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Road Traffic (Parking) Regulations(Cap. 374, section 12) [25 August 1984] L.N. 299 of 1984(Format changes—E.R. 3 of 2017) Part I Introduction 1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Parking) Regulations. 2. Interpretation (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—approved payment means (認可繳費媒介) means a card or device, or an electronic system, approved by the Commissioner under regulation 12A; (25 of 2020 s. 7)attendant (看顧人) means a person appointed to be an attendant at a car park by the person in whom the management of the car park is vested;car park (停車場) means a place designated by the Commissioner as a car park in accordance with regulation 14;cleaner’s permit (清潔車輛許可證) means a permit to clean vehicles in a car park, issued in accordance with regulation 24;disabled person’s parking permit (傷殘人士泊車許可證) means a permit issued to a disabled person under regulation 27A or renewed under regulation 27B; (L.N. 29 of 1993)displayed (展示) with respect to a monthly pass means displayed in the manner described in paragraph 5 of Schedule 4;full driving licence (正式駕駛執照) has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2 of the Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg. B); (L.N. 50 of 2007) identity document (身分證明文件) means— (a) an identity card issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177); (b) a passport furnished with a photograph of the holder, or some other travel document establishing to the satisfaction of an immigration officer or immigration assistant the identity and nationality of the holder for the purposes of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115); or (c) any other document of identity acceptable to the Commissioner for the purposes of these regulations; (L.N. 50 of 2007) monthly pass (月票) means a pass for the use of a car park issued in accordance with regulation 22;parking (泊車、停泊) , subject to subregulation (2), means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading or picking up or setting down passengers;parking place (泊車處) means a place designated by the Commissioner in accordance with regulation 5 as a place where vehicles may be parked;parking space (泊車位) means a space in a parking place indicated by lines or other marks for the accommodation of one vehicle;pay and display parking space (憑票泊車車位) means any parking space within a parking place designated under regulation 5(2A); (L.N. 252 of 1991)ticket (停車票) means a car park ticket issued in accordance with regulation 21;warning instrument (警報器具) means any instrument fitted to or carried on or in a vehicle for audibly signalling its approach or presence.(23 of 2008 s. 54; 25 of 2020 s. 7)(2) Notwithstanding the definition of parking (泊車、停泊) in subregulation (1), a vehicle shall not be deemed to be parked for the purpose of these regulations where it is prevented from proceeding by breakdown or other circumstances beyond the driver’s control, and all reasonable steps are taken to minimize any obstruction and effect the removal of the vehicle as soon as possible.(3) The meaning of every traffic sign and road marking erected or placed under these regulations shall be in accordance with the traffic signs and road markings and the notes relating thereto specified in Schedule 1.(L.N. 252 of 1991; 34 of 1993 s. 7) 3. Application to State (1) These regulations shall apply to vehicles and persons in the public service of the State and for the purpose of proceedings for an offence in connection with any such vehicle against any person other than the driver of the vehicle the person nominated in that behalf by the department in whose service the vehicle is used shall be deemed to be the person actually responsible unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the court or magistrate that only the driver was responsible.(2) No fee shall be payable for the use of a car park by a vehicle owned by and in the public service of the Government.(3 of 2002 s. 15) Part II General Restrictions on Parking 4. Parking prohibitions (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 at level 1: (E.R. 2 of 2021)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. 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 at level 1. (E.R. 2 of 2021)(7) Subregulations (4) and (5) shall not apply to a motor vehicle. 6. Temporary parking arrangements by Commissioner of Police (1) The Commissioner of Police may in respect of a period not exceeding 72 hours, by means of traffic signs of such type and description as he considers appropriate, designate any place on any road as a temporary parking place and may appropriate the use of such temporary parking place to any particular class or type of vehicle.(2) The Commissioner of Police may in respect of any period not exceeding 72 hours, amend or suspend any designation made under regulation 5—(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.(3) Subject to subregulation (6), no person shall park a vehicle in a temporary parking place designated by the Commissioner of Police contrary to any traffic sign lawfully erected or placed in or near such temporary parking place.(4) Subject to subregulation (6), no person shall park a vehicle in any parking place the designation of which is suspended under subregulation (2). (L.N. 260 of 1984)(5) Any person who contravenes subregulation (3) or (4) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1. (E.R. 2 of 2021)(6) Subregulations (3) and (4) shall not apply to a motor vehicle. 7. Parking of trailers Any person who parks a trailer on any road, other than in a parking place designated for that purpose, unless the trailer is accompanied by and attached to a motor vehicle capable of drawing the trailer, commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1.(E.R. 2 of 2021) 8. Maximum period of parking Any person who parks a vehicle in a parking place for a continuous period of more than 24 hours commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1.(E.R. 2 of 2021) 9. Leaving vehicle in dangerous position Any person who causes or permits a vehicle to remain at rest on a road in such a position or in such condition or in such circumstances as to be likely to cause danger to other persons using the road commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1.(E.R. 2 of 2021) 10. Exemptions from restrictions Nothing in regulation 4 or 5 or 6 shall apply—(a) so as to restrict the use of any vehicle in connection with—(i) the removal of any obstruction to traffic;(ii) the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of any road as authorized by the Director of Highways; or(iii) the erection, alteration or repair in or near any road of any sewer or any main, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, water or electricity or of any telephone wires, cable posts or supports,if compliance with those regulations would cause unreasonable inconvenience in the use of the vehicle for such purpose;(b) to vehicles used for fire service, ambulance or police purposes;(c) to vehicles used for the conveyance of public mail, or vehicles used by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army when any such vehicles are being used as a matter of urgent necessity; or (2 of 2012 s. 3)(d) to anything done with the permission of a police officer:Provided that no vehicle shall remain parked under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) for any longer period than may be necessary for such purpose. Part III Parking Meters and Pay and Display Machines (L.N. 252 of 1991) 11. Erection of parking meters, etc. (1) For a parking space within a parking place, the Commissioner may erect a parking meter, or a pay and display machine, on Government land, or at the parking place. (25 of 2020 s. 8)(2) The Commissioner—(a) may erect a traffic sign in accordance with Figure No. 18 in Schedule 1 at a place where a parking meter is erected;(b) may erect a traffic sign in accordance with Figure No. 18A in Schedule 1 at a place where a parking meter is erected; and(c) may erect a traffic sign in accordance with Figure No. 19 in Schedule 1 at a place where a pay and display machine is erected. (25 of 2020 s. 8)(2A) Subregulation (2)(a) expires at the end of 31 December 2022. (25 of 2020 s. 8)(3) For a parking space in respect of which a parking meter is erected, the fee specified in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 is the maximum fee that may be charged for the use of the parking space for the period specified in column 2 of that Part. (25 of 2020 s. 8)(3A) For a parking space in respect of which a pay and display machine is erected, the fee specified in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 is the maximum fee that may be charged for the use of the parking space for the period specified in column 2 of that Part. (25 of 2020 s. 8)(4) Every parking meter or pay and display machine shall bear a plate or other device showing, in English and Chinese—(a) the period during which a charge is made for the use of a parking space—(i) in respect of which the parking meter; or(ii) in the parking place in respect of which the pay and display machine,as the case may be, is erected;(b) the parking fee payable for the use of the parking space and the period of time to which such fee relates; and(c) the following information, or the place where such information can be found— (25 of 2020 s. 8)(i) (Repealed 25 of 2020 s. 8)(ii) for a parking meter—the approved payment means for the meter, and the directions or conditions for using the approved payment means to pay the parking fee; (25 of 2020 s. 8)(iii) for a pay and display machine—the approved payment means for the machine, and the manner in which it may be used for obtaining a display ticket. (25 of 2020 s. 8)(5) (Repealed 25 of 2020 s. 8)(L.N. 252 of 1991) 12. (Repealed 25 of 2020 s. 9) 12AA. Limitation on refund arrangement under regulation 12(7) and (9) (1) A person is not entitled to a refund under regulation 12(7) unless the person returns the parking card pursuant to regulation 12(6) on or before 30 June 2022.(2) A person is not entitled to a refund under regulation 12(9) unless the person surrenders the parking card and applies for the refund under regulation 12(8) on or before 30 June 2022.(25 of 2020 s. 10) 12A. Approved payment means (1) The Commissioner may, by notice published in the Gazette, approve the following for use in payment of a parking fee in conjunction with a parking meter or a pay and display machine—(a) a card or device that the Commissioner considers appropriate;(b) an electronic system that the Commissioner considers appropriate.(2) The Commissioner may, by the notice under subregulation (1), specify the parking meter, or the pay and display machine, to which that subregulation applies with reference to class, construction, location or otherwise.(3) The Commissioner may determine the directions and conditions relating to the use of an approved payment means in paying a parking fee or obtaining a display ticket.(25 of 2020 s. 11) 12B. (Repealed 25 of 2020 s. 12) 12C. Parking of vehicle other than motor vehicle Any person who parks any vehicle other than a motor vehicle in—(a) a parking space in respect of which there is a parking meter; or(b) a pay and display parking space,commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1.(L.N. 252 of 1991; E.R. 2 of 2021) 12D. Offences relating to payment means and display tickets (25 of 2020 s. 13)(1) (Repealed 25 of 2020 s. 13)(1A) If a person, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, uses or attempts to use, for the purpose of operating a parking meter or a pay and display machine, an approved payment means which has been interfered with, altered or damaged, the person commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1. (25 of 2020 s. 13)(2) Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse—(a) alters, defaces, damages or otherwise interferes with a display ticket displayed on a motor vehicle;(b) uses or attempts to use, for indicating payment of a parking fee, a display ticket which has been altered, defaced, damaged or otherwise interfered with;(c) removes any display ticket displayed on a motor vehicle parked in a pay and display parking space; or(d) after having displayed a display ticket on a particular motor vehicle for the purpose of indicating payment of a parking fee, uses or permits or causes the same display ticket to be used by any other person or in respect of any other motor vehicle,commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1.(L.N. 252 of 1991; E.R. 2 of 2021) 13. Interfering with parking apparatus Any person who without lawful authority—(a) interferes with a parking meter or a pay and display machine; (25 of 2020 s. 14)(b) impedes or prevents the operation of any apparatus referred to in paragraph (a);(c) operates or attempts to operate—(i) a parking meter, other than by the use of an approved payment means; or(ii) a pay and display machine, other than by the use of an approved payment means; or (25 of 2020 s. 14)(d) (Repealed 25 of 2020 s. 14)(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 at level 2 and to imprisonment for 3 months.(L.N. 252 of 1991; E.R. 2 of 2021) 13A. Offences relating to unauthorized access to parking meters etc. (1) A person commits an offence if the person knowingly obtains unauthorized access to data or information contained in a parking meter, a pay and display machine, or an associated electronic system.(2) A person commits an offence if the person, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse—(a) erases, in whole or in part, alters or damages the data or information processed or stored in a parking meter, a pay and display machine, or an associated electronic system; or(b) tampers with the operation or any part of the operation of an associated electronic system.(3) A person who commits an offence under subregulation (1) or (2) is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 3 months.(4) In this regulation—associated electronic system (相聯電子系統) means an electronic system that is associated with a parking meter or a pay and display machine—(a) for ascertaining or indicating whether a parking fee is paid for using a parking space;(b) for ascertaining or indicating whether a parking space is occupied; or(c) for the management or operation of the parking meter or the pay and display machine.(25 of 2020 s. 15) Part IV Car Parks 14. Designation of car parks (1) The Commissioner may by notice published in the Gazette designate any place as a car park and in such notice may limit the use of such car park or any part thereof to any particular class or type of motor vehicle, and by notice published in the Gazette may revoke or amend any such designation.(2) The Commissioner may by notice published in the Gazette limit the hours during which motor vehicles or any particular class or type of motor vehicle may enter or use a car park. 15. Temporary closure of car parks (1) The Commissioner may by notice published in the Gazette temporarily close any car park or any part of a car park and in such notice may in his discretion designate the use to which the car park may be put during such temporary closure.(2) Where a car park has been closed under subregulation (1) for any period exceeding 48 hours the holder of a monthly pass that is valid for that car park only for the month in which such closure occurs may apply for and be granted by the Commissioner a proportionate refund of the monthly pass fee.(3) Any refund of a monthly pass fee which has not been applied for within 6 months after the expiry of the monthly pass shall be irrecoverable. 16. Signs at car parks (1) The Commissioner shall cause to be erected or placed at, in and outside every car park such traffic signs as he deems necessary for the regulation of parking therein and in particular traffic signs indicating the place where motor vehicles may enter the car park and the class or type of motor vehicle which may be parked in the car park.(2) The Commissioner shall cause every car park to be divided up in such manner as he considers necessary into spaces for the accommodation of vehicles and may reserve any such spaces for any particular class or type of motor vehicle or category of user. 17. Management of car parks (1) On the designation of a car park under regulation 14 the Secretary may direct that the management of the car park shall be— (L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007; 6 of 2012 s. 2)(a) vested in the Commissioner who shall be responsible for the collection of all fees payable for the use of the car park;(b) put up for public tender and vested in such person as the Commissioner shall decide in accordance with subregulation (3); or(c) vested in such other person as the Secretary may direct. (89 of 1994 s. 27; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007; 6 of 2012 s. 2)(2) All fees collected for the use of car parks vested in the Commissioner shall be paid into the general revenue.(3) If in accordance with subregulation (1)(b) the Secretary directs that the management of a car park shall be put up for public tender the Commissioner may vest the management of the car park in any person tendering for such upon such terms and conditions as the Commissioner shall consider appropriate. (89 of 1994 s. 27; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007; 6 of 2012 s. 2)(4) The Commissioner may make rules providing for the management and control of any car park, and such rules may include matters relating to—(a) the employment of attendants;(b) the duties of attendants and other employees;(c) uniforms;(d) identification and discipline of staff;(e) registers to be maintained;(f) records to be kept;(g) maintenance and use of equipment;(h) issue of cleaner’s permits. 18. Attendants (1) In the case of a car park managed by the Commissioner every attendant shall—(a) be appointed by the Commissioner;(b) wear such uniform and display such badge as may be specified by the Commissioner; and(c) carry such evidence of his appointment as shall be specified by the Commissioner.(2) In the case of a car park where the management is vested in accordance with regulation 17(1)(b) or (c) every attendant shall—(a) be appointed by the person in whom management is vested;(b) wear such uniform as may be approved by the Commissioner; and(c) carry such evidence of his appointment as shall be specified by the Commissioner. 19. Powers of attendants An attendant may do any of the following things, namely—(a) give directions to the driver of any vehicle in a car park for the purpose of regulating parking and the flow of traffic therein;(b) prohibit a vehicle from being driven into a car park if the driving of the vehicle into the car park would contravene these regulations or any traffic sign lawfully erected or placed at, in or outside the car park;(c) prohibit a vehicle from being driven out of a car park if—(i) the vehicle is not displaying or the driver does not produce a valid monthly pass; and(ii) the driver does not pay the prescribed fee and surrender any ticket;(d) require any person in a car park to give his name and address;(e) order any unauthorized person to leave a car park. 20. Car park fees The fees for the use of a car park shall be the fees specified in Schedule 3. 21. Tickets (1) On entry into a car park the driver of a vehicle may, unless he produces or the vehicle is displaying a valid monthly pass, be issued with such ticket as the Commissioner may specify.(2) The driver of every vehicle using a car park shall pay for the use of the car park the appropriate fee specified in Schedule 3 and, subject to subregulation (3), surrender any ticket issued in respect of that use before the vehicle is removed from the car park, unless he produces or displays a valid monthly pass.(3) Where any ticket issued in respect of the use of a car park has been lost, destroyed or accidentally defaced or cannot for any reason be surrendered in accordance with subregulation (2), the person who intends to remove the vehicle from the car park may remove the vehicle if he satisfies an attendant that such a ticket was issued to him or that he is authorized to remove such vehicle by the person to whom such ticket was issued, and pays the appropriate fee for a replacement ticket as prescribed in paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 before the vehicle is removed from the car park. 22. Monthly passes (1) A monthly pass for a motor vehicle for the use of a car park may be issued on payment of the fee prescribed in Schedule 3 and subject to the conditions set out in Schedule 4. (L.N. 260 of 1984)(2) The driver of every vehicle using a car park by virtue of a monthly pass shall produce or display such monthly pass when the vehicle enters or is removed from the car park.(3) Where a motor vehicle is permitted to enter a car park during the currency of a monthly pass and the pass expires before the removal of the vehicle then, unless a new monthly pass is issued, the person who intends to remove the vehicle from the car park shall pay the appropriate hourly fee for the period since the expiry of the monthly pass before the vehicle is removed from the car park.(4) Where a monthly pass has been lost, destroyed or accidentally defaced or cannot for any reason be displayed or produced in accordance with these regulations, a duplicate pass, which shall have the same effect as the original monthly pass, may be issued to the person to whom the original monthly pass was issued, upon payment of the fee prescribed by paragraph 7 of Schedule 3.(5) The Commissioner may by notice published in the Gazette do either or both of the following—(a) specify the number of monthly passes which may be issued in respect of any car park or category of car parks;(b) prohibit the issue of a monthly pass in respect of any car park or category of car parks or for any particular class or type of motor vehicle. 23. Removal of vehicle on payment of fees (1) Where a parking fee in respect of the use of a car park by a motor vehicle is paid under regulation 21 or 22(3) the motor vehicle shall be removed from the car park as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter and in any case within 15 minutes after any time of departure marked on the ticket relating thereto.(2) If the vehicle is not removed in accordance with subregulation (1) an additional fee at the appropriate rate plus $2 per hour or part thereof in excess of such period of 15 minutes shall be paid. (L.N. 260 of 1984) 24. Cleaning of vehicles in a car park (1) Subject to any rules made under regulation 17(4), the person in whom the management of a car park is vested under regulation 17 may subject to such conditions as he may see fit to impose, issue to an applicant a cleaner’s permit in a form approved by the Commissioner, authorizing the holder to clean vehicles in a car park.(2) The fee for the issue of a cleaner’s permit shall be $45. (L.N. 298 of 1990; L.N. 265 of 1994; L.N. 199 of 1995; L.N. 523 of 1996; L.N. 27 of 1998; L.N. 140 of 1998)(3) Subject to subregulation (4), a cleaner’s permit shall be valid for a period of 1 year from the date of issue.(4) A cleaner’s permit may be revoked for any breach of its conditions or upon the conviction of the holder for an offence under regulation 25(2). 25. Offences in relation to car parks (1) No driver in a car park shall—(a) fail to obey any lawful direction given by an attendant;(b) drive a vehicle into or out of a car park in contravention of a prohibition lawfully imposed by an attendant;(c) drive or park a motor vehicle in contravention of any traffic sign or road marking erected or placed at, in or outside any car park for the direction or regulation of motor vehicles;(d) park a motor vehicle in such manner that the motor vehicle unnecessarily projects over any line or other mark which delineates a parking space;(e) remove the vehicle from the car park without paying the appropriate fee in respect of the vehicle or displaying or producing a valid monthly pass for the vehicle;(f) leave a vehicle in the car park for a continuous period of more than 7 days;(g) allow a vehicle to remain in the car park by virtue of a monthly pass unless the monthly pass in respect of the vehicle is displayed;(h) leave in the car park a vehicle in respect of which a displayed monthly pass has expired;(i) park a vehicle in the car park in contravention of any limitation imposed in a designation made under regulation 14(1) or in contravention of any limitation imposed under regulation 14(2);(j) park a vehicle in any car park or part thereof that has been closed under regulation 15; or(k) bring a vehicle carrying dangerous goods, to which the Dangerous Goods Ordinance (Cap. 295) applies, into the car park.(2) No person in a car park shall—(a) smoke;(b) fail to leave the car park as soon as reasonably practicable after the car in which he has been travelling has been parked;(c) remain in the car park after he has been lawfully ordered to leave by an attendant;(d) fail to give his name and address to an attendant when requested to do so;(e) when required to give his name and address by an attendant give a false name or address or omit a material particular therein;(f) without reasonable excuse sound any warning instrument; or(g) clean a motor vehicle, unless he is the owner or driver of the vehicle or is in possession of a valid cleaner’s permit.(3) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this regulation commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1. (E.R. 2 of 2021) 26. Mutilated, defaced or altered tickets Any person who without lawful authority or excuse—(a) mutilates, defaces or alters any ticket; or(b) is in possession of any ticket which is mutilated, defaced or altered,commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1.(E.R. 2 of 2021) Part V Repair of Vehicles on Roads (L.N. 195 of 2022) 27. Repair of vehicles on roads (1) No person shall carry out or cause or permit to be carried out on a vehicle on a road any maintenance, repair or other works or leave or cause or permit any vehicle to be left on a road for the purpose of carrying out any such maintenance, repair or other works:Provided that it shall be a good defence in any proceedings for a contravention of this regulation to prove that such maintenance, repair or other works were necessary to enable the vehicle to be removed without undue delay.(2) In any proceedings for a contravention of subregulation (1) the owner of the vehicle and any employer of any person alleged to have carried out the maintenance, repair or other works shall be presumed to have caused or permitted the works to be carried out unless he proves that the maintenance, repair or other works were carried out without his authority, consent or knowledge and that the contravention did not arise from want of due care and attention on his part.(3) Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2. (E.R. 2 of 2021) Part VI Disabled Person’s Parking Permits (L.N. 195 of 2022) 27A. Application for and issue of disabled person’s parking permits (1) A person who wishes to apply for a disabled person’s parking permit in respect of a private car, motor cycle or motor tricycle (relevant vehicle) shall deliver to the Commissioner—(a) an application in a form specified by the Commissioner and signed by the person; and(b) the originals or copies of—(i) the identity document of the person; and(ii) such other documents relating to the person or to the relevant vehicle as are required for the purpose of this regulation and specified in the application form. (L.N. 50 of 2007)(2) Where the Commissioner is not satisfied with the copy of any document referred to in subregulation (1), the Commissioner may require the applicant to produce the original. (L.N. 195 of 2022)(3) On receipt of an application made under subregulation (1) in respect of a relevant vehicle, the Commissioner may—(a) issue a disabled person’s parking permit to the applicant if the following conditions are satisfied—(i) the applicant is a disabled person holding a full driving licence, a learner’s driving licence or a probationary driving licence which permits him to drive the relevant vehicle; (L.N. 78 of 2012)(ii) the applicant or, where the spouse of the applicant is also a disabled person, the spouse of the applicant is the registered owner of the relevant vehicle; and(iii) in the case where the Commissioner requires the relevant vehicle to be modified in view of the physical condition of the applicant, the Commissioner has issued a certificate in respect of the vehicle indicating that the Commissioner—(A) has examined the relevant vehicle; and(B) is satisfied that it is suitable for use by the applicant; and(b) impose such conditions in respect of the permit as he thinks fit. (L.N. 50 of 2007)(4) A disabled person’s parking permit issued under subregulation (3) is valid in respect of the private car, motor cycle or motor tricycle specified in the permit for the period specified in it by the Commissioner and may be renewed on application. (L.N. 50 of 2007)(5) If the holder of a disabled person’s parking permit satisfies the Commissioner that the permit has been lost, destroyed, defaced or damaged, the Commissioner may, on receipt of an application, issue a replacement permit. (L.N. 195 of 2022)(6) On the issue of a replacement permit in accordance with subregulation (5), the original permit ceases to be valid.(7) No fee is payable in respect of a disabled person’s parking permit or a replacement for it.(L.N. 29 of 1993) 27B. Renewal of disabled person’s parking permits (1) A person who wishes to renew a disabled person’s parking permit issued to him in respect of a private car, motor cycle or motor tricycle (relevant vehicle) shall deliver to the Commissioner—(a) an application in a form specified by the Commissioner and signed by the person; and(b) the originals or copies of—(i) the identity document of the person; and(ii) such other documents relating to the person or to the relevant vehicle as are required for the purpose of this regulation and specified in the application form. (L.N. 50 of 2007)(2) Where the Commissioner is not satisfied with the copy of any document referred to in subregulation (1), the Commissioner may require the applicant to produce the original. (L.N. 195 of 2022)(3) On receipt of an application made under subregulation (1) in respect of a relevant vehicle, the Commissioner may—(a) renew a disabled person’s parking permit if, in respect of the applicant and the relevant vehicle, all the conditions set out in regulation 27A(3)(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) are satisfied; and(b) impose such conditions in respect of the permit as he thinks fit. (L.N. 50 of 2007)(L.N. 29 of 1993) 27BA. Power of Commissioner to require production of licence, etc. (1) Notwithstanding anything in these regulations, the Commissioner may, in processing an application made in respect of a private car, motor cycle or motor tricycle (relevant vehicle) under regulation 27A or 27B, require the applicant to produce for inspection the originals or copies of—(a) the registration document of the relevant vehicle; and(b) the applicant’s full driving licence, learner’s driving licence or probationary driving licence. (L.N. 78 of 2012)(2) The Commissioner may suspend the processing of the application until the production of the document and licence mentioned in subregulation (1).(3) An applicant who is required under subregulation (1)(b) to produce the original or copy of the applicant’s driving licence is to be regarded as having complied with the requirement if the applicant produces his or her electronic driving licence to the Commissioner. (26 of 2025 s. 14)(L.N. 50 of 2007) 27C. Cancellation of or refusal to renew disabled person’s parking permits The Commissioner may cancel or refuse to renew a disabled person’s parking permit for breach or contravention of any provision of these regulations or any condition of the permit and the Commissioner shall notify the holder of the permit of such cancellation or refusal in writing.(L.N. 29 of 1993) 27D. Duties of the holder of a disabled person’s parking permit (1) The holder of a disabled person’s parking permit shall display the permit, in the case of a motor cycle or a motor tricycle, in a conspicuous place on the front and in the case of a private car, on the nearside of the windscreen so that the permit is clearly visible from the front. (34 of 1993 s. 10)(1A) For a disabled person’s parking permit issued in respect of a vehicle that is an e-permit, while a proper printout of the e-permit is displayed on the vehicle, the printout is deemed to be the original disabled person’s parking permit. (L.N. 195 of 2022)(2) The disabled person’s parking permit, or (in the case of an e-permit) a proper printout of the e-permit, must be produced for inspection upon demand by the Commissioner, a police officer or a traffic warden. (L.N. 195 of 2022)(3) If a disabled person’s parking permit issued in respect of a vehicle is cancelled, the holder of the permit must—(a) in the case of a paper permit—(i) after receiving the notice of cancellation from the Commissioner, immediately ensure that the permit is not displayed on the vehicle; and(ii) within 3 days after receiving the notice of cancellation, surrender the permit to the Commissioner; or(b) in the case of an e-permit—after receiving the notice of cancellation from the Commissioner, immediately ensure that no printout of the e-permit is displayed on the vehicle. (L.N. 195 of 2022)(4) A holder of a disabled person’s parking permit who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with subregulation (3) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1. (E.R. 2 of 2021; L.N. 195 of 2022)(5) In this regulation—e-permit (電子許可證) means a disabled person’s parking permit issued in the form of an electronic record (as defined by section 2(1) of the Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap. 553));paper permit (紙本許可證) means a disabled person’s parking permit issued in paper form;printout (列印本) includes a copy of a printout;proper printout (合規格列印本), in relation to an e-permit, means a clearly legible printout of the e-permit that conforms to the specifications specified by the Commissioner in the conditions of the permit. (L.N. 195 of 2022)(L.N. 29 of 1993) Part VII Miscellaneous (L.N. 195 of 2022) 28. Limitation of liability The exercise by the Commissioner of his functions under regulations 5 and 14, the exercise by the operator of his functions under regulation 5(3) or the exercise by the Commissioner of Police of his functions under regulation 6 shall not render any of them subject to any liability in respect of the loss of or damage to any vehicle in a parking place or car park or the contents of any such vehicle.(L.N. 61 of 1994) 29. Revocation and savings (1) The following regulations are revoked—(a) the Road Traffic (Parking and Waiting) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.);(b) the Road Traffic (Temporary Car Parks) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.).(2) Without limiting any provision of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1)—(a) insofar as any designation, appointment, vesting, limitation or other thing made, notified, approved, prescribed or done under the Road Traffic (Parking and Waiting) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) could have been made, notified, approved, prescribed or done under a corresponding provision of these regulations it shall not be invalidated by the revocation effected by subregulation (1) but shall, insofar as it is subsisting or in force at the commencement of these regulations, have effect as if made, notified, approved, prescribed or done under that corresponding provisions;(b) any temporary car park designated under the Road Traffic (Temporary Car Parks) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) and subsisting as such at the commencement of these regulations shall be deemed as from the commencement of these regulations to have been designated as a car park under regulation 14 of these regulations;(c) in so far as any limitation, vesting, appointment, or other thing notified, made, approved, prescribed or done in respect of any temporary car park under the Road Traffic (Temporary Car Parks) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) could have been notified, made, approved, prescribed or done in respect of a car park under a corresponding provision of these regulations it shall be deemed, so far as it is subsisting or in force at the commencement of these regulations, to have been notified, made, approved, prescribed or done in respect of the car park under that corresponding provision;(d) every sign, symbol or signal (other than a No Waiting sign, symbol or signal), parking meter, plate on a parking meter, road marking, monthly pass, ticket, replacement ticket, cleaner’s permit or register erected, placed, affixed, made, issued or kept under the revoked regulations and subsisting or in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations shall be deemed to be a traffic sign, parking meter, plate on a parking meter, road marking, monthly pass, ticket, replacement ticket, cleaner’s permit or register erected, placed, affixed, made, issued or kept under these regulations; (L.N. 260 of 1984)(e) a sign in accordance with diagram 1 in the First Schedule to the Road Traffic (Parking and Waiting) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) shall be deemed to be a traffic sign in Figure No. 1 in Schedule 1 to these regulations and where that sign is qualified by a notice attached to the post on which the sign is mounted, the parking place or parking space is to be used only in accordance with that notice. (L.N. 260 of 1984) Schedule 1 [regs. 2, 4, 5, 6 & 11]Figures (All measurements shown in the Figures are given in millimetres) Figure No. 1 Parking for Vehicles other than Medium and Heavy Goods Vehicles, Buses, Motor Cycles and Pedal Cycles This sign indicates that when used in conjunction with the road marking in Figure No. 14 or 15 or both, the parking place or parking space is for vehicles other than medium and heavy goods vehicles, buses, motor cycles and pedal cycles. Figure No. 2 Parking for Goods Vehicles This sign indicates that when used in conjunction with the road marking in Figure No. 14 or 15 or both, the parking place or parking space is for goods vehicles only. Figure No. 3 Parking for Buses This sign indicates that when used in conjunction with the road marking in Figure No. 14 or 15 or both, the parking place or parking space is for buses only. Figure No. 4 Parking Place for Motor Cycles This sign indicates that when used in conjunction with the road marking in Figure No. 13 the parking place is for motor cycles only. Figure No. 5 Parking Place for Pedal Cycles This sign indicates that when used in conjunction with the road marking in Figure No. 14 or 15 or both, the parking place or parking space is for pedal cycles only. Figure No. 6 No Parking This sign indicates that on the side of the road where it is displayed, parking is prohibited. It may be used with the signs in Figure Nos. 9 and 10 to indicate the direction in which the restriction applies and with the sign in Figure No. 8 to indicate the period for which it applies. Figure No. 7 Temporary No Parking Sign This sign indicates that on the side of the road where it is displayed. Parking is temporarily prohibited. The sign may be used without the arrows or with an arrow pointing in only one direction. Figure No. 8 Time Plate This plate indicates the period of time or days for which parking is prohibited or permitted.It may be used in conjunction with Figure Nos. 6 and 7 to indicate the period of time or days during which the restriction on parking applies or used in conjunction with Figure Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 to indicate the period of time or days when parking is permitted.The wording may be varied to specify any period of time or any day or days. Figure No. 9 Arrow Plate This plate is for use with the sign in Figure No. 6 to indicate the direction in which the restriction on parking applies.The arrow may be reversed to indicate a restriction in the other direction. Figure No. 10 Arrow Plate This plate is for use with the sign in Figure No. 6 to indicate the restriction on parking applies in both directions. Figure No. 11 No Parking This road marking is used to indicate a section of road, whether or not it is used in conjunction with Figure No. 6, where the parking of vehicles is prohibited. Figure No. 12 No Parking This road marking is used to indicate that the parking of vehicles is prohibited on the area shown by the yellow hatched markings. Figure No. 13 Motor Cycle Parking Places This road marking is used to indicate parking places for motor cycles only subject to such conditions, if any, as may be in force as indicated by relevant signs in the vicinity. Figure No. 14 Road Markings for Parking Places This road marking is used to indicate parking places for vehicles subject to such conditions, if any, as may be in force. Figure No. 15 Road Markings for Parking Places This road marking is used to indicate parking places for vehicles, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be in force as indicated by relevant signs in the vicinity. Figure No. 16 Parking for Special Vehicles This sign indicates that when used in conjunction with the road marking in Figure Nos. 14 or 15 the parking place or parking space may be used only by the vehicles indicated on the sign.The wording may be varied to specify any particular type or class of vehicle. Figure No. 17 (Repealed 25 of 2020 s. 16) Figure No. 18 (Repealed 25 of 2020 s. 16) Figure No. 18A Time Plate This plate may be used in conjunction with Figure Nos. 1, 2 or 3 to advise that an approved payment means must be used to operate the parking meter erected in relation to the parking spaces during the times indicated.The wording may be changed to specify any period of time and any system of charging that is in effect at these parking spaces, or to specify a new or additional telephone number.(25 of 2020 s. 16) Figure No. 19 Pay & Display This plate may be used in conjunction with Figure Nos. 1, 2 or 3 to advise that payment must be made by purchasing a display ticket and displaying the ticket.The plate may also be used alone to indicate any place where a pay and display machine is erected.(L.N. 252 of 1991) Figure No. 20 Supplementary Plate This plate may be used with the signs in Figure Nos. 1 and 2 to indicate that when used in conjunction with the road marking in Figure No. 14 or 15 or both, the parking place or parking space is for private cars only.The words “Private cars” and the characters “私家車” may be varied to accord with the specified types or classes of vehicle permitted to park in the parking place or parking space.(L.N. 38 of 1997) Schedule 2 [reg. 11]Parking Fees Part 1 Maximum Fee for Use of Metered Parking Space Column 1 Column 2 Fee Period $4 each 15 minutes (L.N. 165 of 2025) Part 2 Maximum Fee for Use of Pay and Display Parking Space Column 1 Column 2 Fee Period $4 each 15 minutes (25 of 2020 s. 17; L.N. 165 of 2025) Schedule 3 [regs. 20, 21 & 22]Fees for Use of Car Parks 1-5. (Repealed L.N. 304 of 1989) 5A. (Repealed L.N. 220 of 1988) 6. (1) Where a vehicle is in a car park during a specified period and is not removed therefrom until after the commencement of the specified period following thereon, the fee for any one hour or part thereof which is partly within the earlier specified period and partly within the later specified period shall, if the fees set forth in the Table for the two specified periods differ, be the higher of such fees.(2) In subparagraph (1), specified period (指明時段) means any period of use of a car park specified in the Table appropriate to that car park. (L.N. 220 of 1988) 7. A duplicate monthly pass for any car park may be issued for a fee of $10. 8. The minimum fee for use of any car park for any one occasion shall be the appropriate fee for 1 hour. 9.

(1) Where a ticket has been lost, destroyed or accidentally defaced or cannot for any reason be surrendered the person who intends to remove the motor vehicle from a car park shall pay a fee for a replacement ticket calculated at the appropriate hourly rate for the period during which the vehicle has remained in the car park.(2) For the purpose of calculating the fee referred to in subparagraph (1)—(a) it shall be deemed that the vehicle has remained in the car park since the time it entered the car park, as shown on the ticket stub retained in the car park; or(b) where registers are kept at the car park—(i) if the registration mark of such vehicle does not appear in the register at the commencement of such period, it shall be deemed that such vehicle has remained in the car park since the commencement of such period;(ii) if the registration mark of such vehicle does appear in the register at the commencement of such period, but not in the register at the commencement of the period immediately preceding such period, it shall be deemed that such vehicle has remained in the car park since the commencement of the earlier period; or(iii) if the registration mark of such vehicle does appear in the register at the commencement of such period and of one or more periods immediately preceding such period, it shall be deemed that such vehicle has remained in the car park since the commencement of the period before the first of such preceding periods. Schedule 4 [regs. 2(1) & 22(1)]Conditions for Issue of Monthly Passes 1. Subject to any specification or prohibition under regulation 22(5), the person in whom the management of a car park is vested may issue to an applicant a monthly pass in such form as shall be approved in writing by the Commissioner. 2. Subject to regulation 25(1)(f), a monthly pass shall entitle the driver of such motor vehicle as is described in the monthly pass to park that motor vehicle, at any time during the currency of the monthly pass, in such car parks as are set forth in the monthly pass or in respect of which the pass is valid if space is available in any such car park for the due parking of the motor vehicle. 3. The issue of a monthly pass shall not provide any guarantee that parking space for the motor vehicle shall be available in any of the car parks set forth in the monthly pass, or in respect of which the pass is valid, or in any particular car park. 4. A monthly pass shall be valid for a period not exceeding 1 calendar month, expiring on the last day of a month. 5. The driver of a motor vehicle shall cause the monthly pass in respect thereof to be displayed on the vehicle’s windscreen in such a manner that it does not obstruct his field of vision but is clearly visible from the front of the vehicle at all times when the motor vehicle is in a car park by virtue of such monthly pass:Provided that in the case of a motor cycle, a motor tricycle, an invalid carriage and of any other vehicle not provided with a fixed windscreen, the monthly pass may be displayed in a conspicuous position on the right-hand side of the vehicle in front of the driving seat and not less than 1 m nor more than 2 m from ground level so as to be clearly visible from the front. 6. On the application of a person, to whom a monthly pass has been issued, made while such monthly pass is still in force, together with payment of a fee of $10, the person in whom the management of the car park is vested in accordance with the provisions of regulation 17, may amend the monthly pass to enable it to be used in respect of the motor vehicle mentioned in the application instead of the motor vehicle in respect of which the monthly pass had been issued. Schedule 5 (Repealed 25 of 2020 s. 18)