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3.2.14 r. Eu agreed that this suggestion would be taken into consideration in formulating plans for Guangdong and the
Guangdong Government would discuss with the Central
Government to develop this idea further. Mr. Huang
Guangdong Commission for
bairu (Deputy Dreictor of
Construction) adced that contairerisation was a complex
problem concerning not only terminal facilities but also the whole transportation system.
Road
3.2.15 Mr. Eu enquired about the number of registered vehicles
in Hong Kong, projected increases, and whether or not
the increase would be a pressure on the road capacity in
Guangdong.
3.2.16 Mr. James So Yiu Che (Commissioner for Transport, Hong
Kong) replied that at present Hong Kong had 260,000
registered vehicles of which about 140,000 were private
cars and 5,000 goods vehicles. The projected increase
was about 1% to 1.5% per annum for private vehicles and
3% to 5% for goods vehicles. This projection would
change if ERG should adopt restraint measures to curb
the growth of Hong Kong's vehicle fleet. The acditional
number of cross
cross border trips generated by the projected
increase was difficult to predict. It was therefore
hoped that officials from both sides would jointly work out a meaningful projection.
3.2.17 MT. Hu pointed out that at present, about 10,000 vehicles (all types) from Eong Kong were granted permits
to cross the border, whereas only 35 vehicles from
Shenzhen were granted permits to do so. He asked the HK
delegatior to comment on this unbalanced situation.