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FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1980

SECOND THROUGH TRAIN TO GUANGZHOU TO BE RETIMED

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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY AND THE GUANGZHOU RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION HAVE BEEN MEETING THIS WEEK IN HONG KONG.

THE DISCUSSIONS FORMED PART OF THE REGULAR REVIEWS BETWEEN THE TWO ADMINISTRATIONS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST, AND WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE VERY CLOSE AND FRIENDLY CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO ADMINISTRATIONS AND TO SEEK WAYS OF FURTHER IMPROVING THE EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA.

TWO DECISIONS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST HAVE BEEN TAKEN 1

THROUGH TRAIN

AT PRESENT THE SECOND THROUGH TRAIN IS TIMED TO ARRIVE IN KOWLOON AT 2.06 PM AND DEPART AT 4 PM, ARRIVING BACK AT GUANGZHOU AT 6.54 PM. EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT THE ARRIVAL TIME IN GUANGZHOU IS QUITE UNSUITABLE FOR MANY PASSENGERS BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS OF CONVENIENTLY REACHING THEIR FINAL DESTINATIONS.

IT HAS, THEREFORE, BEEN AGREED THAT ON AND FROM FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1980 THE SECOND THROUGH TRAIN WILL BE RETIMED AS FOLLOWS:

DEPART GUANGZHOU: 10.10 AM

ARRIVE KOWLOON I

1.07 PM

DEPART KOWLOON 1

2.55 PM

ARRIVE GUANGZHOU 1

5.50 PM

FREIGHT TRAFFIC

BOTH ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE FOR SOME TIME BEEN ANXIOUS TO DEVELOP THE USE OF CHINESE-OWNED FREIGHT WAGGONS FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF FREIGHT TRAFFIC FROM HONG KONG INTO CHINA, AND IN THE RECENT PAST A NUMBER OF CONSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN HANDLED UNDER SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

THE TWO ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE NOW REACHED A FORMAL AGREEMENT TO FACILITATE THE RETURN LOADING OF WAGGONS TO CHINA. THE QUANTITIES OF WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE STRICTLY REGULATED, SO AS TO AVOID, IN RELATION TO THE PRESENT TERMINAL FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG, ANY REDUCTION IN THE VOLUME OF INWARDS LOADED WAGGONS THAT CAN BE HANDLED.

OTHER MATTERS OF TECHNICAL INTEREST TO THE TWO ADMINISTRATIONS WERE DISCUSSED AND AREAS FOR FUTURE STUDIES IDENTIFIED.

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