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Long-term plans to construct a new road from MKT to New Territories Circular Road and to expand the border crossing facilities were expected to cost $2.53 billion and be completed in 2002.
Mrs Chan was then introduced to a almost completed project to double the capacity of northbound vehicle holding area at MKT.
At present, the MKT crossing point is operated between 7 am and 10 pm and the 12 kiosks there have a capacity to handle 16,200 vehicles per day. In 1995, the average number of vehicles processed at the check point was 9,500 each day.
The LMC and STK check points handles 13,000 and 2,000 vehicles respectively daily.
Mrs Chan also inspected the MKT Cargo Examination Complex to understand the vehicle inspection process and view exhibits seized in past cases.
Between April last year and March this year, about $43.2 million worth of antiques, dangerous drugs and cigarettes and cellular phones and batteries were seized at control points.
Mrs Chan then visited the Lo Wu Terminal Building where she was briefed on re-development of Lo Wu Station and passenger traffic control measures.
Before concluding the visit, she toured the six-storey terminal building which has a total of 202 immigration counters to process 26,200 travellers an hour.
End/Thursday, July 6, 1995
Results of 93 Survey of Storage, Communication, Financing, Insurance and Business Services
The financing (except banking), insurance and communication industries registered a significant growth in 1993.
Compared with 1992, the business receipts and other income, i.e. total receipts, went up by 36%, 21% and 17% in value terms for the three service industries respectively.
The business services industry also recorded an increase of 10% in the total receipts over 1992. A mild increase of 4% was registered in the storage industry.
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