The Government must make clear that mainland troops will enjoy no privileges, legislators demanded yesterday.
Fears of special treatment for the People's Liberation Army have grown since the South China Morning Post revealed the leader of its advance party, Major-General Zhou Borong, criticised Customs officers for stopping him at the border.
Legislators will decide this morning whether to hold a special meeting to question the Government on the issue.
General Zhou, who yesterday paid a courtesy visit to Customs headquarters, would not comment.
He had said officials should show more respect to the PLA after being asked for a closed-road permit when crossing the border at Lok Ma Chau on May 27.
A radio show caller claiming to be a Customs officer fuelled concern this week when he said staff had been given a list of 29 PLA cars which should not be checked.
He said they had been told to be easygoing with PLA officials. This had lowered the morale of officers who believed the PLA should abide by existing regulations.
