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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1979
NEW FERRY PIER AT HUNG HOM
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THE NEW FERRY PIER AT HUNG HOM IS A VAST IMPROVEMENT ON THE OLD FACILITY AS COMMUTERS WILL SOON FIND OUT.
AND THE CONCOURSE' LEADING TO THE NEW FERRY PIER ALSO HAS TAKEN ON A NEW LOOK.
A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THE PIER SHOULD BE FINISHED NEXT MONTH AND THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CONCOURSE NOT LONG AFTER,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW PIER TO THE SOUTH OF THE EXISTING FERRY LANDINGS PROVIDES TWO BERTHS CAPABLE OF HANDLING LARGER PASSENGER VESSELS.
+A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE NEW COMPLEX,+ HE SAID, +IS THE COVERED WALKWAY LINKING THE PIER WITH THE CONCOURSE AND THE NEARBY RAILWAY TERMINUS. THIS MEANS EASY AND CONVENIENT ACCESS BETWEEN THE TWO EMBARKATION POINTS.+
THE PIER IS A TWO-STOREY BUILDING WITH TWO BERTHS, EACH FITTED WITH ELECTRICALLY OPERATED LIFTS AND RAMPS.
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CONCOURSE INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION
OF A BUS TERMINUS. A TAXI STAND AND A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS TERMINUS. DRAINAGE IN THE AREA IS ALSO BEING IMPROVED.
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