The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has increased the number of inspections of public car parking lots in the city, including arranging more staff for regular inspections and increasing the number of spot checks to prevent further error displays relating to the availability of parking spaces, said Lam Hin San, director of the Transport Bureau, in reply to legislator Kwan Tsui Hang’s enquiry. Mr. Lam said regular work meetings with the management of the parking companies are already being held to enhance communication. Mr. Lam admitted that the electronic displays for some of the city’s public parking lots showed inaccurate data regarding the availability of parking spaces due to the adjustment of parking fees at the entrance gates. As a result, the Bureau has requested the management of the parking companies to follow up on these incidents and submit an inspection report accordingly. Now that the system has been fixed, the number of available parking spaces shown is accurate. The submitted reports have shown no errors, according to Mr. Lam. The Bureau reiterated that the management of the car park companies are subject to regulations and contracts, otherwise, penalties will be incurred. Currently, there are 41 public parking lots in the city. The availability of parking spaces at 32 of these public parking lots can currently be viewed online. The legislator asked when this online information would be extended to the rest of the public parking lots in the city. Mr. Lam responded that this online information should be available by 2017.
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