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SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT:

Sir, the present position is

as

a

that the Government and the corporation are entering into

detailed discussions on finalising the future freight

handling yard at Hung Hom. However, this depends on the

feasibility of the freight terminal as well as the

commercial viability of its operations. The Government

will shortly be inviting consultants to investigate

matter of urgency the viability of the freight terminal

and as soon as this is completed, by October this year, we

hope we should be able to decide on the extent and

and the

timing of the construction of the project, as well as

financing of it.

the

Sir, in paragraph 5 of the

is said that over three million

I

DR. LAM (in Cantonese):

Secretary's reply, it

vehicles have passed through

would like to know

registered with China, how many will enter the urban area

and what effect will they have on the traffic congestion

in Hong Kong in these areas?

through the border last year.

how many of these vehicles are

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT (in Cantonese): Sir, most of the

cross-border goods vehicles are from Hong Kong. Goods

vehicles from China comprise a very small number. At

present we are studying the effect of these goods vehicles

the traffic in Hong Kong. The Transport Department

has started a survey on cross-border goods vehicles and it

on