair and slow” says transport planner Paul Barter, recommending Hong Kong bring its on-street parking management […]
REGINA IP SLAMS CARRIE LAM’S “EMPIRE BUILDING”, GOVT SILO MENTALITY
Lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee has criticised Carrie Lam’s attempts to pad the civil service with “promotion jobs” and called out the government’s “silo mentality” as stifling progress. In an exclusive interview […]
GOVT SNEAKS IN 4,000 NEW ON-STREET PARKING SPACES UNDER GUISE OF “SMART METER” REPLACEMENT
The government will add up to new 4,000 kerbside parking spaces across the city under the guise of its so-called “smart meter” initiative, Transit Jam has learned, with the new spaces bypassing […]
HOUSING AUTHORITY FREEZES CAR PARK FEES FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING
Citing a sluggish market, the Housing Authority (HA) will freeze its car park fees for the second year running, pinning prices for some 31,600 spaces at January 2019 levels until 31 December […]
26-YR PRICE FREEZE: “SMART METER” PARKING SET AT COLONIAL PRICES
On-street parking will remain at 1994 levels – HK$8/hour – under the government’s “smart parking” law likely to be pushed through LegCo’s House Committee next week, with the government blaming economic and […]
