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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1974
NEW BUS SERVICE FOR SHEK O AND STANLEY RESIDENTS
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TWO NEW BUS ROUTES WILL BE INTRODUCED EARLY NEXT MONTH FROM SHEK O AND STANLEY TO CENTRAL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT FACILITY FOR RESIDENTS NOW USING PRIVATE CARS TO AND FROM WORK.
STARTING ON OCTOBER 7, THE NEW SERVICES WILL RUN FOR A TRIAL PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS. SHOULD THEY PROVE POPULAR, THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY WILL OPERATE THE ROUTES WITH COACHES AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF OPERATION, PASSENGERS WILL BE ASKED TO FILL IN QUESTIONNAIRES WITH A VIEW TO DETERMINING THE SUITABILITY OF THE NEW ROUTES AND THE NEED FOR MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS.
NO STANDEES WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE ROUTES, WHICH WILL OPERATE ONE RETURN JOURNEY A DAY FROM MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS. THE ROUTES WILL NOT OPERATE ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE SHEK O-CENTRAL ROUTE WILL RUN VIA CHAI WAN ROAD,
SHAU KEJ WAN ROAD AND WATERFRONT ROAD, WITH THE MORNING BUS LEAVING SHEK O AT 7.45 A.M. AND THE EVENING BUS LEAVING THE CENTRAL BUS TERMINAL AT 5.30 P.M. MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS, AND AT 1.15 P.N. ON SATURDAYS. THE CHARGE WILL BE A FLAT $4.
THE STANLEY-CENTRAL SERVICE, WITH A FLAT FARE OF $2.5, WILL OPERATE VIA REPULSE BAY ROAD, STUBBS ROAD AND QUEEN'S ROAD EAST. THE MORNING JOURNEY STARTS FROM STANLEY PRISON AT 8 A.M., WHILE THE DEPARTURE TIMES FROM CENTRAL WILL BE THE SAME AS FOR THE SHEK O ROUTE.
130 ACRES OF NEW LAND TO BE FORMED IN SHA TIN
FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO GRANT A LEASE OF UP TO 58 ACRES OF FORESHORE AND SEA BED ON THE EASTERN COAST OF TIDE COVE, NEW TERRITORIES, FOR PRIVATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO HELP NEET THE DEMAND FOR PRIVATE HOUSING AT SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
THE LEASE WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE BY TENDER AND THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER WILL BE REQUIRED TO RECLAIM AN AREA OF ABOUT 130 ACRES OF WHICH HE WILL BE PERMITTED TO RETAIN UP TO 58 ACRES FOR DEVELOPMENT. THE REMAINDER WILL BE HANDED TO THE GOVERNMENT.
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE LEASEE SHALL PREPARE A LAYOUT PLAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT FOR APPROVAL. THE PLAN WILL INCLUDE AREAS FOR LOCAL OPEN SPACE, CAR PARKING, SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY FACILITIES. IT IS ENVISAGED THAT, ON COMPLETION OF DEVELOPMENT, THERE WILL BE ACCOMMODATION FOR UP TO 17,000 PERSONS ON THE LOT.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREA INVOLVED IS GIVEN IN A NOTICE IN TODAY'S GAZETTE WHICH CALLS ON ANYBODY HAVING OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL OR ANY CLAIM OF PRIVATE RIGHT TO SUBMIT THEM IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN TUO MONTHS FROM NOU,
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