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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1990

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PERMITS

THROUGH THE

ISSUED FRONTIER

HE SAID THAT IN ADDITION, BOTH HONG KONG AND CHINESE VEHICLES CROSSING THE BORDER HAD TO POSSESS VALID CROSS BORDER BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO PASS CLOSED AREA.

THE PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR SUCH PERMITS WAS MADE AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. NORMALLY, AN APPLICATION COULD BE PROCESSED WITHIN A FEW DAYS, HE SAID.

TO FACILITATE GOODS VEHICLE TRAFFIC BETWEEN HONG KONG AND RESTRICTIONS ON HONG CHINA, MR LEUNG SAID, THERE WERE AT PRESENT NO KONG GOODS VEHICLES CROSSING THE BORDER TO CHINA.

OTHER CATEGORIES OF VEHICLES WERE SUBJECT TO QUOTAS BILATERALLY AGREED BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.

OF QUOTA

SUBJECT

FOR CHINESE VEHICLES, THERE WAS AT PRESENT A GOODS VEHICLES AND 100 FOR OFFICIAL CARS. THESE WERE ALSO REVIEW.

ON

350

ΤΟ

MR LEUNG ADDED THAT THERE WERE REGULAR LIAISON MEETINGS BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND CHINESE AUTHORITIES

TRANSPORT MATTERS.

IF ANY NEW MEASURES

FACILITATE VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS ACROSS THE

THEY COULD BORDER WERE CONSIDERED NECESSARY,

ALWAYS BE RAISED FOR DJSCUSSION AT THESE MEETINGS.

ΤΟ

UNLEADED PETROL UPGRADING POSES NO ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD

*

THE UPGRADING PROCESSES UNLEADED PETROL WOULD HAVE NO

TO

THE IMPROVE

OCTANE RATING IN ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, AND

THE ENVIRONMENT

LANDS,

HON

THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, CLIVE OXLEY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

POON, MR OXLEY REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM PROF THE HON C.K. SAID OIL COMPANIES HAD AGREED NOT TO INCREASE THE TOXIC COMPONENTS PETROL IN THE PRODUCTION OF UNLEADED PETROL.

OF

I WOULD EMPHASISE THAT THERE IS NO RISK OF ENGINE DAMAGE,

HE

SAID.

ESTIMATED ON THE

UNLEADED INTRODUCTION OF VEHICLES COULD SWITCH ADVERSE EFFECTS, DEPARTMENT'S STUDIES.

NUMBER OF VEHICLES

PETROL,

AFFECTED

MR OXLEY SAID 66 PER ΤΟ UNLEADED PETROL

THE ACCORDING TO

BY THE CENT

OF

MODIFICATION WITHOUT ENVIRONMENTAL

OR

PROTECTION

/A FURTHER