The Housing Department (HD) will enhance the existing measures against illegal parking in public rental housing (PRH) estates to ensure that estate roads, especially the emergency vehicular access (EVA), remain unobstructed.
It made the statement today after the Office of the Ombudsman released a report on its direct investigation into the illegal parking issue in PRH estates.
Apart from expressing thanks for the Ombudsman’s valuable views on current road control mechanisms, the department said that it agrees with and accepts all the Ombudsman’s suggestions, most of which are already implemented in PRH estates.
The Housing Authority (HA) and HD have been continuously strengthening management practices and introducing various facilities equipped with innovative technologies, including Internet of Things sensors, artificial intelligence, etc to enhance enforcement effectiveness in combatting illegal parking.
In addition, the HA and HD promote law-abiding awareness among residents through publicity and education with the aim of maintaining estate roads, especially to keep EVA unobstructed.
The HD explained that its staff will continue to conduct daily monitoring, surprise inspections and regular meetings with service contractors to ensure they have effectively executed their contractual obligations such as road control.
To strengthen road control, the Mobile Operations Unit under the HD will base on the actual circumstances and requests from estate offices to carry out surprise enforcement actions on roads with higher instances of illegal parking, especially the EVA.
