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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1994
BORDER LIAISON CHANNELS CAN BE ACTIVATED QUICKLY
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THE HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES HAVE ESTABLISHED LIAISON CHANNELS WHICH CAN BE ACTIVATED VERY QUICKLY INCIDENTS SUCH
THE AS
ONE THAT OCCURRED ON INVOLVING HONG KONG CONTAINER TRUCK DRIVERS AND
BY THE SECRETARY FOR
BORDER
WITH
YEAR
TO DEAL
2 JANUARY
THIS CHINESE SOLDIERS.
TRANSPORT,
MR
HAIDER
THIS WAS STATED BARMA, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON JAMES TIEN.
ON THAT SAID SUCH LIAISON CHANNELS HAD MR BARMA
OCCASION, THE FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE DRIVERS' REPRESENTATIVES AND SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES AND HAD RESULTED IN THE CANCELLATION OF A PLANNED SLOW-DRIVE PROTEST.
HOWEVER, HE ADDED, INVESTIGATION OF THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT IS A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES SINCE IT HAPPENED IN SHENZHEN.
BORDER
ECONOMIC NOTING THAT SMOOTH CROSS BORDER TRAFFIC WAS VITAL TO
GOVERNMENT WELL-BEING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER, MR BARMA SAID THE WOULD CONTINUE TO LIAISE WITH SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE LIAISON MACHINERY TO TRY TO AVOID SIMILAR INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN FUTURE.
THE
PAST,
THE
SOLVING
"IF PROBLEMS DO ARISE ON HONG KONG SIDE THEN, AS IN THE THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED WILL CONFER AND MEDIATE WITH FREIGHT INDUSTRY AND DRIVERS' REPRESENTATIVES WITH A VIEW TO SUCH PROBLEMS IN THE QUICKEST AND MOST PRACTICAL MANNER POSSIBLE," HE SAID.
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SHING MUN BUS INTERCHANGE A SUCCESS
THE BUS
AT THE TSUEN WAN END OF INTERCHANGE TUNNELS HAS PROVEN TO BE A SUCCESS.
THE SHING MUN
IT HAS BEEN WELCOMED BY PASSENGERS BECAUSE THEY CAN TRANSFER TO DIFFERENT ROUTES AT A BARGAIN FARE.
IT
BENEFITS ALSO
THE SAME
THE BUS COMPANY
FACILITATES
LEVEL OF SERVICE RATIONALISATION OF BUS ROUTES.
ΤΟ
CONCERNED PASSENGERS
BECAUSE THROUGH
IT
THE
THIS WAS
STATED
MR
HAIDER
BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, BARMA, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR BARMA NOTED THAT THE SUCCESSFUL WORKING OF A BUS INTERCHANGE AT A TUNNEL DEPENDED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS.
"THESE INCLUDE AN ADEQUATE AREA AT THE TUNNEL ENTRANCE FOR
NECESSARY WAITING PROVISION OF PROPER
PASSENGER SHELTERS.
LAYBYS
AND THE
AREAS
THE
AND
/"A SUFFICIENT