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University
Traffic and Parking Regulations
1. Since July 1, 1989, all private
roads in Hong Kong, which include all roads on campus, have been put under the
jurisdiction of the amended Road Traffic (Parking on Private Roads) Regulations,
Cap 374O.
2. With the introduction of the new
legislation, the safety provisions now governing the driving conduct of
motorists, the licensing of drivers and vehicles, the insurance of vehicles, and
the design and maintenance requirements of vehicles on public roads have applied
to all vehicles in use on private roads.
As a result, traffic offences committed on campus are liable to
prosecution as they are on public roads.
3. Also affected is the parking of
vehicles on campus, as the amended Ordinance places the responsibility for
parking management onto the owners of the roads. Under the regulations covering private
roads, unauthorized parking on designated “no parking” areas will be towed,
detained or impounded, by the use of wheel clamps if necessary. The University is also empowered to
charge for such activities before releasing the vehicles to the owners.
4. The University
Traffic/Parking Regulations are listed below:
GENERAL
5. All vehicle drivers and
road users on campus shall acquaint themselves with and follow the relevant
provisions under the Road Traffic Ordinance and Regulations. They shall also observe other traffic
regulations announced by the University, or directions given by the University
security guards.
6. All roads on campus are
subject to the Road Traffic Ordinance and Regulations. However, the University campus will
continue to be under the management and control of the University Council.
CAMPUS ENTRY
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- To be permitted entry to the
campus, all vehicles must be registered with the University Security
Unit and conspicuously display the University Registration Label.
- Visitors must be properly
identified according to the Supplementary Regulations before entry.
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7. VEHICLE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS ON CAMPUS
8.
Vehicle drivers and road users on campus must comply with the Road
Traffic Ordinance and Regulations.
They must also observe all road signs, speed limits, ad hoc measures and
traffic and parking directions given by the University security guards.
9. Among other
regulations, it is strictly forbidden to:
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- drive or permit
another person to drive without a valid driving licence;
- drive with a
learner’s licence;
- teach
driving;
- operate a vehicle which has no
valid registration with the Government and with the University, or
no valid third-party and passenger liability insurance;
- operate a motor cycle or
scooter without wearing a helmet; or carry a passenger not wearing a helmet on a
motor cycle or scooter;
- drive or operate a
vehicle in such manner which may be deemed irresponsible or dangerous under the
Road Traffic Ordinance and Regulations.
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SANCTIONS
10. When a driver or road user has
violated any one of the University Traffic Regulations or there is reasonable
doubt as to the road-worthiness of a vehicle, a uniformed University security
guard may:
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- stop the vehicle on the
roadside;
- direct it or cause it to be towed to a
designated area;
- direct it to leave campus;
- apply for the revocation
of the vehicle’s University Registration Label or entry permit.
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11. When stopped, a driver must follow
the direction of the University security guard, but he may appeal to the
Administrative Affairs Committee of the University.
12. In case of violation of the
University Traffic Regulations by staff members or students of the University,
they may be sanctioned by the Academic Staff Review Committee, the
Administrative Affairs Committee, the respective College Assembly of Fellows, or
the Senate as appropriate.
13. The following traffic cases on
campus will be referred to the Police for further
investigation:
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- Traffic accident involving the
injury of person/animal.
- Traffic accident involving serious damage to
property.
- Traffic accident causing damage to vehicles
concerned only but cannot be settled between the parties concerned.
- Failing to stop and/or make a report after a
traffic accident.
- Driving without a valid driving
licence.
- Driving with a provisional driving
licence.
- Driving without a valid third-party and
passenger liability insurance.
- Driving an unlicensed vehicle.
- Dangerous driving.
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or
drugs.
- Careless driving.
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14. Traffic cases not listed in 13.
above may also be referred to the Police if the University deems it
necessary.
ENFORCEMENT
15. These regulations will be
conspicuously posted at all entrances to the campus and notice boards, and
published in the Newsletters of the University and its Colleges.
16. These regulations will become
effective from the date of publication until further notice. These regulations may be amended as
required and published for immediate implementation.
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
(A) Fee Charging for Visitor
Parking
Before a vehicle driver who is a visitor to the University is permitted
to enter the campus, he is issued with an hourly parking ticket for payment
prior to his departure, subject to the following:
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- Authorized visitor parking may be
validated by departments or residents with an official stamp or signature on a
certificate to exempt payment.
- Visitor on official business may be exempted
from payment if departure is made within the first half-hour.
- The schedule of fees for visitor parking
is approved by the Administrative Affairs Committee of the
University.
- The University reserves the right to
refuse unauthorized entry and parking of visitor vehicles.
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(B) Parking
Regulations
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- Parking on campus will be regulated in
accordance with the Road Traffic (Parking on Private Roads)
Regulations.
- Except for vehicles in residential areas, no
vehicle is allowed to remain in a parking place on campus for a continuous
period of more than 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Public
Holidays.
- Overnight parking of visitors’ vehicles on
campus is not allowed. Except for
vehicles which are permitted to park in the car parks of the staff residences,
vehicles not displaying a valid University Registration Label for staff or
student must leave on the same day as they enter the campus.
- The University may from time to time
designate any place on campus as a restricted parking area by either erecting or
placing appropriate road signs or road markings.
- Subject to the said Road Traffic (Parking on
Private Roads) Regulations, the University may impound, remove and dispose of
any illegally parked vehicles, and impose a charge on the owner of a detained
vehicle according to the rates prescribed by the said Road Traffic
Regulations.
- The Director of the Security and
Transport Office or his deputy has been designated as an authorized officer
under Section 5 of the said Road Traffic Regulations.
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Attachment:
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CAMPUS PARKING
MANAGEMENT (with
effect from September 1, 2002)
A. Management of parking
Labels/Passes/Coupons
1. Parking LABELS
(Only 1 label may be issued to each staff member/eligible person.
Each label can list up to but not more than 2 car
numbers.)
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Type A/AR
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Eligible holders:
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Full-time appointees on Terms (A), (B), (C), (HA), and equivalent terms
(including those on no-pay leave or on term secondment from the
University)
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Appointees on fractional time (instead of part-time) appointments of at
least 50%
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Hostel wardens as primary appointment
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Former VCs/PVCs/College Heads
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Emeritus Professors
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College Honorary Fellows
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Senior College Tutors
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Full-time staff of HK-America Centre
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Full-time staff of HKIB (& those residing on
campus)
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Car must be
either sedan or private car, or for dual purpose (e.g. station-wagon), and
registered under the appointee’s or spouse’s name, provided the appointee or the
spouse has a valid driving licence. NO
commercial goods vehicle.
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“AR” labels shall be issued to
residents. Holders of “AR” labels
staying on campus quarters with no designated car parks may park overnight on
car parks close to their quarters without having to pay a
charge.
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* Type
VIP
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Eligible holders:
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All University Council and College Board of Trustees
members
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University Honorary Graduates and Honorary
Fellows
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Guests or VIP designated by VC or AAC as
appropriate
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* Type
E
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Eligible holders:
- Family
of appointees residing on campus
- Full-time
resident appointees without driving licence, but with car driven by a close
family member/relative
who is permitted to register to reside with the
appointee on campus
- Full-time
non-resident appointees without driving licence, but with car registered under
appointee’s or spouse’s name
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Only 1
label to be issued to each resident appointee for use by his/her family
members
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Type
C
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Eligible holders:
- Resident
or non-resident undergraduate students on special and emergency needs only (not
for general sporting,
recreational or activities purposes), as recommended by
the Office of Student Affairs or the College Deans of Students
and approved by AAC
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* Type
S (For use
on Saturdays,
Sundays, and Public
Holidays only)
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Eligible holders:
- Current
office bearers of Alumni Associations
- Former
Faculty Deans
- Honorary/Adjunct teaching
staff
- Honorary
Senior Research Fellows and Honorary Research Fellows
- Retired
full-time appointees who have served the University for consecutively 10 years
or more before retirement
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* Type
B (fee-charging)
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Eligible holders:
- Resident
postgraduate students with car registered under own or spouse’s
name
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*
Type D/DD
(fee-charging)
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Eligible holders:
- Resident
appointees seeking additional label for grown-up children staying with them on
campus and agreed by the
Bursar
- Resident
appointees seeking additional label for car registered under own or spouse’s
name and driven by domestic
helper/driver
- Car
registered under resident appointee’s or spouse’s family/company with
authorisation, and with AAC approval
- Canteen
caterers/catering companies
- Resident/Non-resident
contractors working on campus as approved by the
University
- Employees
of other organisations as approved by the University
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“DD” labels for non-resident
holders
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2. Free
validation PASSES
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Eligible holders:
- Qualified
part-time appointees
- Current
office bearers of Alumni Associations
- Visitors
on business
- Visitors
to campus residents
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Free
validation pass is for free parking for up to 5 hours. More than 1
pass may be used for the same visit, but overnight parking is NOT
allowed.
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Departments/Units are responsible for
distributing free validation passes to qualified part-time teaching
appointees.
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Qualified
part-time appointee means (a) with a car registered in own or spouse’s name, and
(b) who is required to do part-time teaching on campus in the current
term.
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Appropriate number of passes for part-time appointees means about 20%
more than the total number of teaching days on campus in the current
term.
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The Alumni
Affairs Office is responsible for distributing free validation passes to current
office bearers of Alumni Associations. Each of them
may be given up to 40 free passes each year.
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Departments/Campus residents can
give out free validation passes to their respective visitors and may be charged
for giving out passes beyond a designated quantity within a certain period of
time.
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3.
Pre-paid parking
COUPONS (at $20 for parking
up to 5 hours)
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Eligible holders:
- Resident
postgraduate students with car registered under relative’s name
(Those with car
registered under own or spouse’s name can obtain fee-charging “B”
labels)
- Non-resident
postgraduate students or PDP students with car registered under own or spouse’s
or relative’s name
- Part-time
appointees (also entitled to obtain free validation passes from
Departments)
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More
than 1 coupon may be used for the same visit.
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Appropriate
number of coupons for resident/non-resident postgraduate students with cars
registered under their own names or the names of relatives, on the advice of
Department/Division Heads concerned, up to about 20% more than the total number
of teaching days in the term.
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4. Other vehicles with no valid
parking Labels, Passes or Coupons shall pay the prescribed parking
fees.
B. Management of Car Parking
Space
5. Controlled
Areas
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- All roads and parking spaces on or
south of Central Avenue are designated as Controlled
Areas.
- Overnight parking in Controlled Areas is
NOT allowed, except at designated car park by “A” label holders on payment of a
prescribed fee(s). [See 10.i. below]
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6. “Category
I” Controlled Areas
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- Reserved for use by “A” and “VIP”
label holders only (unless otherwise specified) during the Controlled Period
daily from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Sundays and Public Holidays
excepted).
- Include all covered car parks and other
designated car parks within the Controlled Areas.
- Signified by a “P” directional sign in blue,
with margin in red, placed at entrance.
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7.
“Category II” Controlled
Areas
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- Open for use by all
vehicles.
- Signified by a “P” directional sign
in blue placed at entrance.
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8. Time-restricted
parking in Controlled Areas (Car park adjacent
to
the University Train Station)
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- During Controlled Period, i.e.,
from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays excepted), the car park
adjacent to the University Train Station is reserved for “A”, “E”, and “VIP” labels
only, for up to 6 hours parking on each occasion.
- A flat fee of $50 will be charged for
parking exceeding 6 hours. Payment
not settled within two weeks after the flat fee notice is issued
shall subject the vehicle to clamping if found overstaying on the
same parking area next time, and refused renewal of new label until
all outstanding payments are fully settled.
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9. Time-restricted
parking (Outside Park’N Shop)
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- All parking spaces outside Park’N
Shop are for use by customers of the bookstore, the supermarket and the bank,
etc. for parking up to 30 minutes on each occasion.
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10. Overnight
parking
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- Appointees holding “A” labels may
apply for overnight parking at a designated parking site within the Controlled
Areas not distant from the University Train Station. Nightly coupons (@$20 per night) or
monthly coupons (@$300 per month) for overnight parking at that site can be
purchased from the Security Unit.
Vehicles are allowed to park at the same parking space in the site for a
continuous period of not more than 24 hours (not including Saturdays, Sundays
and Public Holidays).
- Other than the designated overnight
parking site, overnight parking is NOT allowed in all other Controlled
Areas. All vehicles must be removed
from the Controlled Areas before 3:00 a.m.
- Appointees
holding “A” labels wishing to park overnight in any of the
Controlled Areas (other than the designated overnight parking site)
for work-related purpose occasionally should inform the Security
Unit in advance.
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11. Other parking
areas
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- Other parking areas on campus
include:
- residential parking areas,
and
- non-residential parking areas outside
the two Controlled Areas.
- Residential parking areas are for use by campus
residents only.
- Non-residential parking areas outside the two
Controlled Areas will be open to all vehicles at all times. Overnight parking may be allowed (for
parking label holders only) in these spaces for a continuous period of not more
than 72 hours (not including Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays).
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