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Land subsidence at Man Kam To border crossing may take months to repair, Hong Kong leader John Lee says
- Chief Executive John Lee says government is ‘very concerned’ about the incident, which led to partial closure of crossing between city and mainland
- Lee vows to maintain close contact with mainland Chinese authorities and inform the public of any updates
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Rare land subsidence that led to the partial closure of the Man Kam To border crossing may take months to repair, Hong Kong’s leader has said, vowing to maintain close contact with mainland Chinese authorities.
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Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday said the government was “very concerned” about the situation. Photos from Sunday, when the damage occurred, showed the roads of the crossing between the city and the mainland had cracked.
“Food shipped from the mainland to Hong Kong has not been affected. Traffic at the northbound passage, which has been affected, has been diverted to other crossings, including the Heung Yuen Wai control point,” he told the press before a meeting with the Executive Council, the city’s key decision-making body.
“The relevant mainland authorities have been handling the situation … I hope that the repairs can be done as soon as possible, but the preliminary information shows that they require one to a few months.”
He said the government would maintain close communication with the mainland, and inform the public of any updates.
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