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THUESDAY, FEBEUARY 26, 1981
ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING RIGHT FROM LEI YUE MUN ROAD ONTO TSUI PING ROAD BETWEEN 7.30 AM AND 11.30 AM.
ALL PARKING SPACES IN KAI LIM ROAD WILL BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED BETWEEN 7 AM AND 3 PM.
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SWIMMING SEASON STARTS SUNDAY *****
LIFEGUARD AND FIRST-AID SERVICES AT ALL 28 GAZETTED BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL RESUME ON SUNDAY (MARCH 1).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID LIFEGUARDS WILL BE ON DUTY TO SERVE BEACHGOERS BATHING AT THE BEACHES MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
MEANWHILE, THE KWAI CHUNG SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX WILL ALSO BE OPEN TO SWIMMERS ON SUNDAY FROM 7 AM TO 9.15 AM 9.45 AM TO NOON= 1 PM TO 4 PM, AND 4.30 PM TO 6.45 PM.
THE EVENING SESSION
ON APRIL 1.
BETWEEN 7.45 PM TO 10 PM WILL RESUME
THE FANL ING SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX, INCLUDING ITS HEATED POOL FACILITIES, WILL ALSO BE OPENED IN APRIL.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED ON APRIL 16.
COACH SERVICE ROUTE 291 TO BE CANCELLED
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE KMB COACH SERVICE NO. 291 FROM SILVER STRAND BAY TO THE CHOI HUNG MTR STATION WILL BE WITHDRAWN ON SUNDAY, MARCH 1.
RESIDENTS IN THE CLEAR WATER BAY AREA ARE ADVISED TO MAKE USE OF THE BUS SERVICES ON ROUTES NO. 91 (FROM TAI AU MUN TO
CHOI HUNG) AND NO. 91M (FROM HANG HAU TO THE DIAMOND HILL MTR STATION VIA CHOI HUNG MTR STATION)
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE COACH SERVICE NO. 291 WAS DUE TO LOW PATRONAGE WHICH AVERAGED ABOUT 500 A DAY FOR BOTH JOURNEYS.
THIS IS ONLY ABOUT 26 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE COACHES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND KMB HAD TRIED TO BOOST UP THE PATRONAGE THROUGH PUBLICITY BUT NO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT WAS ACHIEVED, HE ADDED.