Hong Kong Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 11

Erection of parking meters, etc.

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Amendments retroactively made - see 29 of 1998 s. 105 PART III

PARKING METERS AND PAY AND DISPLAY MACHINES

(1) The Commissioner may cause to be erected on any Government land or at any
parking place- (29 of 1998 s. 105)

   (a)  card operated or coin operated parking meters; or

   (b)  pay and display machines, for the purpose of charging for the use of
        such parking places for the parking of motor vehicles.

(2) The Commissioner may cause to be erected any traffic sign in accordance
with-

   (a)  Figure No. 17 in Schedule 1 at any place where a coin operated 
        parking meter;

   (b)  Figure No. 18 in Schedule 1 at any place where a card operated 
        parking meter;

   (c)  Figure No. 19 in Schedule 1 at any place where a pay and display
        machine, is erected under subregulation (1).

(3) The fees specified in column 2 of Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 shall be the
maximum fees that may be charged-

   (a)  for the use of any parking space in a parking place, or parking  space
        in respect of which there is erected a parking apparatus of the
        description specified in column 3; and

   (b)  for the period specified opposite each such description in column 4,
        of Parts 1 and 2 respectively of that Schedule.

(4) Every parking meter or pay and display machine shall bear a plate or other
device showing, in English and Chinese-

   (a)  the period during which a charge is made for the use of a
        parking space-

        (i)    in respect of which the parking meter; or

        (ii)   in the parking place in respect of which the pay and display
               machine, as the case may be, is erected;

   (b)  the parking fee payable for the use of the parking space and the
        period of time to which such fee relates; and

   (c)  in the case of-

        (i)    a coin operated parking meter, the denominations of the coins
               for its operation determined under regulation 12B;

        (ii)   a card operated parking meter, whether it is to be operated by
               a parking card only or by either a parking card or an
               approved card and the directions or conditions for using the
               parking card or the approved  card, as the case may be, in
               payment of the parking fee; and

        (iii)  a pay and display machine- (A) the denominations of coins or
               bank notes for its operation determined under regulation 12B;
               and (B) that a parking card or, where applicable, an
               approved card may be used for obtaining a display ticket and
               the manner in which it may be so used.

(5) Every automatic vending machine shall bear a plate or other device
showing, in English and Chinese-

   (a)  the denominations of coins for its operation determined under
        regulation 12B(a); and

   (b)  where applicable, that an approved card may be used for its operation
        and the directions and conditions for its use determined under
        regulation 12B(b). (L.N. 252 of 1991)