THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1979
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SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE TO SHA TIN
RACE COURSE PLEASURE GARDEN
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE INTRODUCED ON JULY 8 TO THE PLEASURE GARDEN IN SHA TIN RACE COURSE WILL CONTINUE ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS THIS SUNDAY,
HOWEVER, HE STRESSED THAT THE CONTINUATION OF THIS SERVICE WILL DEPEND LARGELY ON THE RESPONSE IT RECEIVES FROM THE PUBLIC.
THE SPECIAL TRAIN WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM AT 10.29 A.M. AND ARRIVE AT MONG KOK STATION AT 10.34 A.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS. IT WILL THEN DEPART FROM MONG KOK STATION AT 10.36 A.M. AND ARRIVE AT THE RACE COURSE STATION AT 10.50 A.M.
ON THE RETURN JOURNEY, THE TRAIN WILL LEAVE RACE COURSE STATION AT 4.10 P.M. IN ADDITION, ONE ORDINARY PASSENGER TRAIN DEPARTING FROM TAI PO MARKET STATION WILL BE RE-ROUTED VIA THE RACE COURSE STATION AT 1,21 P.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS WISHING TO LEAVE THE PLEASURE GARDEN EARLIER.
ONLY ORDINARY CLASS RETURN TICKETS VALID FOR THE DATE OF ISSUE WILL BE SOLD AT THE KOWLOON AND MONG KOK STATIONS. TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE RACE COURSE STATION FOR DOWN-TRAINS TO KOWLOON NOR AT NEW TERRITORIES STATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL TRAINS.
THE FARE FOR ADULTS WILL BE $4 EACH AND FOR CHILDREN $2 EACH.
CUSTOMS OFFICER COMMENDED ****
THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE WAS TODAY (THURSDAY) PRESENTED WITH A BANNER BY A RADIO COMPANY IN APPRECIATION OF THE BRAVERY AND INITIATIVE DISPLAYED BY A CUSTOMS OFFICER DURING AN ARMED ROBBERY IN THEIR SHOP LAST NOVEMBER.
AT A BRIEF CEREMONY AT THE SERVICE'S HEADQUARTERS, THE MANAGER OF RADIO UNISON COMPANY, MR. AU CHI-WAH, PRESENTED THE BANNER TO THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE, MR. ROY HATTON.
CUSTOMS OFFICER, MR. WOO KIN-LEUNG, WAS COMMENDED FOR HIS RESOLUTION AND QUICK ́ACTION IN ABORTING AN ARMED ROBBERY BY THREE MEN AT THE SHOP IN ARGYLE STREET, KOWLOON, ON NOVEMBER 10.
MR. WOO, WHO WAS OFF-DUTY ON THAT DAY, RUSHED INTO THE SHOP WHEN HE SAW THE ROBBERY AND ORDERED THE SUSPECTS TO SURRENDER.
HE OPENED FIRE, WOUNDING TWO OF THE ROBBERS AND FATALLY INJURING THE OTHER WHEN THEY RESISTED AND ATTACKED HIM WITH KNIVES.
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