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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1992

IN ADDITION, MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT ABOUT BEEN DIVERTED FROM MAN KAM TO ΤΟ LOK MA CHAU OPENING OF THE LATTER ON DECEMBER 29, 1989.

3,000 VEHICLES HAD CROSSING SINCE THE

ABOUT 200 MORE GOODS VEHICLES WOULD BE SO DIVERTED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

AT THE LOK MA CHAU CROSSING, MEMBERS TOURED THE CONTROL INCLUDING THE BRIDGE, IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS FACILITIES.

POINT,

MEMBERS NOTED THAT SINCE THE OPERATING HOURS OF THE LOK MA CHAU BORDER CROSSING WERE EXTENDED ON AUGUST 8 LAST YEAR FROM 9 AM

5 PM TO 7.30 AM 8 PM DAILY, THE NUMBER OF VEHICULAR CROSSINGS HAD INCREASED FROM UNDER 5,000 TO MORE THAN 5,500 PER

DAY, OF WHICH 99 PER CENT WERE GOODS VEHICLES AND CONTAINER TRUCKS.

AT PRESENT, THE UTILISATION RATE OF THIS CROSSING IS PER CENT.

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NEW IMMIGRATION ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN HK AND ARGENTINA

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT, WITH EFFECT FROM FEBRUARY 24 THIS YEAR:

* HONG KONG BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN PASSPORT HOLDERS AND BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORT HOLDERS MAY BE PERMITTED TO VISIT ARGENTINA WITHOUT VISA FOR A PERIOD OF NOT EXCEEDING 30 DAYS; AND

* SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ARGENTINE PASSPORT

HOLDERS VISITING HONG KONG ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS.

THESE ARRANGEMENTS WERE INTENDED TO FACILITATE TRAVEL BETWEEN THE TWO TERRITORIES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

YAU TSIM FIGHT CRIME CARNIVAL ON SUNDAY

A CARNIVAL TO SPREAD THE FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE WILL BE HELD AT THE PIAZZA OF THE KOWLOON PARK IN TSIM SHA TSUI ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 23) BEGINNING AT 2.30 PM.

THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR LI KWAN-HA, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CARNIVAL.

/THE CARNIVAL