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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994
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THE CROSSING POINT IS CLOSED TO BUSES FROM NINE O'CLOCK EACH EVENING, AND THERE IS NO DEMAND FOR PASSENGER SERVICES THROUGH THE NIGHT. HOWEVER, THE
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SITUATION IS KEPT UNDER REVIEW AND WE WILL CONSIDER PROVIDING A 24-HOUR SERVICE AT THE PASSENGER KIOSKS/PASSENGER COUNTERS IF A DEMAND EXISTS.
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GOVERNMENT APPOINTED CONSULTANTS LAST STUDY THE POTENTIAL NOISE IMPACT OF THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE 24-HOUR OPENING OF THE LOK MA CHAU CROSSING, THE STUDY INDICATED THAT SOME RESIDENTS AT LOK MA CHAU, CHUK YUEN TSUEN AND CHOI YUEN ESTATE WOULD BE AFFECTED. THE NOISE MITIGATION MEASURES RECOMMENDED BY THE CONSULTANTS INCLUDE:
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LAYING OF A QUIET ROAD SURFACING NEAR CHOI YUEN ESTATE;
INSTALLING NOISE BARRIERS ON THE FLYOVER NEAR CHOI YUEN ESTATE;
INSTALLING NOISE BARRIERS ON SAN SHAN ROAD; AND
INSTALLING NOISE BARRIERS ON THE SECTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD NEAR CHUK YUEN TSUEN.
GOVERNMENT ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE NOISE MITIGATION MEASURES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THESE MEASURES HAVE HELPED то MITIGATE NOISE PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM THE INITIAL PHASE OF 24-HOUR OPENING OF LOK MA CHAU CROSSING.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO COMMISSIONED ANOTHER CONSULTANCY STUDY TO LOOK INTO THE POTENTIAL NOISE IMPACT OF INCREASED CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC AT NIGHT IN THE LONGER TERM. THE STUDY WILL IDENTIFY THE NECESSARY NOISE MITIGATION MEASURES ALONG THE ROAD NETWORK LEADING TO THE CROSSING POINTS, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SECTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD FROM LOK MA CHAU TO SHA TIN.
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