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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1975
NEW MAXI-CAB SERVICES PROVE AN INSTANT SUCCESS
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THE TWO NEW MAXI-C.B SERVICES BETWEEN ABERDEEN, CENTRAL AND CAUSEWAY BAY BEGAN OPERATION TODAY AND PROVED AN IMMEDIATE SUCCESS WITH RESIDENTS IN THE AREAS.
MANY COMMUTERS, TRYING OUT THE MAXI-CAB, TELEPHONED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO EXPRESS THEIR THANKS AND SATISFACTION WITH THE NEW SERVICES,
THE MAXI-CAB, CLEARLY DISTINGUISHABLE FROM OTHER PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES BY THEIR GREEN TOP, CREAM BODY AND GREEN WAISTB..ND, WILL OPERATE FROM MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AT PEAK FREQUENCIES OF 10-15 MINUTES.
A FLAT FARE OF $1 IS CHARGED FOR THE SERVICES WHICH RUN MAINLY VIA ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG ROAD, SHOUSON HILL ROAD, SHOUSON HILL ROAD EAST, DEEP WATER BAY ROAD, WONG NEI CHUNG GAP ROAD AND STUBBS ROAD.
THE BERDEEN-CENTRAL SERVICE, WITH TERMINAL POINTS AT BERDEEN OLD MAIN STREET .ND AT PEDDER STREET, OPERATES AT A PEAK FREQUENCY OF 10 MINUTES THE FIRST RUN FROM ABERDEEN LE.VES AT 6.15 A.M. AND THE LAST RUN FROM CENTRAL AT 7.30 P.M.
THE ABERDEEN-CAUSEWAY BAY ROUTE, TERMINATING AT BERDEEN OLD MAIN STREMT AND AT JARDINE'S CRESCENT, RUNS AT A PEAK FREQUENCY OF 15 MINUTES, WITH THE FIRST MAXI-CAB LEVING ABERDEEN AT 9.15 a.M. AND THE LAST LEAVING CAUSEWAY BAY AT 12 MIDNIGHT.
STOPPING PL.CES FOR JOURNEYS LEVING BERDEEN INCLUDE SHOUSON HILL ROAD NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH WONG CHUK HANG ROAD A2 ND 9D SHOUSON HILL ROAD= 5 SHOUSON HILL ROAD EAST= THE LAYBYE OUTSIDE 34 STUBBS ROAD AND THE LOCATIONS ON STUBES ROAD NEAR TUNG SHAN TERRACE ACCESS ROAD, OUTSIDE LING NẰM COLLEGE, NEAR SHUI FAI TERRACE AND OPPOSITE THE A.I.A. BUILDING.
STOPPING PLACES FOR „BE:DEEN-BOUND JOURNEYS INCLUDE THE FIRST PARKING PLACE ON STUBBS ROAD= THE LAYBYE CUTSTLE WATER PUMPING STATION NEAR THE TAI HANG ROAD ROUNDABOUT AND THE LOCATIONS ON SHOUSON HILL ROAD NEAR NO. 16A, OPPOSITE UNICORN GARDEN, NEAR NO. 8, AND NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH WONG CHUK HAND ROAD.
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