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6.

Details of the Chinese proposal are as follows

(a)

the

100

PRC

left-hand-drive

passenger coaches

would be

vehicles and would cross the

border at Lok Ma Chau.

In response to our

observation that Hong Kong has had little

experience in managing left-hand-drive vehicles,

the Chinese side indicated that they would be

prepared to accept an initial quota of 50;

(b)

left-hand-drive

in recognition of the safety problem which the

coaches might pose, the Chinese

that passenger doors would be

side

agreed

provided on both sides of the vehicle and a

(c)

"left-hand-drive"

warning

sign would be

displayed at the rear of the vehicle;

All PRC coaches would be manufactured in China

and the conditions for PRC coaches and drivers

to operate in Hong Kong would be similar to

those for PRC goods vehicles and drivers (copy

attached at Annex A);

(d)

the schedules and routeings of the PRC coach

services to Hong Kong would be subject to

Transport Department's approval;

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