Hong Kong Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 13

Interfering with parking apparatus

Any person who without lawful authority-

   (a)  interferes with a parking meter, a pay and display machine or an
        automatic vending machine;

   (b)  impedes or prevents the operation of any apparatus referred to in
        paragraph (a);

   (c)  operates or attempts to operate-

        (i)    a coin operated parking meter, by the insertion of any object
               other than the appropriate coin;

        (ii)   a card operated parking meter, other than by the use of a
               parking card or, where applicable, an approved card;

        (iii)  a pay and display machine, by the insertion of any object other
               than the appropriate coin, bank note, parking card or, where
               applicable, approved card; or

        (iv)   an automatic vending machine, by the insertion of any object
               other than the appropriate coin or bank note determined under
               regulation 12B or, where applicable, an approved card;

   (d)  removes any money from any apparatus referred to in paragraph

   (a)  ; or

   (e)  is in possession of any object designed or adapted for interfering
        with the apparatus referred to in paragraph (a), commits an offence
        and is liable to a fine of $5000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
        (L.N. 252 of 1991)