SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1979
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ALSO ON DISPLAY AT THE EXHIBITION WERE PICTURES AND MODELS ILLUSTRATING THE VARIOUS SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT, TUNG FOOK HOUSE, SOCIETY FOR THE AID AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ABUSERS AND ITS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, AND CARITAS LOK HEEP CLUB.
THE EXHIBITION WILL LAST UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY.
SPECIAL TRAINS FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR ****
THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL OPERATE SPECIAL TRAINS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS FROM JANUARY 28 TO 31.
DURING THIS PERIOD SIX ADDITIONAL TRAINS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION AT 9.56 A.M., 10.50 A.M., 12.35 P.M., 1.35 P.M., 3.39 P.M. AND 5.05 P.M. ANOTHER SPECIAL TRAIN WILL DEPART FROM KOWLOON STATION AT 6.50 A.M. ON LUNAR NEW YEAR DAY (JANUARY 28).
ALL ADDITIONAL AND SCHEDULED TRAINS LEAVING KOWLOON STATION BEFORE 3 P.M. DURING THESE FOUR DAYS WILL NOT STOP FOR PASSENGERS AT MONG KOK STATION.
ON KOWLOON-BOUND JOURNEY, THE KCR WILL ALSO OPERATE SIX ADDITIONAL TRAINS - THREE DEPARTING LO WU AT 11.34 A.M.. 12.58 P.M. AND 5.51 P.M. TWO FROM FAN LING AT 2.14 P.M. AND 2.42 P.M. AND ONE FROM SHA TIN AT 5.46 P.M.
ON LUNAR NEW YEAR DAY A SPECIAL KOWLOON-BOUND TRAIN WILL LEAVE LO WU AT 8.38 A.M.
A KCR SPOKESMAN SAID MORE SPECIAL TRAINS WILL RUN LATE IN THE EVENINGS IF THERE IS A DEMAND.
THE SPOKESMAN BELIEVES THE NEW TERRITORIES-BOUND TRAINS WILL PROBABLY BE FULL BETWEEN 6 A.M. AND 3 P.M. AND SO WILL THE KOWLOON-BOUND TRAINS BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 9 P.M.
HE ADDED THAT TICKETS FOR TRAINS TO KOWLOON WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE MONG KOK STATION DURING THESE FOUR DAYS.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THAT IN VIEW OF THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN NEW TERRITORIES-BOUND PASSENGER TRAFFIC BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, RESERVATIONS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR NEW TERRITORIES-BOUND SCHEDULED TRAINS LEAVING KOWLOON STATION BETWEEN 5 A.M. AND 2.10 P.M. FROM JANUARY 23 TO 27.
HE ADDED THAT DURING THIS PERIOD AND FROM FEBRUARY 1 TO 3 THE SCHEDULED TRAIN LEAVING TAI PO MARKET AT 9.16 A.M. AND ARRIVING KOWLOON STATION AT 10.01 A.M. WILL NOT RUN DUE TO THE EXTENSION OF A NORTHBOUND PASSENGER TRAIN FROM TAI PO MARKET TO LO WU.
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