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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1974
STANDARD FARE STRUCTURE FOR LANTAO BUSES
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BUSES ON LANTAO ISLAND WILL OPERATE ON A STANDARD FARE STRUCTURE WHICH WILL PROVIDE CONCESSION RATES FOR REGULAR TRAVELLERS AND HALF FARES FOR STUDENTS IN UNIFORM AND CHILDREN.
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THE FARE STRUCTURE WILL START ON WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 1) FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION EARLIER THIS MOUTH OF NEW BUS TIMETABLES WHICH GIVE COMMUTERS IMPROVED FREQUENCIES AND BETTER CONNECTING FACILITIES WITH FERRY SERVICES TO THE ISLAND.
THE NEW MEASURE AIMS AT STANDARDISING BUS FARES ON LANTAO ISLAND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW TIMETABLES WHICH NOW PROVIDE A BASIC GUARANTEED LEVEL OF SERVICE.
THE STANDARD FARE STRUCTURE WILL APPLY TO THE ISLAND'S FIVE BUS ROUTES WHICH ARE: (A) BETWEEN MUT VO AND TAI O VIA PUT 0. 0, CHEUNG SHA, TONG FUK, SHUI HAU AND KEUNG SHAN- (D) BETWEEN HÚS WO AND. NOONG PING VIA PUI 0, CHEUNG SHA, TONG FUK, SHUI HAU AND PAVILION- (C) BETWEEN MUÍ VO AND TUNG CHUNG VIA PUI O, CHEUNG SHA, AND TUNG CHUNG ROAD (D) DETWEEN MUT WO AND CHEUNG SHA VIA PUI 0= AND (E) DETVEEN KUI VO AND TAI LONG VAN VIA SOUTH LANTAO ROAD AND TAI LONG WAN ACCESS ROAD.
UNDER THIS FARE STRUCTURE, PASSENGENS CAN BUY MONTHLY OR SEASON TICKETS WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO ENJOY EITHER UNLIMITED JOURNEYS WITHIN A MONTH, OR A REFUND FOR ANY UNUSED TRIPS AT THE END OF A SEASON.
THE NEW LANTAO BUS COMPANY WILL ISSUE MONTHLY TICKETS AT 30 TIMES THE APPROPRIATE FARES ON ALL ROUTES EXCEPT THE KUI MO-NGONG PING ROUTE FOR WHICH THE RATE WILL BE 20 TIMES ONLY. THESE TICKETS CAN BE USED FOR AS MANY JOURNEYS AS THE HOLDER MAY WISH TO TAKE ON ANY DAY OF THE HONTH,
THERE WILL ALSO BE THE CONCESSION SEASON TICKET WHICH IS CALCULATED ON REDUCED RATES. IT CAN BE VALID FOR 30 TO 60 JOURNEYS DEPENDING ON THE CHOICE OF THE BUYER. NE WILL THEN PAY A LUMP SUM FOR THE NUMBER OF TRIPS DESIRED. HOWEVER, MONEY FOR ANY JOURNEYS UNUSED WILL BE REFUNDED AT THE END OF A THREE-MONTH PERIOD.
STUDENTS IN UNIFORM OR CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 12 YEARS WILL ENJOY HALF FARES CALCULATED TO THE NEAREST 10 CENTS, WHILE THOSE BELOW THE AGE OF FOUR YEARS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT BUT NOT OCCUPYING A SEAT MAY BE CARRIED FREE.
/THE FULL-JOURNEY
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