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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994

LOK MA CHAU CROSSING NOISE MITIGATION MEASURES

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY DR THE HON TANG SIU-TONG AND A REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

QUESTION : IN

LEGISLATIVE

CLEARANCE SERVICE

VIEW OF THE INTRODUCTION OF 24-HOUR FOR GOODS VEHICLES AT THE LOK MA CHAU BORDER CROSSING POINT GOVERNMENT INFORM AS

FROM 3 NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, WILL THE THIS COUNCIL WHETHER:

REPLY

(A)

THE

(B)

(C)

(D)

MR PRESIDENT,

(A)

DEPLOYMENT

OF

IN MANPOWER

THE

DEPARTMENTS

CONCERNED HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ABOVE MEASURE;

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO PREVENT BORDER SMUGGLING ACTIVITIES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND WHEN FEWER OFFICERS ARE ON DUTY;

CROSS- DAWN

24-HOUR AT THE

CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO EXTENDING THE SERVICE TO THE PASSENGERS CLEARANCE COUNTERS

WILL THIS TAKE BORDER CROSSING POINT; IF SO, WHEN EFFECT; IF NOT, WHAT THE REASONS ARE; AND

NOISE

AT

RESIDENTS

THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THE NUISANCE WHICH THE INTRODUCTION OF 24-HOUR SERVICE THE BORDER CROSSING POINT WILL CAUSE TO THE NEARBY: IF SO, WHAT ARE THE MEASURES 'PROBLEM?

то SOLVE THE

THE 24 THE NECESSARY MANPOWER HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR

TWO HOUR OPENING OF THE LOK MA CHAU CONTROL POINT.

AND TWO CUSTOMS

ARE OPERATED IMMIGRATION

KIOSKS

IN THE OVERNIGHT, FROM 10:00 IN THE EVENING TO 7:00

HAS CREATED MORNING. THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

THE PURPOSE,

THE POLICE TO PROVIDE

ADDITIONAL

NINE CUSTOMS

DEPARTMENT 16 POSTS. AND EXCISE

AT LOK MA CHAU FOUR EXTRA MEN DEPLOY COVERAGE ROUND THE CLOCK.

POSTS

FOR

THIS

(B)

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT MAINTAIN LEVEL OF CONTROL, DAY AND NIGHT, OVER THE CROSS-BORDER MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES AND CARGO,

THE

SAME

THE PRESENT MANPOWER

IS ADEQUATE FOR THE PRESENT VOLUME OF TRAFFIC.

/(C) THE CROSSING