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THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1992
NT RESIDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE DECISION BY BEING OFFERED QUICKER ROUTE FROM THE NORTHERN NEW TERRITORIES TO SHA TIN OR TSUEN WAN WITH A CHOICE OF EITHER URBAN AND NT TAXIS THROUGH THE SHING. MUN TUNNELS.
"THE OPENING OF THE SHING MUN TUNNELS TO NT TAXIS WOULD LINK UP THEIR PERMITTED OPERATION POINTS IN SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN WITHOUT ENLARGING THEIR CATCHMENT AREAS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
AS THE OPENING OF THE TUNNELS TO NT TAXIS IS INTENDED TO CATER FOR NT RESIDENTS, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ROUTINGS WILL BE DESIGNATED FOR NT TAXIS TO AVOID THEM PROVIDING A CHEAPER SERVICE BETWEEN THEIR PERMITTED POINTS IN SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN THAN THEIR URBAN COUNTERPARTS.
THIS IS TO AVOID UNFAIR COMPETITION BETWEEN URBAN AND NT TAXIS.
"NT TAXIS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO USE THE TAI CHUNG KIU ROAD AND THE SLIP ROAD BETWEEN FO TAN ROAD AND TAI PO ROAD LEADING TO THE SHING MUN TUNNELS.
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"INSTEAD, THEY WILL BE ALLOWED ΤΟ USE THE TATE'S CAIRN
THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE OPENING OF THE SHING MUN TUNNELS TO NT TAXIS WOULD HAVE MINIMAL EFFECT ON THEIR AVAILABILITY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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BECAUSE THE DEMAND FOR TAXI SERVICE BETWEEN THE NORTHERN NEW TERRITORIES AND SHA TIN/TSUEN WAN IS NOT HIGH IN VIEW THE LONG DISTANCE.
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THE REVISED PERMITTED AREAS FOR NT TAXIS IN SHA TIN AND TBUBN WAN WILL BE GAZETTED ON APRIL 24 THIS YEAR.
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HOTLINE TO FIGHT CROSS-BORDER SMUGGLING
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A HOTLINE LINK BETWEEN THE ANTI-SMUGGLING TASK FORCE AND COUNTERPARTS IN GUANGZHOU WAS LAUNCHED TODAY (THURSDAY) AS PART CONTINUOUS EFFORT WAGED BY BOTH SIDES ΤΟ COMBAT CROSS-BORDER SMUGGLING ACTIVITIES.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE BY A POLICE SPOKESMAN TODAY FOLLOWING A THREE-DAY VISIT TO THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE BY A NINE-MEMBER DELEGATION LED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE GUANGDONG PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU, MR CHEN WENLI.
THE DELEGATION LEFT FOR GUANGZHOU THIS AFTERNOON.
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