The Archive · 1936

S.M.C. TO ENFORCE PARKING RULES

Observance of Regulations as From Oct. 15

The new car parking regulations for the Central District of the Inter-ational Settlement, which were have been enforced on September 5, and which were postponed following further consideration by the Shan} hal, Municipal Counelt after the annual recess, will now be put into e! fect in their entirely from October 15, according to an announcement mads by the Council on Sept. 16, The postponement was due to the flood of public criticism directed against the regulations, and to the Reduction in Number of Rickshaws The Shanghai Municipal Council on the recommendation of the Rickshaw Special Committee has decided to reduce the number of public rickshaw to 9,500 by March 1, 1987, sation of the Automobile Club of China which took a leading part in flacking features of the regulations. The new ruling over-rides these objections.

'The decision' to enforce the new rules on October 15 was made at 1 meeting of the Shanghai Municipal Council held on the evening of September 15, at which the members reviewed all arguments for and against the proposed changes, Thay were assisted by a comprehensive report from the Commissioner of Police, dated September 10,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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