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LettersPuzzled by Hong Kong police’s stance on illegal parking in Central

  • Mind-boggling that officers swing into action on quiet streets at the weekends and let things slide on choked streets on workdays

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Vehicles and pedestrians jostle for space in Central. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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I am a supporter of the police and a believer in the rule of law. However, what I fail to comprehend is how the police and their traffic warden counterparts fastidiously keep the wide, quiet boulevard of Hollywood Road and the even quieter backstreets clear on weekends and public holidays, yet fail to do the same with the congested Central thoroughfares of Queen’s Road Central, Ice House Street and Connaught Road on the busy weekdays.

I understand that it is terribly important for those with drivers to have their cars waiting for them on the doorstep of wherever they wish to be, even if this means parking three cars deep and blocking traffic – but surely, once in a while (or maybe the five times a day I have regularly seen them pass me while I work) our wonderfully efficient law enforcement officers on Hollywood Road could pop down to Central and either teach their counterparts how to issue tickets or swap positions with them?
If this is not possible, then perhaps some explanation can be provided as to why Central needs to be continually clogged up by illegally parked cars waiting for their owners when other areas not suffering traffic jams (and are not major thoroughfares) need to be kept totally clear.
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Colin Dawson, Central

Police deserve a salute

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I am writing to salute our police. On the afternoon of April 2, I left an iPad in a taxi. Later, I went to the Central Police District Headquarters in Sheung Wan and, immediately, the police officer was able to phone the taxi driver and I got my iPad back. Amazing efficiency!

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