WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1981
GUIDE TO CHEAPER STUDENT TRAVEL OUT SOON
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A LEAFLET THAT EXPLAINS HOW MORE THAN HALF A MILLION FULL- TIME STUDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CHEAPER TRAVEL ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION NEXT WEEK, THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR ALAN ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT, SAID TODAY.
MR ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWING A BRIEFING, HELD AT THE NEW PREMISES OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S STUDENT TRAVEL OFFICE, ON PREPARATIONS BEING MADE FOR THE LAUNCHING NEXT MONTH OF THE GOVERNMENT'S $230-MILLION STUDENT TRAVEL SCHEME,
THE SCHEME WILL PROVIDE CHEAPER TRAVEL ON BUSES, FERRIES, TRAINS AND TRAMS TO ALL STUDENTS AGED FROM 12 TO 25 WHO ARE ENROLLED IN FULL-TIME COURSES RANGING FROM PRIMARY TO FIRST-DEGREE UNIVERSITY LEVEL.
+LEAFLETS EXPLAINING THE SCHEME WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE STUDENT TRAVEL OFFICE,+ MR ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT SAID.
+TO COPE WITH A POSSIBLE 600 000 APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT TRAVEL CARDS, 60 ADDITIONAL STAFF WILL BE EMPLOYED TO HELP PROCESS APPLICATIONS SO THAT VALIDATED CARDS CAN BE ISSUED TO STUDENTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.+
MR ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT REMINDED STUDENTS THAT INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED.
+STUDENTS MUST APPLY THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS WHEN THE ACADEMIC YEAR BEGINS NEXT MONTH, HE SAID.
THE STUDENT TRAVEL OFFICE'S NEW LOCATION IS ROOM 705, CAPITOL CENTRE, 5-19 JARDINE'S BAZAAR CAUSEWAY BAY. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR INQUIRIES IS 5-7954631.
CHOI HUNG ROAD CLEARWAY TO BE EXTENDED
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THE 7 AM TO 7 PM URBAN CLEARWAY RUNNING ALONG THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF CHOI HUNG ROAD, FROM A POINT ABOUT 95 METRES SOUTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH TAI SHING STREET TO TAI YAU STREET, WILL BE EXTENDED EASTWARDS TO A POINT ABOUT 190 METRES TO THE EAST OF THE TAI YAU STREET JUNCTION FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 21).
WITHIN THE CLEARWAY, NO VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES, WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP OR PICK UP PASSENGERS OR GOODS.
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