SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1981
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TUEN MUN FERRY PIER OPENED
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AN EFFICIENT TRANSPORT NETWORK IS ESSENTIAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUEN MUN, SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MR AKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE TUEN MUN TEMPORARY FERRY PIER, FROM WHICH HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY SERVICES TO JORDAN ROAD AND BLAKE PIER, CENTRAL, BEGAN ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 19).
HE SAID HE WAS VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT TRAVELLING PROBLEMS WERE A MAJOR CONCERN TO LOCAL RESIDENTS, BUT ADDED: +GREAT IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE, OF WHICH THIS FERRY SERVICE IS THE LATEST EXAMPLE.+
MR AKERS-JONES SAID THESE ACHIEVEMENTS WERE THE RESULT OF THE RESOURCEFULNESS AND PERSISTENCE OF MEMBERS OF TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEE, AND THE EXCELLENT CO-OPERATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VARIOUS TRANSPORT COMPANIES AND MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
+THIS IS AN ENCOURAGING EXAMPLE OF HOW DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SHOULD FUNCTION FOR THE WELL-BEING OF DISTRICT RESIDENTS, AND THIS CLOSE CO-OPERATION MUST CONTINUE IN THE YERAS AHEAD, HE ADDED.
HE CONGRATULATED ALL CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY, FOR BRINGING ABOUT THE SERVICE + IN A REMARKABLY SHORT TIME+.
THE SERVICE HAD TO BE EXPANDED AFTER ONLY THREE DAYS BECAUSE OF DEMAND. THERE ARE NOW 15 TRIPS DAILY FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY AND SERVICES ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED.
THE FIRST FERRY LEAVES TUEN MUN AT 7 AM EVERY DAY- THE LAST DEPARTS AT 7.40 PM ON WEEK-DAYS AND AT 5 PM ON SUNDAYS.
FROM CENTRAL SERVICES START AT 7.15 AM FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY AND AT 7 AM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. THEY END WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE LAST FERRY AT 5.55 PM ON WEEK-DAYS AND AT 5 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE PIER IS CONNECTED TO TUEN MUN NEW TOWN BY A BUS SERVICE.
A HOVERFERRY IS USED ON THE ROUTE, JOURNEY TIME BEING
35 MINUTES FROM TUEN MUN TO CENTRAL, VÌA JORDAN ROAD, AND 29 MINUTES FROM CENTRAL TO TUEN MUN. THE FARE IS $6.
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR LAU CHAN-KOK, OFFICIATED FOR THE FERRY COMPANY AT TODAY'S OPENING.
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