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Nearly one million people live in Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and adjacent areas (north-western New Territories). At present, a citizen liv

It is baffling that officials think the government should not consider having another Macau ferry terminal until the existing two have become saturated. Why do they not consider stimulating growth by having a new terminal? The government owns ferry terminal facilities. Ferry companies pay it rents and berth charges, and passengers pay a tax. Last year the two terminals yielded almost $70 million in government revenue. Now investors have even offered to bear the cost of rebuilding the Tuen Mun ferry pier. Why has the government hesitated? Ferry companies and land transportation service providers are competing for passengers. It must be realised that highway networks are becoming better and better in the PRD, and inter-city bus services there, more and more efficient. Conceivably, if there is a conveniently located ferry terminal, ferry companies can compete with bus service operators.

Two companies have applied to the government for permission to operate ferry services from Tuen Mun to Maca

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