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THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1974.
SPECIAL TRAINS FOR DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
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SPECIAL PASSENGER TRAINS WILL BE PUT INTO SERVICE BETWEEN KOWLOON AND TAI PO MARKET ON MONDAY (JUNE 24) TO CATER FOR THE CROWDS OF SPECTATORS EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE DRAGON BOAT RACES AT YUEN CHOW TSAI IN TAI PO.
EIGHT SPECIAL UP-TRAINS AND ELEVEN DOWN-TRAINS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED. THE UP-TRAINS DEPARTING FROM KOWLOON FOR TAI PO MARKET WILL RUN BETWEEN 7.53 A.M. AND 3.24 P.M., AND THE DOWN-TRAINS BETWEEN 8.45 A.M. AND 8.12 P.M.
ALL SPECIAL TRAINS FOR THE DAY WILL STOP AT THE VARIOUS STATIONS EN ROUTE TO PICK UP PASSENGERS, INCLUDING THE MONG KOK, SHA TIN, UNIVERSITY AND TAI PO KAU STATIONS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FIRST SIX UP-TRAINS CRUNNING BETWEEN 7.53 A.M. AND 12.28 P.M.) WHICH WILL NOT BE STOPPING AT MONG KOK STATION.
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL TRAINS MAY ALSO BE INTRODUCED IN THE EVENING IF THAFFIC WARRANTS, A RAILWAY SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE RACES AT YUEN CHOW TSAI, TAIPO, ON MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE DIGGEST EVENT OF THE DAY WITH MORE THAN 30 TEAMS, INCLUDING FILM AND TELEVISION STARS, TAKING PART.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, MR. DENYS ROBERTS, WILL ATTEND AT 10 A.M. AND WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNERS.
SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN WILL BE THE GUEST OF HONOUR AT TUEN MUN AT 11 A.M., WHILE MR. DENIS BRAY, SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, WILL ATTEND THE RACES AT THE YAUMATI TYPHOON SHELTER.
NEW CLEARWAY PERIOD AT FERRY CONCOURSE
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THE DAILY CLEARWAY HOURS IMPOSED AT THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE ON KOWLOON SIDE ARE TO BE REVISED THIS WEEKEND TO FURTHER IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE VICINITY.
WITH EFFECT FROM 7 A.M. ON SATURDAY (JUNE 22) THE CLEARWAY HOURS ALONG THE EDGE OF CARRIAGEWAY AT THE CONCOURSE WILL BE CHANGED FROM 7.30 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT, TO 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M.
ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM STOPPING TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS DURING THE CLEARWAY HOURS. LOADING AND UNLOADING IN THE AREA WILL ALSO BE PROHIBITED DURING THIS PER100.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO INDICATE THE REVISED CLEARWAY HOURS.
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