Parking Facilities for Commercial Tour Buses

Debated in Parliament on 12 Aug 2013.

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Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap raised concerns about insufficient parking for commercial tour buses at tourist sites, the government's efforts to address it, and potential increases in Malaysian buses illegally ferrying tourists.
Minister Lui Tuck Yew acknowledged that agencies receive feedback on coach parking shortages and have implemented temporary parking where feasible, along with issuing advisories on parking locations.
For new attractions, LTA works with developers to include coach parking, while the government notes that cases of Malaysian buses illegally operating in Singapore have been minimal, with only one recorded in 2013.

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Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap

Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap asked the Minister for Transport (a) how many complaints has LTA received over the last five years regarding the shortage of parking facilities for commercial tour buses at

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designated places of interest in Singapore; (b) what are the efforts made to ensure that there are sufficient parking facilities for commercial tour buses at these designated places of interests; and (c) whether the cases of Malaysian buses flouting regulations by entering Singapore to ferry tourists to Malaysia have been increasing.

Lui Tuck Yew

From time to time, agencies, such as LTA, STB and URA, do receive feedback about shortage of coach parking spaces in areas of tourism interest, such as the Kampong Glam Conservation Area, the Chinatown Conservation Area and the Merlion Park. For such places, where it is feasible and there is available state land, the Government has implemented temporary roadside and surface coach parks.

However, it is not always possible to have such coach parking facilities in the immediate vicinity of the attraction. To further assist travel agencies, tourist guides and their coach drivers, STB has issued an advisory to inform them of all the coach parking locations and drop-off/pick-up points for popular tourist spots and retailers in central Singapore.

For new tourist attractions, LTA has been working closely with the developers to ensure that sufficient coach parking lots are provided within their premises.

There has been only one case of a Malaysia-registered bus caught entering Singapore to ferry tourists to Malaysia in 2013, and none in the prior two years.

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Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap raised concerns about insufficient parking for commercial tour buses at tourist sites, the government's efforts to address it, and potential increases in Malaysian buses illegally ferrying tourists.
Minister Lui Tuck Yew acknowledged that agencies receive feedback on coach parking shortages and have implemented temporary parking where feasible, along with issuing advisories on parking locations.
For new attractions, LTA works with developers to include coach parking, while the government notes that cases of Malaysian buses illegally operating in Singapore have been minimal, with only one recorded in 2013.

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Parking Facilities for Commercial Tour Buses

Debated in Parliament on 12 Aug 2013.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap raised concerns about insufficient parking for commercial tour buses at tourist sites, the government's efforts to address it, and potential increases in Malaysian buses illegally ferrying tourists.
Minister Lui Tuck Yew acknowledged that agencies receive feedback on coach parking shortages and have implemented temporary parking where feasible, along with issuing advisories on parking locations.
For new attractions, LTA works with developers to include coach parking, while the government notes that cases of Malaysian buses illegally operating in Singapore have been minimal, with only one recorded in 2013.

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Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap

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Lui Tuck Yew

For new tourist attractions, LTA has been working closely with the developers to ensure that sufficient coach parking lots are provided within their premises.

There has been only one case of a Malaysia-registered bus caught entering Singapore to ferry tourists to Malaysia in 2013, and none in the prior two years.

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Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap raised concerns about insufficient parking for commercial tour buses at tourist sites, the government's efforts to address it, and potential increases in Malaysian buses illegally ferrying tourists.
Minister Lui Tuck Yew acknowledged that agencies receive feedback on coach parking shortages and have implemented temporary parking where feasible, along with issuing advisories on parking locations.
For new attractions, LTA works with developers to include coach parking, while the government notes that cases of Malaysian buses illegally operating in Singapore have been minimal, with only one recorded in 2013.

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