TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1980
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NEW FARE FOR MAXICAB ROUTE TO THE PEAK
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE FARE FOR MAXICAB ROUTE NO 1 OPERATING BETWEEN CENTRAL DISTRICT (HMS TAMAR) AND THE PEAK WOULD BE INCREASED FROM FEBRUARY 1.
THE NEW FARE FOR A SINGLE JOURNEY WILL BE RAISED FROM $1 TO
$1.50 AND THE SECTIONAL FARE WILL BE ABOLISHED.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE INCREASE FOR MAXICAB ROUTE NO 1 HAD ACTUALLY BEEN APPROVED OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN FARES FOR SEVERAL MAXICAB ROUTES WERE ANNOUNCED BUT THE OPERATOR OF ROUTE NO 1 CHOSE THEN NOT TO EFFECT THE INCREASE.
HOWEVER, DUE TO RISING OPERATING COSTS AND FUEL PRICES THE OPERATOR HAS NOW APPLIED FOR THE INCREASE TO COME INTO EFFECT FROM FEBRUARY 1.
NOTICES ADVISING PASSENGERS OF THE NEW FARES IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH WILL BE POSTED AT THE TERMINALS OF THE ROUTE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL AWARD A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACT TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHEK WU HUI SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.
THE CONTRACT WILL BE SIGNED AT THE TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN SHA TIN AT 11 AM TOMORROW.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO USE THIS FACILITY ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE OPEN CAR PARK OUTSIDE THE RECEPTION OFFICE, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, NOT LATER THAN 10 AM.
AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY, OFFICERS OF THE TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH, OFFICERS OF THE PWD'S PUBLICITY UNIT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
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