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Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Zhuhai
(a)
commissioning
Superhighway: With the
of the Superhighway in 1993/94, a
24-hour border would help accommodate the
additional traffic generated.
Arguments against
2.
(a) Doubts About Demand: It is uncertain that there
a significant demand for border
would be
crossings throughout the night.
(b) Inevitable Tailbacks: There would still be
vehicle
tailbacks
during peak
particularly in the mornings.
hours,
(c) Resource Constraints: The additional recurrent
costs for
Immigration, Customs and Police would
amount to $100 million per annum on a full staff
cost
basis, or $60
million per annum in usual
RAE
valuation terms if 24-hour
operation was
crossings. No
implemented at the three road
resources have been provided for this purpose in
A bid could be made in the 1993 RAE
1993/94.
for
a
start
in 1994/95.
However,
giving
priority to a large item such as this would
essentially
shut out other equally or more
important initiatives.