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One article sees the number of parking spaces in 18 districts and 4 districts does not increase but decreases in Kowloon City District by nearly 800 parking spaces a year

2020-11-08T03:14:42.305Z


The problem of insufficient parking spaces in Hong Kong is becoming more and more serious. The number of private cars is increasing year by year, and there is no corresponding increase in parking spaces. The government has frequently demolished some multi-storey car parks in busy districts in the downtown area. The Yau Ma Tei car park has been suspended in phases from November and will be completely suspended for demolition next year. The number of vehicles has increased sharply. On the contrary, the growth rate of the number of parking spaces has been lagging behind for a long time. Looking through the data, the ratio of the number of private cars to parking spaces has been declining year by year. As of February this year, there are at least 4 of the 18 districts in Hong Kong. The number of parking spaces has not increased but decreased in the past five years. They are Central and Western District, Kowloon City District, Wong Tai Sin District, and North District; among them, private car parking spaces in Kowloon City District , And it has decreased by 797 annually.


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Written by: Huang Weilun

2020-11-08 11:00

Last update date: 2020-11-08 11:00

The problem of insufficient parking spaces in Hong Kong is becoming more and more serious. The number of private cars is increasing year by year, and there is no corresponding increase in parking spaces.

The government has frequently demolished some multi-storey car parks in busy districts in the downtown area. The Yau Ma Tei car park has been suspended in phases from November and will be completely suspended for demolition next year.

The number of vehicles has increased sharply. On the contrary, the growth rate of the number of parking spaces has been lagging behind for a long time. Looking through the data, the ratio of the number of private cars to parking spaces has been declining year by year.

As of February this year, there are at least 4 of the 18 districts in Hong Kong. The number of parking spaces has not increased but decreased in the past five years. They are Central and Western District, Kowloon City District, Wong Tai Sin District, and North District; among them, private car parking spaces in Kowloon City District , And it has decreased by 797 annually.

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Private cars increased by nearly 190,000 in the past 10 years, and related parking spaces increased by only 52,000

Many motorists are troubled by the shortage of parking spaces. Looking at the data submitted by the Transport and Housing Bureau to the Legislative Council in the past, the number of private cars has increased from 435,000 to 625,000 in the past 10 years, an increase of 43.7% and an increase of nearly 19 In the same period, the number of private car parking spaces only increased by 52,000, bringing the total to 683,000, an increase of only 8.3%.

The ratio of private cars to parking spaces has been declining year by year. In 2009, on average, each car could be allocated about 1.45 parking spaces; but by 2019, each car had an average of 1.09 parking spaces.

The increase in parking spaces is far from catching up with the increase in cars. The government has repeatedly stated in the past that it is impossible for the authorities to continue to increase parking spaces to catch up with the increase in cars.

The reporter checked the parking space data of all 18 districts in Hong Kong in the past five years and found that some areas showed signs of not rising but falling.

The government stated that the parking space policy will not catch up with the growth of cars.

However, in recent years, the authorities have also actively "eliminated" the multi-storey government car park that serves as an important parking space in the busy area. Many car parks have been rebuilt in recent years, such as the Yau Ma Tei car park that is about to be suspended; the rebuilt Tsim Sha Tsui Middle Road car park; and there are existing reconstruction plans The Murray Road Multi-storey Car Park, Star Ferry Car Park and Rumsey Street Car Park in the Central and Western Districts, the above-mentioned car parks have involved 3,105 parking spaces.

Although the government will set up temporary parking lots nearby when demolishing the multi-storey car park building. For example, due to the suspension of the Yau Ma Tei parking lot, the government will use the short-term lease parking lot on Hoi Ting Road, but the location and number of parking spaces may not meet the original demand.

In addition, the Middle Road parking lot has been converted into a commercial building after the redevelopment. Although there is a parking lot, the government once disclosed in response to a question from the Legislative Council that after the redevelopment, the developer only needs to provide about 416 private car parking spaces, which is about 300 less than in the past. One.

The Kowloon City District has reduced by nearly 800 parking spaces annually, equivalent to the size of a Yau Ma Tei multi-storey car park

Looking at the number of parking spaces in various districts, the Sha Tin district has the largest number of private car parking spaces in Hong Kong. As of February this year, there are 73,554 parking spaces; the least is in the outlying islands, with only 16,710.

Statistics show that the total number of parking spaces in the Central and Western District, Kowloon City District, Wong Tai Sin District, and North District this year has decreased compared with the past.

Among them, the Kowloon City District had 49,617 private parking spaces in February 2019, but only 48,820 were left in February this year, a decrease of 797.

Although the ratio has only slightly decreased by 1.6%, the number of lost parking spaces is equivalent to the size of a Yau Ma Tei multi-storey car park.

As for the Wong Tai Sin District, although there were 20,864 private car parking spaces this year, a slight increase of 30 compared to last year, compared with 2017, there were 21,102 parking spaces in the district, and 238 parking spaces were still lost in three years.

In the Central and Western District, although 270 parking spaces have been added year-on-year, there is still a loss of 131 compared with 2017. Moreover, once the government stops using the Star Ferry Car Park and Rim’s Street Car park, it may further reduce the number of parking spaces.

In addition, the number of private car parking spaces in the North District this year is also 30 fewer than last year.

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