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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1974.
YAUMATI FERRY CO. TO IMPROVE ITS SERVICE
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY APPROVED TWO RESOLUTIONS WHICH WILL ENABLE THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE ITS SERVICES, INCLUDING THE INTRODUCTION A NEW VEHICULAR FERRY ROUTE BETWEEN NORTH POINT AND KWUN FONG FROM NEXT MONTH.
THE FIRST ONE MERELY SET JULY 1, 1974, AS THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF A NUMBER OF SERVICE EXPANSION PROPOSALS WHICH WERE APPROVED BY RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL ON AUGUST 30, 1972.
ไป THESE PROPOSALS INCLUDED THE NORTH POINT-KWUN TONG VEHICULAR ROUTE WHICH NOW GOES INTO OPERATION FROM JULY 1 WHEN THE COMPANY'S NORTH POINT TO KOWLOON CITY VEHICULAR SERVICE WILL TERMINATE ON THE SAME DAY.
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THE COMPANY IS ALSO TO INTRODUCE A NEW VEHICULAR FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN JUBILEE STREET AND TAI KOK TSUI. BUT IT IS NOT YET READY TO OPERATE THIS ROUTE UNTIL NEARLY NEXT YEAR WHEN THE COMPANY WILL COMBINE THIS WITH ITS PRESENT PASSENGER SERVICE INTO ONE FOR BOTH VEHICLES AND PASSENGERS.
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IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT DEMAND AT A LATER DATE, THE COMPANY MAY INTRODUCE SEPARATE PASSENGER AND VEHICULAR SERVICES ON THIS ROUTE.
XF THE SECOND RESOLUTION PERMITS THE COMPANY TO CHARGE A FLAT FARE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE FOR ITS +DE LUXE CLASS+ FERRY ACCOMMODATION ON ANY TYPE OF VESSEL BEING OPERATED, THAT IS, 66 SEATER WATER TAXIS, 261 SEATER WATER BUSES AND 1,000 SEATER TRIPLE-DECKER FERRIES.
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Pf THE APPROVED FLAT RATE FARE 13 $1 PER PERSON FOR CROSS HARBOUR SERVICES, AND $4 PER PERSON FOR SERVICES OUTSIDE THE HARBOUR TO OUTLYING ISLANDS.
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r AT PRESENT. A MAXIMUM DE LUXE CLASS FARE OF $4 PER ADULT AND $2 PER CHILD UNDER 16 YEARS IS CHARGED FOR SERVICES OUTSIDE THE HARBOUR.
E THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON. PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, EXPLAINED, WHILE MOVING THE MOTION, THAT THE COMPANY PROPOSED THE NEW FLAT FARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROPOSALS TO EXPAND ITS VARIOUS DE LUXE CLASS SERVICES.
+TO CATER FOR AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR DE LUXE ACCOMMODATION, THE COMPANY PROPOSES TO SWITCH THE 66 SEATER WATER TAXIS TO ITS EXISTING SCHEDULED SERVICES TO OPERATE IN ADDITION TO THE 1ST AND 3RD CLASS FERRIES THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HALF FARES TO CHILDREN.
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+THE COMPANY IS ALSO CONSIDERING PROVIDING DE LUXE CLASS ACCOMMODATION ON ITS WATER BUSES, WHICH CARRY 261 PASSENGERS.+
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