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Discussion Paper on LegCo Panel on Transport
Parking Demand and Freight Transport Studies
Introduction
This paper reports on progress of implementation of the recommendations of two transport consultancy studies viz. Parking Demand Study and Freight Transport Study. It also reviews the updated demand, supply and shortfall of parking spaces.
2. The Freight Transport Study (FTS) commenced in June 1991 and was completed in April 1994. The objective of the study was to devise appropriate measures to improve the efficiency of the freight transport industry without significant effect on the economy. The recommended measures tackle six issues, namely overnight parking, daytime parking and loading/unloading, container storage, port operations, cross-border freight movement and impact on the community.
3. The Parking Demand Study (PDS) which began in October 1993 aimed to provide an inventory of parking and loading/unloading facilities, identify the scale of parking related problems and recommend practicable remedial measures. The PDS was completed in December 1995 with recommendations to improve planning standards, optimise the use of existing facilities, manage demand for facilities and provide additional facilities.
4. Since the crucial issue of the demand and supply of parking spaces, particularly for goods vehicles, formed a significant proportion in the FTS and subsequently further focussed in the PDS, the two consultancy reports have been taken together and the implementation of the recommendations have been overseen by one and the same inter-departmental Working Group. The Working Group has been examining and implementing long term and short term solutions to parking and other freight transport problems. A list of the recommendations contained in the reports of the two studies and the progress of implementation are contained in Annexes A - B.
5. In view of the lapse of time which may have changed the supply and demand scenarios and the progress we have made in implementing the recommendations of the two studies, we have conducted a further assessment of the demand and supply of parking facilities. The outcome is set out below.
Assessment of the Parking Demand Study (PDS)
6. The assessment of PDS with regard to parking spaces for private cars and goods vehicles is as follows :
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Domestic
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Non Domestic
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Private Cars
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Supply
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Demand
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Surplus +
Shortfall -
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Supply
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Demand
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Surplus +
Shortfall - |
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1994
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239,000
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265,000
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-26,000
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190,000
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130,000
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+60,000 |
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2001
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391,000
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307,000
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+84,000
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223,000
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178,000
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+45,000 |
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Overnight
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Daytime
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Goods Vehicles
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Supply
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Demand
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Surplus +
Shortfall -
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Supply
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Demand
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Surplus +
Shortfall - |
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1994
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39,600
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115,300
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-75,700
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35,000
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72,000
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-37,000 |
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2001
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51,000
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191,000
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-140,000
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43,000
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106,000
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-63,000 |
7. The overall supply of parking spaces in 1994 for private cars was adequate with an overall surplus of 34,000 parking spaces. However, there was a shortfall of 26,000 domestic spaces and some districts had bigger problems than others. The forecast for 2001 was that there would be a surplus of 84,000 domestic parking spaces and 45,000 non-domestic ones.
8. For goods vehicles, the shortfall in 1994 was serious, amounting to 75,700 overnight parking spaces. During the daytime, when most of the goods vehicle fleet are operational, the problem is not as great and the shortfall was reduced to 37,000. The forecast for 2001 was shortfall of 140,000 overnight parking spaces and 63,000 daytime ones.
Developments since the Parking Demand Study
9. The PDS assumed a hefty increase in the goods vehicle fleet size, with the number of licensed goods vehicles increasing from around 123,500 in 1994 to 206,000 in 2001. However, since 1993, Hong Kong has seen some fundamental changes in our manufacturing sector. As a result of these changes, the size of our goods vehicle fleet has declined since 1994 and the number of licensed goods vehicles in December 1996 stood at 119,600. Our present forecast for 2001 is that the goods vehicle fleet size will be around 124,000 vehicles. Hence, the demand for goods vehicle parking spaces is and will remain lower than that assessed in the PDS.
10. The Working Group, established to pursue the recommendations of the FTS and PDS, has succeeded to increase the number of goods vehicle parking spaces significantly. Major achievements focussed on three areas viz. short-term tenancy (STT) sites, additional off-street facilities and on-street overnight spaces. In the last two years, more than 40 new STT sites with some 5,600 parking spaces were identified and secured for parking. Territory wide search was conducted of on-street suitable spaces which could be used for parking of goods vehicles overnight and 700 parking spaces have been identified. At the same time new residential, commercial and industrial premises have come on stream providing additional parking facilities.
Revised Assessment
11. The Transport Department has conducted a revised assessment using the actual position in December 1996 as the base and updated forecasts for 2001. The revised figures are as follows :
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Domestic
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Non Domestic
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Private Cars
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Supply
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Demand
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Surplus +
Shortfall -
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Supply
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Demand
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Surplus +
Shortfall- |
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1996
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290,000
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291,000
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-1,000
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190,000
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142,000
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+48,000 |
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2001
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404,000
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307,000
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+97,000
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237,000
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178,000
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+59,000 |
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Overnight
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Daytime
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Goods Vehicles
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Supply
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Demand
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Surplus+
Shortfall-
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Supply
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Demand
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Surplus+
Shortfall- |
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1996
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57,500
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110,600
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-53,100
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52,000
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69,000
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-17,000 |
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2001
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69,000
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113,000
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-44,000
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60,800
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61,400
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-600 |
12. For private cars, in 1996, the shortfall of domestic parking spaces dropped to 1,000 while the surplus in non-domestic ones decreased to 48,000. The forecast for 2001 is still one of surplus, similar to that in the PDS.
13. For goods vehicles, the revised assessment is radically different from the PDS assessment. In the case of overnight parking spaces, the situation has improved significantly with a shortfall now standing at 53,100. The situation of daytime parking spaces also improved with a shortfall of 17,000. The forecast for 2001 is that the shortfall will decrease to 44,000 overnight spaces and 600 daytime spaces.
Analysis of Demand/Supply of Goods Vehicle Parking Spaces
Demand
14. The demand for goods vehicle parking spaces declined between March 1994 (PDS base) and December 1996 as a result of the reduced goods vehicle fleet size. The number of licensed goods vehicles is as follows :
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Mar 94
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Dec 96
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Difference
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LGV
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87,800
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80,600
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-7,200 |
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MHGV
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23,300
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25,300
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+2,000 |
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CV
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12,400
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13,700
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+1,300 |
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Total
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123,500
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119,600
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-3,900 |
As some of the goods vehicles remain in China overnight and therefore do not require a parking space. The demand for parking spaces is as follows :
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Mar 94
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Dec 96
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Difference
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LGV
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87,800
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80,600
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-7,200 |
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MHGV
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17,600
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19,100
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+1,500 |
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CV
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9,900
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10,900
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+1,000 |
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Total
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115,300
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110,600
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-4,700 |
It can be seen that the demand for light goods vehicles parking spaces decreased while that for medium and heavy goods vehicles and container vehicles increased. The overall demand has dropped.
Supply
15. In terms of supply there was an increase between March 1994 and December 1996 of 10,900 goods vehicle parking spaces in STTs, off-street facilities such as new commercial and industrial premises and on-street spaces as follows :
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Increase in spaces (Mar 94 to Dec 96)
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LGVs
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MHGVs
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CVs
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Total
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STTs
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3,000
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700
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1,900
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5,600 |
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Other Off-Street
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200
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2,300
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2,100
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4,600 |
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On-street
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0
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700
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0
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700 |
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Total
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3,200
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3,700
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4,000
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10,900 |
In addition, there are 7,000 spaces available for container vehicles in the New Territories. These are generally on agricultural land where parking of container vehicles has been tolerated. They in fact already existed at the time of the PDS but were not included in the inventory as they were not considered to be legitimate parking spaces.
Supply/Demand Summary
16. The following table summarises the overnight demand/supply situation by category of vehicles :
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LGVs
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MHGVs
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CVs
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Total
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Supply
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Mar 94
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24,600
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11,300
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3,700
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39,600 |
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Dec 96
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27,800
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15,000
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14,700*
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57,500* |
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Demand
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Mar 94
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87,800
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17,600
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9,900
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115,300 |
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Dec 96
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80,600
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19,100
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10,900
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110,600 |
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Surplus (+)/
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Mar 94
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-63,200
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-6,300
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-6,200
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-75,700 |
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Shortfall (-)
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Dec 96
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-52,800
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-4,100
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+3,800
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-53,100 |
* including 7,000 tolerated spaces for container vehicles.
17. There was a theoretical surplus of 3,800 CV spaces in December 1996. In reality, these spaces are on tolerated sites and STTs and would be occupied by other medium/heavy goods vehicles, thereby accommodating the shortfall of medium/heavy goods vehicle spaces. The shortfall of 53,100 spaces are therefore that of light goods vehicles. Of the light goods vehicle fleet of 80,600, around 44,000 are light vans and at least half of these can be parked in private car parking spaces. As there is a surplus of non-domestic private car parking spaces (paragraph 11), these could help to accommodate light vans, thereby reducing considerably the size of the problem.
18. The forecast for 2001 of the overnight situation for goods vehicles shows a similar but improved pattern with LGVs having a shortfall of 43,000 spaces, MHGVs a shortfall of 3,000 spaces and CVs a surplus of over 2,000 spaces.
19. A breakdown by district of the supply/demand situation for the three categories of goods vehicles for both daytime and overnight and for the years 1996 and 2001 are provided in Tables 1 to 4 of Annex C.
Conclusion and Way Forward
20. The updated assessment reconfirms that overall there is no problem in respect of private car parking spaces. There may be problems in certain districts. These will be tackled on a district basis.
21. There is an apparent balance between the overall supply and demand of MHGVs and CVs parking spaces. However, since some of the spaces are on tolerated sites and STTs, they do not represent permanent solutions. As to parking spaces for LGVs, although non-domestic private car spaces provide relief for light vans, other larger light goods vehicles cannot be accommodated. The Working Group will continue to find more permanent parking spaces for goods vehicles. The revision of the Hong Kong Planning Standards & Guidelines to require a higher number of goods vehicle parking spaces in commercial/industrial developments would help. In addition, the Working Group has identified 10 sites for inclusion in the land sales programme for the next three years for multi-purpose developments with multi-storey carparks which would include provision of goods vehicle parking spaces. In the meantime, the Working Group will continue to search for more STTs and on-street parking spaces.
Transport Branch
Government Secretariat
TRAN 3/06/73
May 1997
Annex A
Progress Report on Implementation of Recommendations of Freight Transport Study - Summary
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FTS
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PDS
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Recommendations
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Progress of Implementation
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R1 R2
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Reclassification of goods vehicles
Modification of goods vehicles length limit to allow more efficient use of parking spaces
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The length of light goods vehicle (LGV) parking spaces has been reduced from 8 meters to 7 meters in the revised Chapter 8 of the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines, which came into effect in October 1996. This would increase the number of parking spaces for LGV for the same parking area. The revised length of LGV parking spaces will be included in the Transport Planning and Design Manual.
Legislation to allow the designation of parking spaces for specific types of vehicles has come into effect in mid January 1997. This permits more efficient use of on street parking spaces and helps relieve the shortage of parking spaces of specific types of vehicles, such as LGV.
Complete reclassification of goods vehicle types will not be further pursued because of serious complications in licensing, taxation, weight control, etc. which would have great resource implications. Drastic reclassification would also cause confusion to both the public and the enforcement agents. |
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R3
| A1
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Revision of Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines
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Revisions to Chapter 8 of the HKPSG were endorsed by the Committee on Planning and Land Development (CPLD) in October 1996 with the following improvements -
a) Public Housing -
LGV provision is increased by about 10% in new public housing estates
b) Industrial Developments -
As a first step, the standard for light van parking and loading / unloading is increased by 60% with a further review in about 5 years time. |
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R4
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Allocation of On-street Parking Spaces for goods vehicles
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Transport Department has been identifying on-street parking spaces for overnight parking. There were already about 900 such spaces prior to the establishment of the Working Group in February 1996. Since then, Transport Department has identified 986 more spaces -- 628 spaces were approved and 358 were rejected by Districts Boards and / or other departments. Transport Department will continue to identify additional on-street parking spaces. |
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R5
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A9
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Provision of surface goods vehicle parks and formalizing procedures for designating STT sites with a rolling programme
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The total number of parking spaces on STT sites increased from 20,300 in March 1994 to 27,600 in December 1996. Of these, the number of goods vehicle parking spaces increased from 7,800 in March 1994 to 13,400 in December 1996.
Continual efforts will be made to identify new STTs. |
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R6
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A10
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Use of landfill sites for goods vehicles parking
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A territory wide investigation on all existing landfill sites has been carried out. Only the Ngau Chi Wan landfill site is suitable for about 300 vehicles. The site will be available at the most up to August 1998. |
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R7
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A8
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Provision of goods vehicles parking garages
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Parking for container trailers / tractors and storage spaces for container boxes - is taken forward under the Third Review of the Port Development Strategy undertaken by Planning Department - a comprehensive review on all port related activities, including container vehicle parking and container box storage. The Review will be completed in mid 1997. |
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Parking provision of goods vehicles other than container vehicles - a territory wide search for suitable locations to build multi-storey car parks has been conducted. The focus of the search is on suitable sites for provision of goods vehicle parking. See "A8 Construction of Multi-storey Car/Goods Vehicle Parks" in Annex B. |
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R8
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A11
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Provision of LGV parking at lower levels of multi-storey car parks
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Lands D has informed members of the Real Estate Developers Association that property owners would be allowed to let parking spaces in multi-storey car parks in office area to non-occupiers of the buildings for overnight parking, subject to payment of a waiver fee.
Such provision will also apply to new multi-storey facilities. |
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R9
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A4
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Increase in enforcement of goods vehicles parking restrictions
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At present, police officers and traffic wardens take action against illegal parking when illegal parking endangers road and pedestrian safety or obstruct traffic movement, as road safety and smooth traffic are the primary objectives of the traffic police.
A proposal has been made to privatize the more simple operation of parking meter enforcement. It has been suggested so that Police officers and traffic wardens could concentrate on other street enforcement actions, including illegal parking.
A pilot scheme involving a special team of traffic wardens being deployed only for parking meter enforcement in selected districts is being studied. |
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R10 R11
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C2
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Lot Assembly and Selective Rezoning
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This subject is covered in the Case Studies Arising from the Study on Restructuring of Obsolete Industrial Areas (ROBINA Case Studies). The Study has been completed by Planning Department. It draws up a framework for restructuring of old industrial areas. The Administration is consulting interested organizations for their views on the Report. |
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R12
R16
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Allocation of more land for port back-up
Improvement of waterfront cargo handling facilities
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In December 1996, there were 13,700 licensed container vehicles, of which about 2,800 container vehicles stayed overnight in China on any single night. Thus the demand for overnight parking spaces of container vehicles is 10,900.
In December 1996, there are around 3,300 container parking spaces on STT sites, 4,400 spaces on other off street parking sites and about 7,000 spaces in unauthorized but tolerated container vehicle parks. This total provision of 14,700 parking spaces for container vehicles is adequate to meet the demand.
Governments long term planning intention includes provision of more land for port back-up uses and removal of non-conforming land use in unsuitable locations. Some 680 ha of land for container terminal uses, about 480 ha of land for container related uses such as trailer / tractor parking and repairing activities, and some 288 ha of land for general open storage uses in which container parking and related activities may be permitted. |
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R13
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Control of non-conforming land uses
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On-going exercise. Under the Town Planning (Amendment) Ordinance 1991, the Central Enforcement and Prosecution Section of Planning Department takes enforcement action against unauthorized development in areas covered by Development Permission Area Plans. Container back-up and open storage uses on agricultural land is one type of such unauthorized development. In the period of July 1995 to July 1996, 337 various types of enforcement notices were sent and 39 court actions were taken. |
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R14 R18
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Extension of operating hours at border crossings and expansion of border crossings facilities
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24-hour cross border service for goods vehicles has been provided in Lok Ma Chau since November 1994.
Extension of the opening hour of Sha Tau Kok border crossing from 7am-6pm to 7am-8pm is under discussion with the Guangdong authorities.
A project to expand the goods vehicle handling capacity in Lok Ma Chau by increasing the number kiosks from 14 to 24 is in detailed design stage. The new kiosks are scheduled to commission in 1999. |
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R15
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Booking system for collection of containers
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Booking system for all imported container boxes has been implemented. Consideration has been given to a booking system for export but because of the diverse sources of the boxes, this could not be introduced until a new river trade terminal is built to separately handle re-export. |
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R17
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Provision of port rail line
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Being considered in the context of the Western Corridor Railway |
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R20
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Enforcement of goods vehicles weight control
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The review on overloading of goods vehicles has been completed. The report of the review was presented to the LegCo Panel on Transport on 6 December 1996.
The Administration undertook to -
a) encourage the installation of on-vehicle weighing devices;
b) increase the use of mobile weighing devices;
c) increase the number of weighstations; and
d) stepping up enforcement action against overloading. |
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R19
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Extension of truck management policies.
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Management of goods vehicle movements on unsuitable roads and at congested locations is an ongoing measure. The current practice of applying restrictions permanently or temporarily where necessary to alleviate traffic congestion and mitigate environmental impacts will continue. Prohibited zones are set up for vehicles exceeding certain weight where -
a) road conditions is identified as dangerous for these types of vehicles in the design stage; or
b) complaints on nuisances, such as noise, were received from neighbouring residents; or
c) road construction causes road conditions temporarily unsuitable for heavy vehicles. |
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R21
R22
R23
R24
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Strengthening of goods vehicles inspection and monitoring development of new engine / fuel technology
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From 1 August 1996, all motor vehicles on first registration in Hong Kong have to comply with the emission standards stipulated under the Noise Control (Motor Vehicles) Regulation. The control enables Hong Kong to keep up with international standards and prevent Hong Kong from being a dumping ground for noisy products. It will also minimize increase of the existing traffic noise levels.
Under the Air Pollution Control (Vehicle Design Standards) (Emission) (Amendment) Regulation and the Air Pollution Control (Motor Vehicle Fuel) (Amendment) Regulation, which came into effect on 1 April 1997, all newly-registered diesel vehicles over four tonnes have to meet the latest European and US emission standards and the sulphur content of auto diesel is reduced from the previous level of 0.2% further down to 0.05%.
A Working Group on Diesel to Gas Scheme was set up in September 1996. The Working Group studies the feasibility of using gas fueled vehicles to replace diesel vehicles for the purpose of reducing noxious emissions. Preliminary findings of the Working Group indicates that LPG as a clean fuel alternative to diesel is technically practicable in HK. The Working Group is evaluating the technical issues and options with a view to putting up a proposal to launch a trial of LPG taxis and formulating a detailed plan for introducing LPG vehicles.
At present, all in-service commercial diesel vehicles undergo a free acceleration smoke test during annual road worthiness inspection. This inspection will be strengthened by including smoke measurement by smoke metre, and a check on engine speeds and air filters. The more thorough emission check will be applied initially on a sampling basis starting from mid 1997. If the more thorough emission check is effective, consideration will be given to making this standard feature for the annual inspection. In addition, the need for an additional mid-year emission check for high mileage vehicles will also be examined. |
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R25
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Guidelines for provision of dangerous goods vehicle facilities
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The Gas Standards Office of the EMSD controls LPG road tankers and cylinder wagons and FSD controls all other dangerous goods vehicles. No dangerous goods vehicles can be left unattended when ladden. Most of these vehicles have designated off street parking spaces near their sites of operation, e.g. LPG road tankers are only permitted to park at the oil terminals in Tsing Yi overnight.
For LPG cylinder wagon parking, a territory wide search for overnight parking sites has been conducted. Two sites found in Tuen Mun and Kwai Tsing are in operation. One site in the Southern District is under planning and will be opened in mid 1997. Once a site is in operation in a certain district, the wagons will be banned from on-street overnight parking within that district. The site search will continue. |
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R26
R27
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Retention of the existing air cargo terminal in Kai Tak
Establishing new air cargo consolidation centres
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The recommendations will be examined after the completion of the new Airport. |
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R28
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Introduction of use-related charging for all traffic
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This recommendation is taken forward in the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) study. In June 1996, Finance Committee approved $90 million for a consultancy study on the feasibility of ERP. The appointed Consultant began the Study in March 1997 for completion in 1999. |
Progress Report on Implementation of
Annex BRecommendations of Parking Demand Study - Summary
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FTS
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PDS
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Recommendations
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Progress of Implementation
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R3
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A1
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Revision of Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines
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Revisions to Chapter 8 of the HKPSG were endorsed by the Committee on Planning and Land Development (CPLD) in October 1996 with the following improvements -
a) Public Housing
Private car provision : a territory-wide range is adopted which for public rental is about 30% greater than current standards for metropolitan and Sha Tin areas and about 50% greater than current standards for non-metro areas.
LGV provision : increased by about 10% in new public housing estates
Motor cycles : it is also recommended that additional parking spaces at the rate of 5 to 10% of total provision for private cars be provided for motor cycles.
b) Private Residential
Additional parking spaces at the rate of 5 to 10% of total provision for private cars should be provided for motor cycles.
c) Commercial Developments - Office
For offices up to 15000 m2 GFA, provision of private car parking is increased by around 35% above the maximum of the existing range.
d) Industrial Developments
As a first step, the standard for car/light van parking and loading/unloading is increased by 60% with a further review in about 5 years time. |
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R4
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A2
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On-street Overnight Parking for Goods Vehicles
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Transport Department has been identifying on-street parking spaces. There were already about 900 such spaces prior to the establishment of the Working Group in February 1996. Since then, Transport Department has identified 986 more spaces -- 628 spaces were approved and 358 were rejected by Districts Boards and / or other departments. Transport Department will continue to identify additional on-street parking spaces. |
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A3
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Electronic Parking Meters
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There are presently no parking meters on the market which use a registration number keying-in facility to eliminate meter-feeding. There are serious concerns about the effectiveness of such a facility which would be prone to tampering. Additionally, the proposal was not well received during the public consultation exercise due to fears about intrusion on privacy and the strong possibility of motorists accidentally keying-in wrong registration numbers and thereby being unfairly ticketed.
Meter-feeding could be discouraged through other means such as (a) increasing parking meter charges in selected areas, (b) progressively more expensive charges for longer parking periods; and (c) shortening the existing statutory maximum 24-hour parking time at metered parking spaces.
Transport Department is conducting a survey of metered parking spaces in busy districts to study utilization rates and average parking duration and the results will be ready for analysis in September 1997. After the findings are analyzed, the Working Group will consider how the suggestion can be implemented. |
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R9
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A4
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Privatization of Enforcement of Parking Offences
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See R9 : Increase in enforcement of goods vehicles parking restrictions in Annex A. |
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A5
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Differential Penalties for Parking Offenses at Selected Roads and/or Areas
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The proposal was not supported during the public consultation as they feared that the measure was just a revenue raising exercise and that it would create confusion for the public. The recommendation will be further studied. |
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A6
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Kiss and Ride
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There are currently plans to provide such facilities at 16 locations which will result in a total of around 350 spaces. 5 of the locations are at Airport Railway Stations, 8 at other MTR/KCR Stations and 3 at bus termini/ferry pier. Transport Department to continue to implement the proposals. |
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A7
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Public Transport Improvement Schemes
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The improvement to public transport is an on-going objective of the Government. Measures include new and improved bus services, planned extensions of the MTR and KCR lines and the implementation of bus priority measures. A consultancy study is being conducted with a view to introducing inter-district bus only lanes. |
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R7
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A8
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Construction of Multi-storey Car/Goods Vehicle Parks
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A territory wide search for suitable locations to build multi-storey vehicle parks has been conducted. The focus is on provision of goods vehicle parking. The Working Group will continue to identify sites which can be recommended for inclusion in the LSP of future years.
As a first phase, the Working Group has recommended a total of 10 sites for inclusion into the Land Sale Programme (LSP). One site was sold by auction in March 1997. Four sites are recommended for 1997/1998, three sites for 1998/1999, and two sites for 1999/2000.
Where feasible, Government-funded public vehicle parks would be incorporated in government building sites and Urban/Regional Council Developments. |
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R5
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A9
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Use of Short Term Tenancy (STT) Sites for Parking
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The total number of parking spaces on STT sites increased from 20,300 in March 1994 to 27,600 in December 1996. Of these, the number of goods vehicle parking spaces increased from 7,800 in March 1994 to 13,400 in December 1996.
Continual efforts will be made to identify new STTs. |
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R6
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A10
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Use of Landfill Sites for Goods Vehicles Parking
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A territory wide investigation on all existing landfill sites has been carried out. Only the Ngau Chi Wan landfill site is suitable for parking of about 300 vehicles. The site will be available at the most up to August 1998. |
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R8
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A.11
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Overnight Parking for Goods Vehicles within Existing and Future Multi-storey Car Parks
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Lands D has informed members of the Real Estate Developers Association that property owners would be allowed to let parking spaces in multi-storey car parks in office area to non-occupiers of the buildings for overnight parking, subject to payment of a waiver fee.
Such provision will also apply to new multi-storey facilities. |
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A12
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Underground Parking Facilities
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There is indication of interest from a private company for development of underground carpark in two locations. Transport Department will explore possibilities, taking into account environmental and traffic considerations |
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A13
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Development Incentives :
Exemption of GFA for Public Car Park in Private Development
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This proposal is being examined. There are land and planning considerations which need to be studied before a policy decision can be taken. |
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B1
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Provision of Container Vehicle Parking within Container Terminals
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For security and operational reasons, it would not be possible to allow parking within the working areas of the existing terminals. However, at the request of Port Development Board, the operator of CT4 (ATL) has opened up, on a 24 hour basis, 225 parking spaces in its freight station, for the parking of container vehicles and trailers of related trades. |
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B2
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Park and Ride
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The Working Group has identified a car park site near KCRCs Sheung Shui Station and is taking steps to launch a trial scheme in 1997.
Park and Ride carparks are also planned at the Airport Railway stations and MTRC Choi Hung Station. |
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B3
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Advance Information Systems
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In view of high turnover of vehicles in Hong Kongs carparks, the benefits would only be marginal. Besides, as the occupancy of the carparks tends to fluctuate from hour to hour, public information broadcast might soon be overtaken by events, and therefore give rise to complaints.
At present, 13 out of 14 government car parks has already installed car park "full" signs to indicate their full occupancy. Car park full signs will be installed in the remaining one, i.e., Tsuen Wan Complex Car Park, when the existing entry control equipment is replaced in 1-2 years time. There is no urgency since the Tsuen Wan Complex Car Park is rarely full. |
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B4
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Mechanized Parking Systems
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The use of mechanical parking system is not common in Hong Kong due to the high costs involved. Only a few double-deck/multi-staged parking system have been installed so far. There is limited scope of application in existing buildings because of ceiling heights. Besides, there is little financial attraction to developers of new buildings or STT operators.
Transport Department will continue to monitor development of more economical designs in the market. |
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R19
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B5
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Daytime Goods Vehicle Ban
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This is an on-going traffic management measure. |
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Use of Parking Facilities in Government Buildings and the Venues of the Municipal Councils and Public Cargo Working Areas for Overnight Parking (recommended by the LegCo Transport Panel)
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Government Buildings - Queensway Government Office carpark (192 car parking spaces and 36 motorcycle parking spaces) and Central Government Office carpark (187 car parking spaces) have been tendered out for parking outside office hours and are in operation. The Government Property Administrator is considering the feasibility of commercializing other Government Buildings for overnight parking.
Municipal Councils - recreational venues usually have limited number of parking spaces and have to be available for users of the venues until very late at night. Motorists will not find the short operating hours attractive. The small number of spaces at these venues will make the proposal financially non-viable.
Public cargo working areas (PCWAs) are already all open to the public for overnight parking. However, usage is low probably due to the inconvenient locations. Marine Department, the operator of all PCWAs, is examining the viability of contracting-out the overnight management of the PCWAs as car parks.
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