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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1988

NECESSARY INSTRUCTION ON AUTHORITIES BEFORE

"DRIVERS ARE THEREFORE GIVEN ALL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES BY THE CHINESE BEING ALLOWED TO DRIVE THERE,

IP

HE SAID.

REQUIRED, DRIVERS OR

"SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE VEHICLE OWNERS CAN MAKE ENQUIRIES OF THE SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES.

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ON CUSTOMS REGULATIONS, SIR DAVID SAID THE SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES ISSUED A "CUSTOMS HANDBOK FOR DRIVERS" WHEN VEHICLES PASSED A INSPECTION, WHICH WAS A

VEHICLE CONDITION FOR BEING SHENZHEN.

ALLOWED TO DRIVE IN

ON

"THIS MATTER WAS RAISED AT A REGULAR BORDER LIAISON MEETING JULY 14 AND THE SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES

CONSIDER WHETHER BE GIVEN ΤΟ HONG

UNDERTOOK TO

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CUSTOMS REGULATIONS SHOULD KONG DRIVERS CROSSING INTO CHINA,

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HE ADDED.

MARBLE CAVERNS NOT CAUSING DANGER TO EXISTING BUILDINGS

BELIEVE ANY THE

THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE (GCO) HAS NO REASON TO THAT THE PRESENCE OF CAVERNS IN THE MARBLE IN YUEN LONG IS POSING DANGER TO EXISTING BUILDINGS, BUT IT WILL SITUATION.

CONTINUE ΤΟ MONITOR

THE HON ROBIN A QUESTION BY (WEDNESDAY) ON

THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, SAUNDERS, GAVE THIS REASSURANCE IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO THE HON LAU WONG-FAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUCNIL TODAY THE EXTENT THE UNDERGROUND CAVES IN YUEN LONG WOULD AFFECT DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT.

HE ALSO ASKED WHETHER A FULL SCALE SURVEY OF BE CARRIED OUT AND WHAT MEASURES TAKEN TO ENSURE THE BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT.

YUEN LONG WOULD SAFETY OF THE

THE MARBLE UNDER PROBLEMS FOR THE DESIGN

MR SAUNDERS SAID THE PRESENCE OF CAVERNS IN DEVELOPMENT SITES IN YUEN LONG MIGHT CAUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING FOUNDATIONS.

IF THE PRESENCE OF CAVERNS GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS WOULD NEED TO BE CARRIED OUT

WAS SUSPECTED, DETAILED THE DESIGN PROCESS.

AS PART OF

"DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS CAN BUT FOUNDATIONS OF BUILDINGS ON CAVERNOUS MORE EXPENSIVE TO CONSTRUCT THAN NORMAL,"

"

GENERALLY BE OVERCOME, MARBLE ARE LIKELY ΤΟ BE HE SAID.

"HOWEVER, MARBLE

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