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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1987

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THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THE END OF THIS YEAR, WHEN DEMOLITION AND OTHER WORKS WOULD BE COMPLETED. BY THEN A SUBWAY WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THEM TO WALK FROM THE STATION TO THE FOOTBRIDGE OVER THE RIVER, HE SAID.

THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES, DR K.F. NIP, SAID PLANNING FOR THE PROJECT BEGAN IN 1976.

CONSTRUCTION WORK AT LO WU STARTED IN JULY 1981, AND THE LATE GOVERNOR OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING OF THE ELECTRIC TRAIN SERVICE TO LO WU EXACTLY TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS AGO.

THE NEW CROSS-BORDER FOOTBRIDGE WAS OPENED IN JUNE 1985, AT THE SAME TIME AS THE NEW SHENZHEN IMMIGRATION BUILDING.

DR NIP SAID CONSTRUCTION WORK AT LO WU HAD BEEN DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE SITE WAS VERY RESTRICTED AND USE OF THE TEMPORARY STATION AND PASSENGER PROCESSING FACILITIES HAD HAD TO BE MAINTAINED.

+GREAT CREDIT IS DUE TO ALL THOSE DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION WORK, AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE IMMIGRATION, POLICE, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENTS AND KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION BASED AT LO WU FOR THEIR HELP, PATIENCE AND COOPERATION,+ HE SAID.

THE SIX-STOREY TERMINAL BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH STARTED IN APRIL 1985, OCCUPIES AN AREA OF ABOUT HALF A HECTARE. IT IS LINKED TO THE CHINESE SIDE BY A TWO-TIER, CROSS-BORDER FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS SHENZHEN RIVER.

DEPARTING PASSENGERS PASS FROM THE PLATFORMS INTO THE GROUND FLOOR STATION CONCOURSE THROUGH THE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS PROCESSING HALL, AND CROSS THE LOWER DECK OF THE FOOTBRIDGE TO SHENZHEN.

ARRIVAL PASSENGERS FROM SHENZHEN COME UP ESCALATORS FROM THE TOP DECK OF THE FOOTBRIDGE. INTO THE SECOND FLOOR PROCESSING HALL, THROUGH THE UPPER STATION CONCOURSE, WHICH INCLUDES THE BOOKING OFFICE, AND THEN DOWN ESCALATORS TO THE PLATFORMS.

EACH PROCESSING HALL COVERS AN AREA OF 2 400 SQUARE METRES AND HAS 44 IMMIGRATION COUNTERS, ALLOWING THE PROCESSING OF ABOUT 5 000 PASSENGERS PER HOUR IN EACH DIRECTION.

THERE ARE 24 CUSTOMS CHECKING COUNTERS IN THE ARRIVAL HALL

AND 10 IN THE DEPARTURE HALL.

BOTH STATION CONCOURSE HAVE AUTOMATIC TICKET-OPERATED GATES AS IN OTHER STATIONS.

/OTHER FACILITIES