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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1988

"DURING RECENT YEARS,

THEY

POPULARITY CHEAPER

HAVE RAPIDLY LOST THEIR

ΤΟ THE SERVICES

ELDERLY. OF IMPROVED MAINLY AS A RESULT FUNERAL SERVICES AND GENERAL ACCEPTANCE OF CREMATION.

"MOST OF

THE FUNDS BEING

OPERATED

ARE FACING DECLINING AS A RESULT

MEMBERSHIP, AND SOME HAVE CEASED TO RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS OF DIMINISHED SUPPORT.

MR LIAO EMPHASISED THAT THE FUNDS WERE GENERALLY

ON EITHER THEIR AND NO COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN RECEIVED OPERATION IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

WELL MANAGED MANAGEMENT

OR

QUOTAS ON CROSS-BORDER CAR TRAFFIC

* * * * *

ΤΟ ALLOWED

CROSS INTO CHINA IS THE NUMBER OF PRIVATE CARS

AUTHORITIES. REGULATED BY QUOTAS AGREED BY THE HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN

SIR DAVID FORD, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF SECRETARY, STATED THIS TO A IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION BY THE HON POON CHI-FAI.

SIR DAVID SAID THE QUOTAS CURRENTLY STOOD AT 300 KAM TO BORDER CROSSING POINT AND 600 FOR SHA TAU KOK.

FOR THE MAN

THE HIGHER QUOTA AT SHA TAU KOK WAS TO RELIEVE PRESSURE AT KAM TO WHICH WAS OPERATING CLOSE TO CAPACITY.

MAN

"THE PRESENT NUMBER OF CARS MAKING USE OF THIS FACILITY IS THE QUOTAS ARE THEREFORE FOR MAN KAM TO AND 397 FOR SHA TAU KOK. FULLY TAKEN UP, HE SAID.

263 NOT

SIR DAVID

POINTED

TO

OUT THAT

TRAFFIC OR PROVIDE INFORMATION POSITION REGULATIONS FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS TRAVELLING BY CAR TO CHINA.

ALTHOUGH ISSUES LIAISON MEETINGS,'

P

"THIS IS A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, THAT HAVE ARISEN ARE RAISED DURING REGULAR BORDER HE SAID.

CHINA'S

THE GOVERNMENT WAS ON

NOT IN A CUSTOMS

AT

PRESENT,

ALL

VEHICLES

ENTERING

WERE CHINA

то SUBJECT DRIVERS WERE

CHINESE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND THE REQUIRED TO PASS A CHINESE DRIVING TEST.

"DRIVERS ARE

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