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MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1989

THIRD VEHICULAR BORDER CROSSING TO BE OPENED ON FRIDAY

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THE THIRD VEHICULAR HONG KONG-CHINA BORDER CROSSING AT LOK MA CHAU WILL BE OPENED ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 29).

INITIALLY THE CROSSING WILL BE

AND OPERATE FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM DAILY.

APPROPRIATE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS

RESTRICTED ΤΟ GOODS VEHICLES

HAVE BEEN ERECTED TO GUIDE DRIVERS TO THE NEW CROSSING WHICH LINKS LOK MA CHAU ON HONG KONG SIDE WITH HUANGGONG IN CHINA BY A BRIDGE.

THE LENGTH OF THE BORDER LINK FROM THE LOK MA CHAU INTERCHANGE TO THE SOUTH BANK OF SHENZHEN RIVER IS ABOUT 1.8 KILOMETRES.

A GOVERNMENT

SPOKESMAN

TODAY (MONDAY) SAID THAT THE

A CONSTRUCTION OF THE GROSSING IS

JOINT EFFORT BY HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES WITH EACH SIDE BUILDING THEIR RESPECTIVE HALF THE BRIDGE.

OF

BY

THE HIGHWAYS

IN TWO STAGES. WORKS STARTED IN

"CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DECEMBER 1985.

OF THE BORDER CROSSING IMPLEMENTED

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FOR

THE

THE FIRST STAGE COSTING $260 MILLION INCLUDED CONSTRUCTION OF THE KASTERN BRIDGE, A DUAL TWO-LANE HIGHWAY LINKING WITH THE

TERRITORIES. NEW

CIRCULAR ROAD, THE FOUNDATION

THE AREAS, WESTERN BRIDGE, A BORDER COMPLEX AREA, AND TWO VEHICLE HOLDING BACH WITH A CAPACITY TO HOLD 370 GOODS VEHICLES.

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FOR THE

FOR

'THE SECOND STAGE, WHICH COMPRISES THE SUPERSTRUCTURE WESTERN

WILL BRIDGE,

COMMENCE NEXT MONTH AND 18 SCHEDULED COMPLETION IN MID 1991 AT A COST OF $30 MILLION, HE SAID.

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THE CUSTOMS, EMMIGRATION, POLJOR AND OTHER CONTROL FACILITIES IN THE BORDER CONTROL AREA WERE BUILT BY THE

SERVICES ARCHITECTURAL

DEPARTMENT,

AND

THESE FACILITIES COSTING $84.6 MILLION INCLUDE A TWO-STOREY

AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

TWO ROWS OF BOOTHS

CUSTOMS FOR

IMMIGRATION CHECKING.

FOOD

AND

ANIMAL

OTHER CONTROL AREAS INCLUDE THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH CONTROL CHECKPOINT FOR EXAMINING IMPORTED FOOD SUCH AS VEGETABLES SHELL FISH; AND THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT INSPECTION STATION FOR THE CONTROL OF BIRDS, PLANTS, PLANT PESTS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES.

IMPORT

AND EXPORT OF ANIMALS,

AS REGARDS IMMIGRATION FACILITIES THERE ARE 14 EXAMINATION KIOSKS FOR BOTH INCOMING AND OPTGOING VEHICLES AT THE CONTROL POINT.

IN

THE IMMIGRATION

THERE ARE 28 REVERSIBLE COUNTERS EXAMINATION HALL FOR THE CLEARANCE OF COACH PASSENGERS.

/THE CUSTOMS