Hong Kong authorities should waive relevant fines and introduce a penalty mechanism for the parking meter operator after a four-hour outage disabled about half of the city’s meters, an industry expert and a lawmaker have suggested. They also called for clearer refund terms for Octopus card users on Wednesday, a day after the government promised to return fees to affected drivers. A back-end glitch cut off communication with about 11,000 parking meters from 8.20am to 12.15pm on Tuesday. The...
Operator should be marked down for tenders after mass parking meter glitch: experts
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SCMP - China Feed 2By Kristen Cheung
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Hong Kong authorities should waive relevant fines and introduce a penalty mechanism for the parking meter operator after a four-hour outage disabled about half of the city’s meters, an industry expert and a lawmaker have suggested. They also called for clearer refund terms for Octopus card users on Wednesday, a day after the government promised to return fees to affected drivers. A back-end glitch cut off communication with about 11,000 parking meters from 8.20am to 12.15pm on Tuesday. The...
Key Takeaways
- Operator should be marked down for tenders after mass parking meter glitch: experts.
- They also called for clearer refund terms for Octopus card users on Wednesday, a day after the government promised to return fees to affected drivers.
- A back-end glitch cut off communication with about 11,000 parking meters from 8.20am to 12.15pm on Tuesday.
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