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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994
LOK MA CHAU CROSSING NOISE MITIGATION MEASURES
FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY DR THE HON TANG SIU-TONG AND A REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
QUESTION : IN
LEGISLATIVE
CLEARANCE SERVICE
VIEW OF THE INTRODUCTION OF 24-HOUR FOR GOODS VEHICLES AT THE LOK MA CHAU BORDER CROSSING POINT GOVERNMENT INFORM AS
FROM 3 NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, WILL THE THIS COUNCIL WHETHER:
REPLY
(A)
THE
(B)
(C)
(D)
MR PRESIDENT,
(A)
DEPLOYMENT
OF
IN MANPOWER
THE
DEPARTMENTS
CONCERNED HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ABOVE MEASURE;
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO PREVENT BORDER SMUGGLING ACTIVITIES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND WHEN FEWER OFFICERS ARE ON DUTY;
CROSS- DAWN
24-HOUR AT THE
CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO EXTENDING THE SERVICE TO THE PASSENGERS CLEARANCE COUNTERS
WILL THIS TAKE BORDER CROSSING POINT; IF SO, WHEN EFFECT; IF NOT, WHAT THE REASONS ARE; AND
NOISE
AT
RESIDENTS
THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THE NUISANCE WHICH THE INTRODUCTION OF 24-HOUR SERVICE THE BORDER CROSSING POINT WILL CAUSE TO THE NEARBY: IF SO, WHAT ARE THE MEASURES 'PROBLEM?
то SOLVE THE
THE 24 THE NECESSARY MANPOWER HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR
TWO HOUR OPENING OF THE LOK MA CHAU CONTROL POINT.
AND TWO CUSTOMS
ARE OPERATED IMMIGRATION
KIOSKS
IN THE OVERNIGHT, FROM 10:00 IN THE EVENING TO 7:00
HAS CREATED MORNING. THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
THE PURPOSE,
THE POLICE TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL
NINE CUSTOMS
DEPARTMENT 16 POSTS. AND EXCISE
AT LOK MA CHAU FOUR EXTRA MEN DEPLOY COVERAGE ROUND THE CLOCK.
POSTS
FOR
THIS
(B)
THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT MAINTAIN LEVEL OF CONTROL, DAY AND NIGHT, OVER THE CROSS-BORDER MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES AND CARGO,
THE
SAME
THE PRESENT MANPOWER
IS ADEQUATE FOR THE PRESENT VOLUME OF TRAFFIC.
/(C) THE CROSSING