District 18 News
Written by: District Licheng
2021-05-24 17:10
Last update date: 2021-05-24 17:21
At the end of January this year, the Transport Department allowed drivers who have "grey certificates" to pick up the disabled and they can also park in parking spaces for the disabled on the street. After complaints by people with disabilities that the parking spaces have been occupied by "grey certificates" drivers for a long time, Eastern District The council discussed the issue today (24th). Some district councillors pointed out that there are only 38 parking spaces for the disabled in the Eastern District and Chai Wan. The new measures have caused a shortage of parking spaces and requested the Transport Department to increase parking spaces and restore the original practice. It is only allowed to be used by disabled drivers with a "blue card".
Eastern District Councillor Ko Kwai Yiu stated in the Public Transport and Road Safety Working Group of the Eastern District Council today that the demand for parking spaces in Hong Kong has been in short supply for a long time, and the shortage of parking spaces for people with disabilities on the roadside is even greater. As of the end of last year, there were 449 dedicated parking spaces for people with disabilities in Hong Kong. There are 29 on-street parking spaces in the Middle East and 9 in Chai Wan. The number is very small, completely ignoring the needs of local users.
The Eastern District Council today discussed the problem of insufficient parking spaces for the disabled on the street.
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Occupied parking spaces, disabled drivers risk being issued a ticket to park on the street
He also stated that the Transport Department will relax the eligibility for parking spaces for people with disabilities on January 29 this year, allowing drivers with "grey card" parking certificates for people with disabilities who have limited mobility to use the relevant parking spaces. It is even more difficult for drivers to find parking spaces, which exacerbates the situation of excessive parking and illegal parking. He pointed out that "grey card" drivers are able to find other parking spaces. This has increased the inconvenience of disabled drivers when parking. He gave examples There was originally a parking space dedicated to the disabled in the Cuiwan District. Since the implementation of the new measures, it has been occupied by a "grey certificate" private car for a long time. As a result, disabled drivers were forced to park on the street. It is risky, and the driver takes up a lot of space to get up and down in a wheelchair, and is knocked down by vehicles on the road at any time.
With the aging population and the occupancy of many buildings in Chai Wan District in recent years, Gu Kwai Yiu believes that the demand for parking for people with disabilities will continue to increase. He urges the Transport Department to add more on-street parking spaces for people with disabilities in the Eastern District. At present, there is a serious shortage of dedicated parking spaces for the disabled on the street. The Department should also consider resuming the original practice. "The disabled should not drive a car to drive ten streets."
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Transport Department: Studying to increase the number of parking spaces on the street
A representative of the Transport Department stated that the Transport Department understands that opening roadside parking spaces for persons with disabilities to use by holders of the "Parking Certificate" will increase the utilization rate of parking spaces for persons with disabilities. Parking demand, and plans to increase the general roadside parking spaces and parking spaces for the disabled at suitable locations to increase the overall number of dedicated parking spaces. The central government agency is studying the development of Xinsha Street, Shengtai Road, Yaoxing Road, Jinhua Street, and Healthy East in the Eastern District. Special berths for the disabled will be added to streets and other places. The department is consulting local people for their opinions. If the results are positive, the plan will be implemented as soon as possible.
However, the department’s statement was questioned by Gu Guiyao, saying that the driver with a gray certificate is a able-bodied person and can seek other parking spaces. However, the relevant drivers took advantage of the new measures to occupy the special parking spaces for the disabled on the roadside, causing disabled drivers to have no space to park. "Even if the additional 50 parking spaces are useless, all gray-licensed drivers will bury you, and blue-certified drivers will have no space." Finally, he moved in the meeting to request more parking spaces for the disabled. Non-disabled drivers are prohibited from using the relevant parking spaces, and finally passed without objection or abstention.
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