Tuesday, December 08, 2015
Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung said the government is studying how overseas border crossings have been set up in order to create a joint immigration checkpoint at the Express Rail Link terminus in West Kowloon.
He said that while the government is looking at overseas examples it will keep in mind that any decision made should be in compliance with the Basic Law and "one country, two systems."
"We are comprehensively studying co-location arrangements," Yuen said yesterday.
"No matter whether it is the US or Canada, or the UK and France, they are all included in our study area. Every place has a different situation and there will be differences in the actual operation.
"We will take reference from foreign countries but at the same time we will make sure that when the co- location arrangement is implemented, it will be in compliance with the Basic Law and the major principle of `one country, two systems."'
However, the joint checkpoint plan for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen- Hong Kong rail link has not pleased some, with the Labour Party saying it will protest outside HSBC's main building in Central today at 1pm.
In a statement, the party said it is against mainland officers enforcing mainland law on Hong Kong soil.
KENNETH LAU
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