MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1979
SIR JACK CATER ACTING GOVERNOR
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SIR JACK CATER HAS ASSUMED THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR FROM YESTERDAY (SUNDAY), FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG OF THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE.
KCR TO KEEP PUBLIC INFORMED OF ITS DEVELOPMENT
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A PROGRESS CHART ON THE MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HAS BEEN PREPARED TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED OF THIS MAMMOTH PROJECT.
*THE CHART WILL BE DISPLAYED AT ALL RAILWAY STATIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IT IS DESIGNED TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED OF THE PRESENT STAGE OF THE PROJECT AND THE TRAIN DELAYS OR DISRUPTIONS ARISING FROM IT, IF THERE IS ANY, A KCR SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
+SUCH DELAYS OR TEMPORARY DISRUPTIONS ARE INEVITABLE. WHOLE RAILWAY IS BEING REBUILT WHILE TRAIN SERVICES ARE HE EXPLAINED.
INCE THE TAINED, +
COPIES OF THE CHART WILL BE POSTED AT CONSPICUOUS PLACES AT ALL STATIONS WELL IN ADVANCE OF ANY SCHEDULED CHANGES TO GIVE COMMUTERS AMPLE ADVANCE NOTICE THUS ENABLING THEM TO MAKE ALTERNATE TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS IF NECESSARY.
+ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED IS REGRETTED. HOWEVER, THIS IS PART OF THE PRICE FOR A MODERNISED AND HIGHLY EFFICIENT RAILWAY SYSTEM WITH A LARGER PASSENGER CAPACITY,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
WHEN THE ELECTRIFICATION AND MODERNISATION PROJECT IS COMPLETED KCR IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A MUCH FASTER SERVICE TO ABOUT 120 000 TO 140 000 PASSENGERS EVERYDAY. AT PRESENT, IT IS SERVING AN AVERAGE OF 50 000 PASSENGERS DAILY.
THE RE-DEVELOPMENT WORK COMPRISES DOUBLE-TRACKING, THE RE-LAYING OF EXISTING TRACKS TO NEW IMPROVED STANDARDS, THE RE-MODELLING OF OLD STATIONS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ONES.
THE FIRST STAGE OF DOUBLE-TRACKING AND ELECTRIFICATION WORK FOR THE SECTION BETWEEN HUNG HOM AND FO TAN, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1982.
FULL ELECTRIFICATION ALL THE WAY TO LO WU WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF 1982.
+THE PROGRESS CHART ON MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION WILL BE REGULARLY UPDATED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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