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HE SAID THE PRESENT TARGET WAS TO KEEP THE MAXIMUM WAITING TIME AT A BUS TERMINUS TO 20 MINUTES, A STANDARD CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. HOWEVER, IF ADDITIONAL BUSES ARE AVAILABLE, THE 20-MINUTE TARGET WILL BE FURTHER IMPROVED.
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE A FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TUEN MUN AND MEI FOO SUN CHUEN OPERATED BY 97-SEAT HOVERFERRIES. THIS SERVICE IS EXPECTED TO START IN SIX MONTHS.
THE SEVEN WEEKDAY BUS ROUTES NOW SERVING TUEN MUN ARE NOS. 52, 53, 59, 60, 61, 66 AND 66M. FOUR OF THEM ARE THROUGH ROUTES RUNNING FROM TUEN MUN TO URBAN KOWLOON AT BASIC FREQUENCIES FROM 10 TO 20 MINUTES.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED BY THESE FOUR ROUTES IN EACH DIRECTION DURING A PEAK HOUR IS 2 070.
OVERSEAS VISITORS TOUR WATERWORKS PROJECT *****
A 15-MEMBER WEST GERMAN DELEGATION FROM FRANKFURT TODAY TOURED THE SHA TIN WATER TREATMENT WORKS - ONE OF THE LARGEST OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD TO TAKE A FIRST HAND LOOK AT WATER TREATMENT OPERATIONS IN HONG KONG.
THE DELEGATION WAS LED BY MR HANS JOACHIM KRULL, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF STADTWERKE FRANKFURT AM MAIN, A PUBLIC COMPANY OWNED BY THE CITY OF FRANKFURT RESPONSIBLE FOR WATER SUPPLY AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES.
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ACCOMPANYING THE VISITORS ON THE TOUR WERE THE CHIEF CHEMIST, MR CHAN YING-KWONG, AND THE CHIEF ENGINEER (SUPPLY), MR HU MAN-SHIU, OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT,
DURING THE TOUR, THE VISITORS WERE BRIEFED ON THE WATER QUALITY AND TREATMENT FACILITIES.
AT THE END OF THE VISIT, MR KRULL SAID HE WAS MOST IMPRESSED WITH THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IN HONG KONG.
HE ALSO REFERRED TO HONG KONG'S SALT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AS +AN EXCELLENT IDEA+, ADDING THAT THIS COULD SAVE A LOT OF PRECIOUS WATER.
EARLIER IN THE DAY, MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION, WHO ARE HERE TO SEEK INFORMATION ON HONG KONG'S EXPERIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON SURFACE WATER TREATMENT, VISITED THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IN LEIGHTON CENTRE.
THERE, THEY WERE BRIEFED BY THE DIRECTOR, MR WILLIAM TUCKER, ON THE LOCAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WATER SUPPLY WITH MR TUCKER.
MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION WILL LEAVE FOR TOKYO TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
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