Genesis of New Parking Scheme Explained The Council on Aus, 14 forwarded the following reply to the recent pro-{est of the Automobite Club of China relative 0 the new parking restse~
August 14, 1936, Messrs, Beck & Swann, Secretaries, Automobile Club of China, 17, The Bund, Shanghai, Gentlemen, T have to refer to your letter dated August 5, 1958, protesting against the introduction of the new Parking Regulations which are to come. into force on September 5 next.
'Your letter has been'very carefully considered by the Council, Careful counts have of course been' made by the Traffle Department of the Police both before and since the decision to introduce the new Regulations, Your figure of cars displaced varies somewhat from the avera ascertained by the Poli accepting your figures cor-ect, the Council satisfied after careful investigation that there 4s adequate parking and garage accom ation in the Central District for all cars that may be displaced under the new scheme.
It is not considered that there is any substance in your criticism that the new Regulations should not be Introduced while the Council is in recess. In March 1935 the Council, fon the recommendation of the TrafMe Committee, approved Regulations substantially the same as those about to be enforced, 'These Regulations were given extensive publicity and it was announced that the Council intended to require their enforcement after a period of nine months at sixty ays' notice. The proposed Regul: tions met with a very favours ception and no protests were received them. In May of this ye Commissioner of Police, who our: ing his long leave had made a special study of trae problems, reaffirmed his recommendation to' introduce the new Parking Regulations, The Council, on the recommendation of the Watch Committee, accepted th Views of the Commissioner of Poll In June of this year three month notice was given that the new Reulations would be put into force, July last a protest against the new Regulations was received from the Automobile Club of China. That protest received most careful con sideration and the Council decided that the car parking resirletion scheme should bg proceeded -wita as already announced,
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