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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1994
CAUSE OF STRIKES AT BORDER EXPLAINED
THE SLOW PROCESSING TIME BY EITHER HONG KONG OR SHENZHEN BÖRDER FIVE STRIKES BY CONTROL
THE MAIN REASON FOR THE STAFF HAS BEEN CONTAINER AND GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS AT THE BORDER SINCE JUNE 1992, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER BARMA, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
TO A REPLYING
COUNCIL,
QUESTION MR BARMA
BY SAID
THE HON
THE MOST
LEE
WING-TAT PRACTICAL
IN
THE
WAY
OF
OR
OF
SPERDY
LEGISLATIVE
TRAFFIC CONGESTION PREVENTING SUCH STRIKES AND THUS MINIMISING
WAS STANDSTILL,
THE CHANNELS TO IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION WITH CONTAINER AND GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS SO THAT ACTION COULD BE TAKEN TO RESOLVE LEGITIMATE GRIEVANCES AND COMPLAINTS.
THROUGH
CUSTOMS
AND
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT OBTAINED FEEDBACK FROM DRIVERS INFORMAL CONTACT WITH STAFF OF THE POLICE, IMMIGRATION, EXCISE AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENTS.
"IN
ADDITION,
THE
TRANSPORT
DEPARTMENT
HOLDS
QUARTERLY
CONSULTATIVE MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY.
CROSS-BORDER
ISSUES AUTHORITIES
"MATTERS RAISED WITH US, WHICH RELATE TO AND ARE OF MUTUAL CONCERN, ARE REFLECTED TO THE CHINESE THROUGH OUR BORDER LIAISON CHANNELS, MR BARMA SAID.
BEEN
HAD
TRIPARTITE
HE SAID FOLLOWING THE STRIKE LAST MONTH, THE ARRANGEMENTS
OF ESTABLISHMENT
BIMONTHLY STRENGTHENED BY THE MEETINGS ON CROSS-BORDER MATTERS AMONGST THE DRIVERS' REPRESENTATIVES, THE SHENZHEN AND HONG KONG AUTHORITIES.
THE CHINESE DRIVERS COULD ALSO REFLECT THEIR VIEWS DIRECT TO
UNIONS AND FLEET AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF TRADE OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS WHO HAD CONTACTS WITH THE CHINESE SIDE, HE ADDED.
ALTHOUGH ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION ON THE CHINESE SIDE OF BORDER HAD BEEN REPORTED IN THE MEDIA, HE SAID NO SUCH COMPLAINTS BEEN LODGED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION BY DRIVERS.
ONE COMPLAINT
AGAINST CORRUPTION
WAS
THE
THE
HAD
INDEPENDENT
COMMISSION
SOLICITATION
ΤΟ
BY RECEIVED BARLIER THIS YEAR REGARDING EXPEDITE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE BUT NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN BECAUSE THE COMPLAINANT WAS ANONYMOUS, HE ADDED.
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