11 Public Car Parks to Increase Parking Fees Starting March 1, 2023

Parking fees of government public car parks managed by TD to be adjusted

The Transport Department (TD) today (February 2) announced that the parking fees of 11 government public car parks under its management will be adjusted with effect from March 1.

The Transport Department (TD), Photo by Bastille Post

"In considering the adjustment of parking fees of the 11 government public car parks, the TD has taken into account several factors, including the charges of nearby public car parks, public acceptability and the utilisation of the government car parks," a spokesman for the TD said.

The 11 car parks are Kennedy Town Car Park, Rumsey Street Car Park, Star Ferry Car Park, City Hall Car Park, Tin Hau Car Park, Shau Kei Wan Car Park, Aberdeen Car Park, Sheung Fung Street Car Park, Wong Tai Sin Car Park, Kwai Fong Car Park and Tsuen Wan Car Park.

Unless otherwise indicated, the adjustment of parking fees of the 11 car parks is summarised as follows:

Vehicle type

Hourly rate

Day park

Night park

Monthly parking

(Note 1)

Private car/taxi/van

+$1

+$10

+$5

+$150 (Note 2)

Coach/goods vehicle

+$1

--

+$5

--

Motorcycle

--

+$2

+$1

+$60

Note 1: The quarterly parking fees will be adjusted according to the increase rate of monthly parking fees.

Note 2: Some car parks offer monthly/quarterly concessionary parking fees for taxis. The monthly concessionary parking fee for taxis will be increased by $120 and its quarterly parking fee will be adjusted according to the increase rate of the monthly parking fee.

For details of the new parking fees, please visit the TD's website (www.td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_kong/parking/carparks/).

The car park operators will put up notices inside the car parks in advance to inform motorists of the fee adjustments.

Photo source: reference image

Incoming passenger convicted and jailed for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes

An incoming passenger was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and fined $500 by the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts today (February 2) for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes and failing to declare them to Customs officers, in contravention of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (DCO).

Customs officers intercepted the incoming male passenger, aged 41, at Hong Kong International Airport yesterday (February 1) and seized about 20 380 duty-not-paid cigarettes, with an estimated market value of about $91,700 and a duty potential of about $67,400, from his personal baggage. The passenger was subsequently arrested.

Customs welcomes the sentence. The custodial sentence has imposed a considerable deterrent effect and reflects the seriousness of the offences.

Customs reminds members of the public that under the DCO, cigarettes are dutiable goods to which the DCO applies. Any person who imports, deals with, possesses, sells or buys illicit cigarettes commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.

Members of the public may report any suspected illicit cigarette activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

Incoming passenger convicted and jailed for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases