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MR PRESIDENT,
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994
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ON AVERAGE ABOUT 800 VEHICLES HAVE BEEN USING THE LOK MA CHAU
7 BORDER ROAD CROSSING EACH NIGHT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10 PM AND SINCE IT OPENED ROUND THE CLOCK ON NOVEMBER 3, 1994. THIS IS ABOUT PER CENT OF THE THROUGHPUT CAPACITY OF THE TWO CHANNELS IN USE. IS A GOOD START AND SHOULD HOPEFULLY RESULT IN CROSS BORDER TRAFFIC BEING SPREAD OVER A LONGER PERIOD EACH DAY.
THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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THE PORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ARE CONTINUING THEIR EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE MORE CONTAINER VEHICLES TO USE THE LOK MA CHAU CROSSING AT NIGHT, THROUGH THEIR CONTACTS WITH SHIPPERS, TERMINAL OPERATORS, VEHICLE OWNERS AND DRIVERS ASSOCIATIONS.
(B) THE CONTAINER TERMINALS ALREADY OPERATE ON A 24-HOUR BASIS AND HAVE HAD NO PARTICULAR PROBLEMS IN COPING WITH THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC NOW BEING GENERATED AT NIGHT. THE OPERATORS ARE, HOWEVER, MONITORING THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR PROCEDURES WILL BE CONSIDERED IF THIS PROVES NECESSARY.
HK POLYTECHNIC PUBLISHES GUIDELINES ON STAFF IN PUBLIC OFFICES
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FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU WAI-HING AND WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHARL LEUNG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
QUESTION: IN VIEW OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC'S RECENT DECISION ΤΟ CUT THE SALARY OF TEACHING STAFF WHO ARE MEMBERS OF DISTRICT BOARDS, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL WHETHER IT IS AWARE OF ANY OTHER SUBSIDISED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WHICH HAVE TAKEN SIMILAR MEASURES TO REDUCE SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS OF STAFF MEMBERS WHO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF DISTRICT BOARDS OR OTHER
OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT?
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