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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1979
NEW NORTH POINT FERRY PIER COMES INTO SERVICE ON FRIDAY
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THE NEW FERRY PIER NEXT TO THE EXISTING NORTH POINT FERRY PIER WILL COME INTO SERVICE ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 28).
THE NEW PIER WILL BE KNOWN AS THE NORTH POINT (WEST) FERRY PIER TO DISTINGUISH FROM THE EXISTING ONE WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS NORTH POINT (EAST) FERRY PIER.
TWO FERRY SERVICES CURRENTLY OPERATING FROM NORTH POINT (EAST) PIER TO HUNG HOM AND KOWLOON CITY WILL BE DIVERTED TO THE WESTERN BERTH OF THE NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED NORTH POINT (WEST) PIER ON FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE FREQUENCIES OF THESE TWO ROUTES.
THE FERRY SERVICE TO KWUN TONG WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE FROM NORTH POINT (EAST) PIER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID: +CONSTRUCTION WORK ALONG THE WATERFRONT BETWEEN THE TWO FERRY PIERS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. HOWEVER, PASSENGER MOVEMENTS TO AND FROM THE TWO PIERS WILL NOT BE MUCH AFFECTED.+