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MAJOR CHANGES IN KOWLOON BUS SERVICES
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A MAJOR RE-ORGANISATION OF BUS SERVICES IN CENTRAL KOWLOON WILL BE INTRODUCED NEXT MONTH, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REVEALED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE CHANGES WHICH WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1, AIM TO IMPROVE BUS SERVICES THROUGH ROUTE EXTENSIONS AND ADDITIONAL CARRYING CAPACITY BY THE ALLOCATION OF EXTRA LARGE CAPACITY BUSES.
THE AREAS AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES ARE OI MAN, KOWLOON TONG, LOK FU AND WANG TAU HOM.
AT THE SAME TIME, A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME WILL BE INTRODUCED AT 01 MAN ESTATE TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN THE AREA.
UNDER THE SCHEME, HAU MAN STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE WAY NORTHBOUND AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM THE SECTION OF CHUNG HAU STREET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ESTATE. A PLB STAND WILL BE PROVIDED IN HAU MAN STREET.
K.M.B. ROUTE 1 WILL BE EXTENDED BEYOND LOK FU BY WAY OF TUNG TAU TSUEN ROAD AND FUNG MO STREET TO WANG TAU HOM AND THE BASIC FREQUENCY INCREASED FROM EVERY SIX MINUTES TO EVERY FIVE MINUTES.
ON ROUTE 7 BETWEEN STAR FERRY AND KOWLOON TONG, THE BASIC FREQUENCY WILL BE INCREASED FROM EVERY SIX TO SEVEN MINUTES TO EVERY FIVE MINUTES IN ASSOCIATION WITH A MAJOR RE-ROUTING OF ROUTE 7A WHICH WILL OPERATE BETWEEN HUNG HOM RAILWAY STATION AND LOK FU AT A BASIC 10 MINUTES FREQUENCY VIA CHATHAM ROAD, NATHAN ROAD, WATERLOO ROAD AND JUNCTION ROAD.
ROUTE 7B WILL BE DIVERTED VIA CHUNG HAU STREET TO SERVE OI MAN ESTATE AND ROUTE 8 WILL BE EXTENDED BEYOND HUNG HOM TO STAR FERRY SO AS TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES BETWEEN OF MAN ESTATE AND TSIM SHA TSUI AT A 30-CENT FARE.
ROUTE 20 WILL OMIT HAU MAN STREET ON SOUTHBOUND JOURNEYS FROM O! MAN ESTATE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ONE-WAY TRAFFIC ROUTING OF THIS ROAD NORTHBOUND.
THE 'SCHEME, DRAWN UP BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IN CONSULTATION WITH K.M.B., IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE BUS FACILITIES AT VARIOUS ESTATES IN THE CENTRAL KOWLOON AREA, PARTICULARLY AT 01 MAN, LOK FU, WANG TAU HOM AND TUNG TAU TSUEN,
NOT ONLY WILL DIRECT SERVICES BE AVAILABLE BETWEEN 01 MAN AND TSIM SHA TSUI BUT ALSO PASSENGERS WISHING TO REACH THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND HUNG HOM RAILWAY STATION WILL HAVE DIRECT FACILITIES FROM NATHAN ROAD, SOUTH OF WATERLOO ROAD.
NOTICES GIVING FULL DETAILS OF THE REVISED ROUTES AND TIMETABLES WILL BE POSTED AT ALL BUS STOPS AND TERMINAL POINTS AFFECTED.
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