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(d) fourthly,
seek
to divert more vehicles from
Man Kam Το
to
Lok Ma Chau SO as to relieve
congestion at the former.
BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENT
Utilisation of Border Road Crossings
3.
There are three places at which vehicles can cross
Kam To, Sha Tau Kok and
opening hours and utilisation are
border, namely, Man
Their
the
Lok Ma Chau.
described at Annex A.
Vehicles are issued with closed road
permits, enabling them to use a particular crossing point.
New permits are issued mainly for the Lok Ma Chau crossing
Kam То is operating at full cpacity and
since Man
Sha Tau Kok remains unpopular.
Growth in Cross-border Vehicular Traffic
4.
Vehicular traffic using the
crossing points has
been increasing steadily. In the last 3 years, the average
daily throughput has
same growth rate is expected to be maintained at least
risen by about 15% per annum. The
during the next couple of years.
traffic projections up to 1996.
Annex B sets out the