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Oral answers to questions

Transport

links with China

Question No.1

Reply by the Hon. Michael Leung, J.P

Secretary for Transport,

to a question by the Hon. Hilton Cheong-Leen

in the Legislative Council on July 1988

1. MR. CHEONG-LEEN asked:

Question

stion : In view of Hong Kong's rapidly expanding trading

and economic activities in the $outh China region, especially in the Guangdong Province, will Government inform this Council whether there are plans to extend, as a matter of urgency, Hong Kong's rail links and other forms of transport links with Southern China?

سال

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT:

Sir,

In the past few years, much has been done to improve

the transport infrastructure to cope with our increasing economic links with China, especially the Guangdong Province.

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2.

As a result of these improvements, our transport

links are, broadly speaking, adequate in meeting the present

demand. Where there is pressure for immediate provision of facilities, interim measures have been adopted to provide

short-term relief whilst expansion plans are being actively pursued. Long-term development plans are also being examined under the Second Comprehensive Transport (CTS) and the Port

and Airport Development Strategy (PADS) Studies.

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Rail Links

7.

On rail (CRC) freight terminals, located at

Kowloor Conte

KRailway Compon Ahe cap

Hung Hom, Homantin, Mongkok,

Mongkok, Sha Tin and Fo Tan, occupy a

total area of about 18 hectares.

In 1987, they handled a

total of 2.3 million tonnes of cargo in addition to 2.12

/million

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