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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1988
"DURING RECENT YEARS,
THEY
POPULARITY CHEAPER
HAVE RAPIDLY LOST THEIR
ΤΟ THE SERVICES
ELDERLY. OF IMPROVED MAINLY AS A RESULT FUNERAL SERVICES AND GENERAL ACCEPTANCE OF CREMATION.
"MOST OF
THE FUNDS BEING
OPERATED
ARE FACING DECLINING AS A RESULT
MEMBERSHIP, AND SOME HAVE CEASED TO RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS OF DIMINISHED SUPPORT.
MR LIAO EMPHASISED THAT THE FUNDS WERE GENERALLY
ON EITHER THEIR AND NO COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN RECEIVED OPERATION IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
WELL MANAGED MANAGEMENT
OR
QUOTAS ON CROSS-BORDER CAR TRAFFIC
* * * * *
ΤΟ ALLOWED
CROSS INTO CHINA IS THE NUMBER OF PRIVATE CARS
AUTHORITIES. REGULATED BY QUOTAS AGREED BY THE HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN
SIR DAVID FORD, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF SECRETARY, STATED THIS TO A IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION BY THE HON POON CHI-FAI.
SIR DAVID SAID THE QUOTAS CURRENTLY STOOD AT 300 KAM TO BORDER CROSSING POINT AND 600 FOR SHA TAU KOK.
FOR THE MAN
THE HIGHER QUOTA AT SHA TAU KOK WAS TO RELIEVE PRESSURE AT KAM TO WHICH WAS OPERATING CLOSE TO CAPACITY.
MAN
"THE PRESENT NUMBER OF CARS MAKING USE OF THIS FACILITY IS THE QUOTAS ARE THEREFORE FOR MAN KAM TO AND 397 FOR SHA TAU KOK. FULLY TAKEN UP, HE SAID.
263 NOT
SIR DAVID
POINTED
TO
OUT THAT
TRAFFIC OR PROVIDE INFORMATION POSITION REGULATIONS FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS TRAVELLING BY CAR TO CHINA.
ALTHOUGH ISSUES LIAISON MEETINGS,'
P
"THIS IS A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, THAT HAVE ARISEN ARE RAISED DURING REGULAR BORDER HE SAID.
CHINA'S
THE GOVERNMENT WAS ON
NOT IN A CUSTOMS
AT
PRESENT,
ALL
VEHICLES
ENTERING
WERE CHINA
то SUBJECT DRIVERS WERE
CHINESE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND THE REQUIRED TO PASS A CHINESE DRIVING TEST.
"DRIVERS ARE
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