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FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1992

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GOODS VEHICLES WEIGHING IN EXCESS OF 5.5 TONNES BUT BELOW TONNES WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLES WHILE THOSE ABOVE 24 TONNES WILL COME UNDER THE HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE CATEGORY.

UPON RECLASSIFICATION, THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TOLLS FOR GOODS VEHICLES WILL BE REVISED AS FOLLOWS:

REVISED TOLL

PASSAGE TAX

TOTAL

TOLL

LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES NOT EXCEEDING 5.5 TONNES

$10

$5

$15

MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLES

$15

$5

$20

OF OVER 5.5 TONNES BUT NOT EXCEEDING 24 TONNES

HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES OF OVER 24 TONNES

$25

$5

830

EACH ADDITIONAL AXLE IN EXCESS OF TWO

$10

$10

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE RECLASSIFICATION WILL SLIGHTLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF GOODS VEHICLES USING THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.

THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL FOLLOWING ADVICE OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, TODAY (FRIDAY) REITERATED THAT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN POLICY REGARDING THE ADMISSION OF NATIONALS OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC).

SPEAKING IN RESPONSE TO DEMANDS BY A GROUP OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHO HAVE APPROACHED THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SEEKING THE ADMISSION OF THEIR SPOUSES FROM CHINA, HE SAID: "THERE WILL BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL REPATRIATED."

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MR ASPREY SAID PRC NATIONALS WHO WISHED TO COME HERE SETTLEMENT MUST APPLY TO THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES FOR THE ISSUE OF ONE- WAY EXIT PERMITS.

"THE ISSUE OF ONE-WAY PERMITS IS A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, HE ADDED.

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