Key facts
- Illegal parking fines in Hong Kong have exceeded HK$70 million annually for the past three years.
- Over 220,000 tickets for parking offenses were issued each year.
- Lawmaker urged for enhanced inspections to target more offenders.
Traffic police in Hong Kong have issued more than 220,000 tickets annually for parking-related offenses over the past three years, generating at least HK$70 million (US$8.92 million) each year. In a written response to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan stated that police issued 259,589 tickets in 2023, 242,550 in 2024, and 225,489 in 2025. A lawmaker has suggested that inspections could be enhanced to target more offenders.