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(b) Transport Links with China
Particularly important at the present time are
the improvements being made to ease the movement of people and goods to and from China.
Road crossing
facilities will soon be substantially improved by the Lok Ma Chau crossing at the western end of the border: this will link directly into
into the New Territories Circular Road. Stage I of the crossing will be finished at the end of 1988 and the second span of the bridge in late 1989. There will then be a total capacity at all border road crossings of about 50,000 vehicles per day. compares with some 9,000 crossings per day at present.
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This
For sea passengers, the new China Ferry Terminal in Canton Road will open in mid-1988 and will have sufficient capacity to meet demand into the next century.
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Conditions for cross border rail passengers were improved significantly when the new terminal building at Lo Wu was opened early this year. A further extension is now being planned to cope with anticipated future growth in traffic. It should be
be completed in about four years' time.
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