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competing demand for land near the container port by other
back-up facilities, it has not been possible to meet fully the
truck
demand for container parking spaces.
Although the majority
of the existing parking spaces are in the Tsuen Wan/Kwai Tsing
areas, some are scattered throughout the territory. In view
of the shortage of land around the container port, some sites
will have to be made available elsewhere.
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The situation should improve when additional land
becomes available upon the completion of the reclamation of
facilities
back-up areas adjoining Terminals 6 and 7, in stages starting st
from the third quarter of next year. In the meantime, short
term tenancy sites for container truck parking will continue
to be put out to tender to ease the situation. In addition, a
working group under the Kwai Tsing District Management
recently
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Committee has been formed, to look into the immediate parking
needs of the container trucking industry in the container port
three area and to make recommendations within the next 3 months.
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Sir,
In the longer term, a comprehensive study of the
requirements of container port back-up facilities (including
Parking) will be undertaken as part of the Port and Airport
Development Strategy Study. Preliminary results of this part
of the study should be ready by the middle of this year.