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The parking stall draft is the "Car Engine Idling (Fixed Penalty) Bill" submitted by the Hong Kong Government in 2010, referred to as the "park stall draft".

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The parking stall draft is the "Car Engine Idling (Fixed Penalty) Bill" submitted by the Hong Kong Government in 2010, referred to as the "park stall draft".

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Parking stall draft

Time

April 15, 2010

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Qiu Tenghua, Director of the Environment Bureau of the HKSAR Government

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Car engine idling bill

The Director of the Environment Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Qiu Tenghua announced on April 15, 2010 that the government will introduce the "Auto Engine Idling (Fixed Penalty) Bill" to the Legislative Council at the end of this month, referred to as the "parking stall draft". The regulations stipulate that drivers must turn off the engine after stopping to reduce exhaust and hot gas emissions and noise pollution. The regulations apply to all roads and all internal combustion engine vehicles and hybrid vehicles. ^[1]

Qiu Tenghua said that Hong Kong society has discussed the idling of car engines for many years. The car engines temporarily parked on the roadside are idling, releasing a large amount of exhaust gas, heat and noise, affecting pedestrians and causing environmental pollution. I hope the Legislative Council will review the regulations The draft can further absorb the opinions of all parties in the society and form a consensus. "Parking and stalling is a practice accepted and willing to be followed by Hong Kong society. The current plan strikes a reasonable balance between protecting the public from idling car engines and taking care of the needs of drivers and the transport industry."

The SAR Government conducted extensive public consultation before submitting the bill, and most respondents expressed support for this measure. In terms of implementation details, according to the opinions of all sectors of society, especially the transport sector, and referring to foreign experience, drivers will be given a certain grace period. However, if the driver violates the parking stall rules, he will be required to pay a fixed fine of 320 Hong Kong dollars, which is the same as the fine for illegal parking. In terms of law enforcement, the Traffic Supervisor of the SAR Government will be the main law enforcement officer.

The Government will introduce the Automobile Engine Idling (Fixed Penalty) Bill to the Legislative Council on April 28, aiming to legislate that drivers must turn off the engine after stopping to reduce exhaust gas, heat and noise emitted by the engine when the engine is idling. Caused by the nuisance. The regulations apply to all roads, including private roads and parking lots.

The bill addresses the idling situation of car engines parked on the side of the road. These cars release exhaust gas, heat and noise on the roadside, nuisance to pedestrians and shops on both sides of the road, especially in the days of air pollution and densely populated areas. At the same time, parking the car without turning off the keys will also increase the greenhouse gas emissions of cars, causing Hong Kong's urban temperatures to rise, which will further worsen the heat island effect and exacerbate climate change in the long run. In line with the relevant measures of the SAR Government in the area of climate change, legislation requiring drivers to turn off their engines after stopping can reduce the environmental nuisance caused by these cars.

Qiu Tenghua, the director of the Environment Bureau, said that discussions on idling of car engines have been going on for many years in the community. He hoped that when parliament scrutinizes the bill, it will further absorb the opinions of the community and form a consensus to help reduce the emission of exhaust gas, hot air and the Noise, a nuisance to pedestrians and shops.

He said: "From past consultations, parking key is a practice accepted and willing to be followed by Hong Kong society. In response to the operational needs of the transport industry, we have proposed a number of exemptions in the Bill. The current plan is in There is a reasonable balance between protecting the public from the idling of car engines and the needs of the driver and the transport industry. We will continue to listen to the views of various sectors at the stage of the Bill. "

The Government conducted an extensive public consultation on the proposals before introducing the Bill. The proposals in the Bill have incorporated the views of the transport industry and the public. This includes a five-month consultation conducted by the Environmental Protection Department from November 2007 to March 2008. The results of the consultation showed that most respondents supported this. However, in terms of implementation details, some interviewees, especially representatives of the transportation industry, urged the government to give full consideration to the needs of drivers and the industry when formulating the final plan. On the other hand, some interviewees and environmental groups also believed that too many exemptions would reduce the effectiveness of this requirement and urged the government to complete the legislative work as soon as possible.

In January and February 2009, the Government carefully considered the opinions of the community, the needs of the driver and the transport industry, the effectiveness of the proposed measures to reduce environmental nuisances and the feasibility of law enforcement before submitting it to the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs Revised the plan and listened to the views of Parliament and the transport industry. After the meeting, we again considered the old and new opinions and related factors one by one, and further proposed to expand the scope of the exemption. Comparing public consultation schemes, the schemes proposed in the Bill include the following major amendments:

(1) According to the opinions of all sectors of the society, especially the transportation industry, and referring to foreign experience, it is recommended that all car drivers can enjoy a grace period of 3 minutes every 60 minutes;

(B) extending the exemption of taxi stands from the first two taxis to the first five taxis;

(3) to extend the exemption range of green minibus stations from the first two green minibuses to the first two green minibuses on each route;

(D) the exemption of the red minibus station from the first two red minibuses to the first two red minibuses, the red minibus with at least one passenger in the compartment, and the red minibus immediately following it ;as well as

(E) Exempt non-franchised buses with at least one passenger in the compartment.

The government recommends that the parking key switch rule applies to all cars with internal combustion engines, including vehicles powered by gasoline, diesel or liquefied petroleum gas, and hybrid vehicles, but if the hybrid vehicle is being powered by electricity, this requirement will be at this time It does not apply to this vehicle. Since electric vehicles are not equipped with internal combustion engines and do not produce exhaust gas, they are not included in the regulation.

The Bill also stipulates that drivers who violate the parking key regulations must pay a fixed fine of $ 320, which is the same as the fine for illegal parking. In terms of law enforcement, traffic supervisors will be the main law enforcement officers. Environmental protection inspectors will also be authorized to enforce the law, so that they can work with traffic supervisors in key enforcement actions.

In the 2009-10 policy address, the Government promised to submit a bill to the Legislative Council in 2009-10. The Bill will be gazetted on April 16 and will be introduced into the Legislative Council on April 28.