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(d) fourthly,

seek

to divert more vehicles from

Man Kam Το

to

Lok Ma Chau SO as to relieve

congestion at the former.

BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENT

Utilisation of Border Road Crossings

3.

There are three places at which vehicles can cross

Kam To, Sha Tau Kok and

opening hours and utilisation are

border, namely, Man

Their

the

Lok Ma Chau.

described at Annex A.

Vehicles are issued with closed road

permits, enabling them to use a particular crossing point.

New permits are issued mainly for the Lok Ma Chau crossing

Kam То is operating at full cpacity and

since Man

Sha Tau Kok remains unpopular.

Growth in Cross-border Vehicular Traffic

4.

Vehicular traffic using the

crossing points has

been increasing steadily. In the last 3 years, the average

daily throughput has

same growth rate is expected to be maintained at least

risen by about 15% per annum. The

during the next couple of years.

traffic projections up to 1996.

Annex B sets out the