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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1975
IMPROVEMENTS TO AIRPORT COACH SERVICES
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A SERIES OF NEW INNOVATIONS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE TWO AIRPORT COACH SERVICES TO TSIM SHA TSUI AND CENTRAL ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) TO MAKE THEM MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR AIR TRAVELLERS, WELL-WISHERS AND AIRPORT STAFF,
THE CHANGES WILL FEATURE THE PROVISION OF FREE LUGGAGE SPACE AND LANGE IDENTIFICATION BOARDS ON THE COACHES, REVISED ROUTING, DIRECTIONAL SIGNS AND A TICKET-INFORMATION KIOSK AT THE AIRPORT, BILINQUAL INFORMATION SIGNS AT EACH BUS STOP, A STANDARD TERM AND SYMBOL FOR THE SERVICES, AND LEAFLETS.
THESE HAVE BEEN PLANNED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY AND HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THE AIRPORT COACH SERVICES, ROUTES 200 AND 201, WHICH WERE INTRODUCED EARL JER THIS YEAR TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT, HAD NOT BEEN FULLY UTILISED,
HE POINTED OUT THAT SUCCESS IN THE TWO EXPERIMENTAL SERVICES WOULD NOT ONLY MAKE IT MUCH EASIER TO GET AIRPORT TRANSPORT BUT ALSO GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS ELIMINATING COMPLAINTS ABOUT OVERCHARGING BY TAXIS AT THE AIRPORT AND MAINTAINING THE GOOD IMAGE OF HONG KONG AS A TOURIST CENTRE.
THE PROMOTIONAL MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, WOULD ENABLE INTENDING PASSENGERS TO READILY IDENTIFY THE COACH SERVICES BOTH AT THE AIRPORT AND ALONG THEIR ROUTES.
*WITH THE KIOSK AT THE AIRPORT, IT WILL NO LONGER BE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN IMMEDIATE INFORMATION ON THE SERVICES, AND THE DEPARTMENT IS, PARTICULARLY PLEASED THAT KMB HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE LUGGAGE SPACE ON THE COACHES WHICH SHOULD PROVE MOST CONVENIENT FOR THE PASSENGERS,+ HE SAID.
THE AIRPORT COACHES WILL HAVE A LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE ENTRANCE. THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY REMOVING TWO FRONT SEATS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR LUGGAGE.
THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT WILL PUT UP DIRECTIONAL SIGNS INSIDE THE ARRIVAL HALL SHOWING WHERE THE COACH TERMINUS IS LOCATED.
THE INFORMATION KIOSK, WHICH WILL BE SET UP IN THE ARRIVAL HALL OPPOSITE THE CUSTOMS EXIT AND MANNED BY A KHR STAFF, WILL ALSO PRE-SELL TICKETS.
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