Hong Kong Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 4

Parking prohibitions

PART II

GENERAL RESTRICTIONS ON PARKING

(1) Subject to subregulation (6), no person shall park a vehicle on any road
on which there is a system of street lighting furnished by means of lamps not
more than 200 m apart other than in a parking place: Provided that if in any
proceedings for a contravention of this subregulation it is proved to the
satisfaction of the court or magistrate that there is a system of street
lighting on a road, the system of street lighting shall be presumed to be
furnished by means of lamps not more than 200 m apart unless the contrary is
proved.

(2) The Commissioner may restrict the use of any road for parking by the
erection or placing of traffic signs or the placing of road markings in
accordance with Figure Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Schedule 1.

(3) Subject to subregulation (6), no person shall park a vehicle-

   (a)  on any road in contravention of any traffic sign or road marking
        erected or placed in accordance with subregulation (2); or

   (b)  so as to cause an obstruction.

(4) Subject to subregulation (6), no person shall park a vehicle-

   (a)  on a pavement, pedestrian way, central reservation, verge, hard
        shoulder or traffic island;

   (b)  so as to obstruct vehicular access to or from premises adjacent to the
        carriageway; or

   (c)  so as to obstruct access to a fire hydrant from the carriageway.

(5) Any person who contravenes subregulation (1), (3) or (4) commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of $2000: Provided that it shall be a defence
to a prosecution in respect of a contravention of subregulation (4)(a) to
prove that the vehicle was so parked that no danger and no actual obstruction
was caused or was likely to be caused by it.

(6) Subregulations (1), (3) and (4) shall not apply to a motor vehicle.