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to question No. 2 stio

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in Legco on 1.6.88

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MR. LAI (in Cantonese) : Sir, paragraph 2 of the reply

says that currently we have an average of 8,717 vehicles

passing through the crossing point per day. Could the

Administration inform this Council how many of these

goods vehicles? As for the point that after 7 pm traffic

is usually light, of course this is a common phenomenon

because most drivers know that the crossing point will be

Administration consider

closed at 8 pm. So, could the

extending the opening hours of the Man Kam To crossing

point, or to have a 24-hour service, so that it can cater

for the traffic situation and we do not have to rely on

the new crossing point at Lok Ma Chau which is not to be

opened until next year?

SECRETARY FOR SECURITY : Sir, the figures which I actually

gave in my oral reply were 8,940 and 2,481, and I should

point out that these differ slightly from the printed

version. With regard to the number of goods vehicles

going across at Man Kam TO, Sir, the total number of

container trucks and other goods vehicles for the whole

month of April was 259,832. I am sure

sure if my hon. Friend

divides that by 30 he will get the daily rate, which is

more than. I can do at the moment. Hire-cars and private

at 3,563, coaches and light buses at 3,630, and

other vehicles at 1,183. A total of 268,208 in the month.