TNAG-2292-FCO40-3304-Official-visits-from-Hong-Kong-to-China-1991 — Page 76

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(e)

PRC

coaches

would compete with Hong Kong coach

allocation of coach crossing

operators in the

quotas at Lok Ma Chau;

(f)

the need for an increase in the quota for PRC

coaches would be reviewed when 90% of the agreed

quota has been taken up by the Chinese side,

e.g. 45 coaches out of 50; and

(g)

the quota Would be

Assessment

7.

administered

by Guangdong

province on a South China basis in order to

obviate the need for Hong Kong to deal with

individual requests from other provinces.

The

proposal

has been carefully considered in

consultation with the departments concerned and Our

assessments are set out in paras 8 to 15 below.

Reciprocity

There

are 179

8.

"right-hand-drive"

Hong Kong

passenger coaches licenced to operate in China but no PRC

coaches are allowed to operate in Hong Kong. It

will be difficult to reject the Chinese request on grounds

passenger

of reciprocity.