TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1981
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KCR GEARING UP FOR NEW YEAR RUSH
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TODAY ADVISED VISITORS TO CHINA DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD TO TAKE THEIR RAIL JOURNEYS WELL IN ADVANCE OR WELL AFTER THE FESTIVE DAYS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KCR SAID EVEN THOUGH ADDITIONAL SERVICES WOULD BE PROVIDED BETWEEN JANUARY 31 AND FEBRUARY 11, THERE WERE STILL CHANCES OF POSSIBLE DIFFICULTIES IN HANDLING PASSENGER VOLUMES EXCEEDING LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF ELECTRIFICATION, DOUBLE TRACKING AND OTHER MAJOR WORKS ALONG THE ENTIRE SYSTEM THIS YEAR.
+CHINA-BOUND PASSENGERS ARE ADVISED,+ SAID THE SPOKESMAN, +THAT IN THEIR INTEREST THEY SHOULD TRAVEL BEFORE AND AFTER THE PEAK DAYS IN ORDER THAT THE LOAD CAN BE MORE EVENLY SPREAD.+
HE ADDED THAT KCR WOULD PRODUCE A MAXIMUM EFFORT TO OPERATE AS MANY TRAINS AS POSSIBLE DURING THE PERIOD BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO LO WU.
ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICES TO LO WU FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR WILL BE JANUARY 31, FOUR- FEBRUARY 1, FOUR- FEBRUARY 2, EIGHT- FEBRUARY 3, EIGHT- FEBRUARY 4, NINE- FEBRUARY 5, EIGHT- FEBRUARY 6, EIGHT- FEBRUARY 7, EIGHT- FEBRUARY 8, SIX- FEBRÚARY 9, FIVE- FEBRUARY 10, THREE- FEBRUARY 11, FOUR.
MAJOR SHA TIN SITE FOR SALE
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A MAJOR SITE IN SHA TIN FOR HOTEL OR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS TO BE AUCTIONED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE SITE MEASURES 5 000 SQUARE METRES AND FRONTS THE SHING MUN RIVER.
IT IS IN AN AREA WHICH WILL BE THE CENTRE OF THE NEW TOWN WHEN IT IS COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE 1980'S.
SALE CONDITIONS SPECIFY THAT, IF DEVELOPED AS A HOTEL, A BUILDING COVENANT OF $84 MILLION HAS TO BE COMPLETED IN FOUR YEARS. THE FLOOR AREA SHOULD NOT EXCEED 47 082 SQUARE METRES AND PARKING SPACES FOR TAXIS AND TOURIST BUSES SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
THE BUILDING COVENANT WILL BE $42 MILLION IF THE SITE IS
DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPED FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. WOULD INCLUDE A THREE-LEVEL PODIUM STRUCTURE, ABOVE WHICH FLATS WOULD BE BUILT. INCLUDED IN THE PODIUM WOULD BE A CINEMA OR AUDITORIUM WITH UP TO 2 000 SEATS.
A NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID THE SHING MUN RIVER WAS NOW BEING DREDGED SO THAT IT COULD BE USED FOR A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING DRAGON BOAT RACES. HE SAID BOTH BANKS OF THE RIVER WOULD BE TREE-LINED AND CONVERTED INTO TOWN PARKS, GIVING THE DEVELOPMENT A PLEASANT VIEW.