12
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1990
+
PERMITS
THROUGH THE
ISSUED FRONTIER
HE SAID THAT IN ADDITION, BOTH HONG KONG AND CHINESE VEHICLES CROSSING THE BORDER HAD TO POSSESS VALID CROSS BORDER BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO PASS CLOSED AREA.
THE PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR SUCH PERMITS WAS MADE AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. NORMALLY, AN APPLICATION COULD BE PROCESSED WITHIN A FEW DAYS, HE SAID.
TO FACILITATE GOODS VEHICLE TRAFFIC BETWEEN HONG KONG AND RESTRICTIONS ON HONG CHINA, MR LEUNG SAID, THERE WERE AT PRESENT NO KONG GOODS VEHICLES CROSSING THE BORDER TO CHINA.
OTHER CATEGORIES OF VEHICLES WERE SUBJECT TO QUOTAS BILATERALLY AGREED BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
OF QUOTA
SUBJECT
FOR CHINESE VEHICLES, THERE WAS AT PRESENT A GOODS VEHICLES AND 100 FOR OFFICIAL CARS. THESE WERE ALSO REVIEW.
ON
350
ΤΟ
MR LEUNG ADDED THAT THERE WERE REGULAR LIAISON MEETINGS BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND CHINESE AUTHORITIES
TRANSPORT MATTERS.
IF ANY NEW MEASURES
FACILITATE VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS ACROSS THE
THEY COULD BORDER WERE CONSIDERED NECESSARY,
ALWAYS BE RAISED FOR DJSCUSSION AT THESE MEETINGS.
ΤΟ
UNLEADED PETROL UPGRADING POSES NO ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD
*
THE UPGRADING PROCESSES UNLEADED PETROL WOULD HAVE NO
TO
THE IMPROVE
OCTANE RATING IN ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, AND
THE ENVIRONMENT
LANDS,
HON
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, CLIVE OXLEY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
POON, MR OXLEY REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM PROF THE HON C.K. SAID OIL COMPANIES HAD AGREED NOT TO INCREASE THE TOXIC COMPONENTS PETROL IN THE PRODUCTION OF UNLEADED PETROL.
OF
I WOULD EMPHASISE THAT THERE IS NO RISK OF ENGINE DAMAGE,
HE
SAID.
ESTIMATED ON THE
UNLEADED INTRODUCTION OF VEHICLES COULD SWITCH ADVERSE EFFECTS, DEPARTMENT'S STUDIES.
NUMBER OF VEHICLES
PETROL,
AFFECTED
MR OXLEY SAID 66 PER ΤΟ UNLEADED PETROL
THE ACCORDING TO
BY THE CENT
OF
MODIFICATION WITHOUT ENVIRONMENTAL
OR
PROTECTION
/A FURTHER