At about 11 o'clock in the morning today (17th), the police received a report stating that a meter was missing at a location off 1D Kimberley Street, Tsim Sha Tsui.
According to on-site information, when staff from a telecommunications company arrived to inspect the facility, they found the meter was missing and called the police.
The police temporarily classified the case for theft, and the case is still under investigation.
"Hong Kong 01" has been inquired with the Transport Department.
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According to data, a new meter has been set up on Kimberley Street in Tsim Sha Tsui. There are 7 new meter and 12 meter parking spaces on the site, which will be put into service on January 31 this year.
In 2017, there was a ``meter'' missing in Dajiaozui
As early as 2017, some citizens pointed out that they used toll "metered" parking spaces near No. 48, Shiwu Street, Dajiaozui, but the meter disappeared two hours later.
Afterwards, the Transport Department replied that during a routine inspection by the Daily Department’s parking meter operator, it was found that the meter column numbered 9176 at Shiwu Street, Taijiaozui, was suspected to be broken by impact and the meter could not be operated.
The operator then removed the fee schedule and the meter post from the scene, and arranged for the replacement of the meter post and fee schedule on the following day.
Information from Transport Department: As of March 19 this year, a total of 1,027 new parking meters have been put into service
According to information from the Transport Department, the government has promoted "Smart Mobility" starting from January 20, 2021. Approximately 12,000 next-generation on-street parking meters (commonly known as parking meters) have been installed in batches. As of March 19 this year, a total of 1,027 new parking meters have been installed. The fee schedule has been put into service.
The sensor of the new parking meter uses millimeter-wave radar technology to detect whether parking spaces have been used, helping drivers find available parking spaces.
The sensors can only detect whether the parking space is occupied, and will not collect any personal information, vehicle model or vehicle registration number.
The new meter has 3 main functions and features, including support for multiple payment methods to pay parking fees, including Octopus, Visa payWave, contactless MasterCard and UnionPay QuickPass contactless credit cards, FPS, Alipay Hong Kong, WeChat Payment and UnionPay QR; support the use of the newly developed mobile application "Easy Pay" to pay parking fees on-site and remotely.
And, equipped with sensors to detect whether parking spaces are occupied, and provide real-time information to help drivers find vacant parking spaces, so as to reduce the time and traffic flow of vehicles wandering on the road, looking for parking spaces.
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