Illegal parking blocks waterfront at Shun Tak Centre
Illegal parking blocks waterfront at Shun Tak Centre
One of the unresolved problems in creating a continuous harbourfront and complete the Hong Kong Island Coastal Trail is Shun Tak Centre. Both pedestrian and vehicular traffic are obstructed by illegal car parking at the ground level.
Early August last year, we asked various government departments to clarify the permitted uses along the road under the Shun Tak Centre. It appears that when the land lease was signed, the plan for the ground floor failed to indicate a full set of footpaths. Neither did the approved plan allow for parking spaces. Only (un)loading and drop off / pick up facilities are allowed. Parking is available in the parking garages upstairs of Shun Tak Centre and at the adjacent Rumsey Street Multi Storey Car Park.
In October 2020, the owners of the Shun Tak Centre have been informed by Lands Department that the vehicles parking at the ground floor under Shun Tak Centre were in breach of relevant lease conditions. In its warning letter the Lands Department has requested the owner to purge the breach.
Shun Tak Centre has responded and stopped vehicles parking under the west wing. However, at the east wing, the China Merchants Tower, the parking attendant of the Macao Jockey Club continues to park vehicles at unauthorised locations under the Shun Tak Centre and along the public road, to the detriment of pedestrians as well as vehicular traffic. The Macao Jockey Club’s Hong Kong Club House is located in the Shun Tak Centre operating a collection of restaurants. Patrons drop their car for a meal, or for the day or night.
For good show, the Shun Tak security staff in full view of the Macao Jockey Club parking attendant places notices under the windshield wipers reminding owners that parking is unauthorised at these locations. These notices are removed when the attendant returns the vehicle to its owner. When we approached the security staff and attendant they told us not to worry about the notices, and that as long as we were a member of the club we could enjoy a three hour free parking service.
We have written to the Macao Jockey Club to ask them to desist from parking and interrupting pedestrian and vehicular flow. Refusing to accept their wrong-doings, we decided to explain this situation to the public of Hong Kong who wish to enjoy their waterfronts. Offering an unauthorised parking privilege to private club members to the detriment of the community’s enjoyment is a problem. I hope that the management of Shun Tak Centre and the Members and Management of the Macau Jockey Club will appreciate the situation and resolve the problems caused.
「做show 俾老細睇」信德中心代客泊車公然違規
信德中心是連貫起港島海濱的最大難題之一。現時無論行人或車輛經過，都被違泊車輛擠得水洩不通，險象環生。
早於去年8月初，我們已經去信多個政府部門，要求釐清信德中心近海旁一帶的馬路使用許可。翻查地契後，我們發現信德中心的地面空間並未有預留興建行人路，但亦未有批准泊車用途。規劃署亦回覆只有信德中心上層的停車場、及鄰近的林士街多層停車場是指定的泊車地點。
2020年10月，地政總署已通知信德中心業主，指明停泊在建築物地下的車輛違反地契條款，並要求中心採取行動移除車輛。
信德中心作出行動，改善了在西冀的停泊車輛，但在東冀招商局大廈的地面，澳門賽馬會卻無視規例，維持其代客泊車服務，肆無忌憚地把車輛停泊在馬路。車龍沿行人路一直延伸，影響該處的行人和車流。我們觀察發現，澳門賽馬會的香港會所位於信德中心內，設有一系列的餐廳，專屬會員享用美食或打發時間後，帶同已蓋印的收據，就可享用3小時免費代客泊車服務。
最荒謬的是，信德中心保安不但沒有阻止違法的行為，更助長歪風與澳門賽馬會職員合演一場大龍鳳。保安員循例把違泊告示貼在相關車輛的擋風窗，提示車主未經准許不得在該處泊車，但泊車員在歸還車輛前便會把告示移除。我們曾向信德中心的保安員及泊車員詢問，雙方皆表示無需在意告示，更指出只要是澳門賽馬會會員或職員就可以享有免費泊車。
我們已再去信澳門賽馬會要求他們停止違法行為，可惜，他們多番砌詞狡辯。因此，我們決定把事情公開，讓大眾了解接通港島海濱的困難。澳門賽馬會向會員提供非法的泊車服務，對公眾環境造成影響，絕對不能接受。我們希望信德中心及澳門賽馬會的管理層會正視情況，解決問題。
(立場新聞2021年1月24日連結: 「做show 俾老細睇」信德中心代客泊車公然違規)
調查信德中心保安非法泊車：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciYekVR-5GY
調查澳門賽馬會代客泊車：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md5JuHwjNlw
調查信德中心保安非法泊車 Shun Tak Illegal Parking Investigation
調查澳門賽馬會代客泊車 Macau Jockey Club Illegal Parking Investigation
(立場新聞2021年1月24日連結: 「做show 俾老細睇」信德中心代客泊車公然違規)
