Hong Kong Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 5

Designation of parking places

(1) The Commissioner may designate any place on a road or any place to which
vehicles have access as a parking place by means of road markings in
accordance with Figure Nos. 13, 14 and 15 in Schedule 1.

(2) The Commissioner may by the use of the appropriate traffic signs in
accordance with the Figures shown in Schedule 1 indicate that a parking space
within a parking place may be used-

   (a)  for vehicles of a particular class or type;

   (b)  at particular times; or

   (c)  on particular days.

(2A) The Commissioner may, by the use of a traffic sign in accordance with
Figure No. 19 shown in Schedule 1, designate any parking  place as a
parking place for the use of which payment shall be made by means of a display
ticket. (L.N. 252 of 1991)

(3) The Commissioner or the operator of a parking meter subject to such terms
and conditions as may be imposed by the Commissioner may amend, suspend or
cancel any designation under subregulation (1)- (L.N. 61 of 1994)

   (a)  by covering any traffic sign;

   (b)  in the case of a metered parking space, by covering the parking meter
        with a bag showing the Figure set out as Figure No. 6 in Schedule 1;

   (c)  by the erection or placing of the traffic sign shown in Figure No. 7
        in Schedule 1; or

   (d)  by the removal of any traffic sign.

(4) Subject to subregulation (7), no person shall park a vehicle in a
parking place contrary to any traffic sign or road marking, shown in Schedule
1, erected or placed in or near such parking place.

(5) Subject to subregulation (7), no person shall park a vehicle in any
parking place the designation of which is suspended or cancelled under
subregulation (3).

(6) Any person who contravenes subregulation (4) or (5) commits an offence and
is liable to a fine of $2000.

(7) Subregulations (4) and (5) shall not apply to a motor vehicle.