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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1994

BORDER LIAISON CHANNELS CAN BE ACTIVATED QUICKLY

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THE HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES HAVE ESTABLISHED LIAISON CHANNELS WHICH CAN BE ACTIVATED VERY QUICKLY INCIDENTS SUCH

THE AS

ONE THAT OCCURRED ON INVOLVING HONG KONG CONTAINER TRUCK DRIVERS AND

BY THE SECRETARY FOR

BORDER

WITH

YEAR

TO DEAL

2 JANUARY

THIS CHINESE SOLDIERS.

TRANSPORT,

MR

HAIDER

THIS WAS STATED BARMA, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON JAMES TIEN.

ON THAT SAID SUCH LIAISON CHANNELS HAD MR BARMA

OCCASION, THE FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE DRIVERS' REPRESENTATIVES AND SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES AND HAD RESULTED IN THE CANCELLATION OF A PLANNED SLOW-DRIVE PROTEST.

HOWEVER, HE ADDED, INVESTIGATION OF THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT IS A MATTER FOR THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES SINCE IT HAPPENED IN SHENZHEN.

BORDER

ECONOMIC NOTING THAT SMOOTH CROSS BORDER TRAFFIC WAS VITAL TO

GOVERNMENT WELL-BEING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER, MR BARMA SAID THE WOULD CONTINUE TO LIAISE WITH SHENZHEN AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE LIAISON MACHINERY TO TRY TO AVOID SIMILAR INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN FUTURE.

THE

PAST,

THE

SOLVING

"IF PROBLEMS DO ARISE ON HONG KONG SIDE THEN, AS IN THE THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED WILL CONFER AND MEDIATE WITH FREIGHT INDUSTRY AND DRIVERS' REPRESENTATIVES WITH A VIEW TO SUCH PROBLEMS IN THE QUICKEST AND MOST PRACTICAL MANNER POSSIBLE," HE SAID.

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SHING MUN BUS INTERCHANGE A SUCCESS

THE BUS

AT THE TSUEN WAN END OF INTERCHANGE TUNNELS HAS PROVEN TO BE A SUCCESS.

THE SHING MUN

IT HAS BEEN WELCOMED BY PASSENGERS BECAUSE THEY CAN TRANSFER TO DIFFERENT ROUTES AT A BARGAIN FARE.

IT

BENEFITS ALSO

THE SAME

THE BUS COMPANY

FACILITATES

LEVEL OF SERVICE RATIONALISATION OF BUS ROUTES.

ΤΟ

CONCERNED PASSENGERS

BECAUSE THROUGH

IT

THE

THIS WAS

STATED

MR

HAIDER

BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, BARMA, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR BARMA NOTED THAT THE SUCCESSFUL WORKING OF A BUS INTERCHANGE AT A TUNNEL DEPENDED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS.

"THESE INCLUDE AN ADEQUATE AREA AT THE TUNNEL ENTRANCE FOR

NECESSARY WAITING PROVISION OF PROPER

PASSENGER SHELTERS.

LAYBYS

AND THE

AREAS

THE

AND

/"A SUFFICIENT