WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1989
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EARLIER GATE OPENING AT LO WU TO BE CONSIDERED
CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO ADVANCING DAILY GATE OPENING TIMES AT THE LO WU KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TERMINAL, THE SECRETARY
THE SECURITY, THE HON GEOFFREY BARNES, INFORMED
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON POON CHI-FAI,
GIVEN BARNES SAID CONSIDERATION WOULD ALSO BE
TO ARRANGING TRAIN ARRIVAL TIMES MORE CLOSELY WITH GATE OPENING AND OPERATING TIMES.
HE SAID HE APPRECIATED THE CONCERN REGARDING CROWD CONTROL AT LO WU, NOTING THAT IT WAS HONG KONG'S BUSIEST LAND BORDER CROSSING AND FROM CHINA POINT AND 27 MILLION PERSONS TRAVELLED THROUGH IT TO LAST YEAR.
MR BARNES SAID THE FEASIBILITY OF ALLOWING PASSENGERS UP IN THE LOBBY OF THE TERMINAL WOULD BE RE-EXAMINED.
NOT
FOLLOWING THIS PROCEDURE
"THE REASON FOR BECAUSE OF POOR VENTILATION IN THE LOBBY," HE SAID.
THE
RAILWAY KOWLOON-CANTON
CORPORATION WOULD CONSIDER WAYS OF SOLVING THIS PROBLEM, HE ADDED.
BE
TO LINE
HITHERTO WAS
BE
ASKED ΤΟ
FOR RESERVED
THE
WOULD
AT
COUNTER ON A SUGGESTION THAT A SPECIAL ELDERLY AND THOSE PEOPLE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, MR BARNES SAID IT BE DIFFICULT TO DO SO DUE TO THE NEED TO MAXIMISE THE USE OF STAFF THE TERMINAL.
TO
TO
"HOWEVER, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT STAFF HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR SUCH PEOPLE AND THE REGULATORS WILL DIRECT THEM CHANNELS NORMALLY RESERVED FOR STAFF WHERE THEY WILL RECEIVE HELP-THROUGH FACILITIES, HE SAID.
CROSSING
MR BARNES NOTED THAT BORDER
TIMES WERE SUBJECT TO REGULAR REVIEW BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
TIMES BORDER OPENING HOURS HAD BEEN EXTENDED SEVERAL LAST EXTENSION WAS ON JANUARY 16, 1987.
AND
THE
TRAINS AND
THE EXTINDING PERIODS, MR BARNES SAID THE NEEDS OF TRAVELLERS DURING
OF AS TO INCREASING THE FREQUENCY BORDER CROSSING TIMES DURING MAJOR FESTIVE
TO PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS GIVEN THESE PERIODS.
EXTENDED TO
WERE FOR EXAMPLE, HE SAID, BORDER CROSSING TIMES COPE WITH THE HEAVY TRAFFIC DEMAND AT CHRISTMAS AND CHINESE NEW YEAR.
BORDER OPENING 3, 4, 5, FEBRUARY 11,
"DURING THE COMING CHINESR NEW YEAR PERIOD THE HOURS WILL BE ADVANCED FROM 7.30 AM TO 4.30 AM ON FEBRUARY AND 6 THE CLOSING TIME WILL BE EXTENDED BEYOND 11 PM ON 12 AND
13.
"ADDITIONAL TRAINS WILL BE OPERATED BY THE KOWLOON-CANTON
HE ADDED. RAILWAY CORPORATION AND THE GUANGDONG RAILWAY AUTHORITY,'
"
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