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WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1982
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PRESS ARRANGEMENTS
GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE
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DETAILS OF PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG ON MAY 8 OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLE HOSE, AND LADY MACLEHOSE ARE CONTAINED IN COPIES OF A SUPPLEMENT TO THE DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN WHICH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE GIS PRESS BOXES THIS EVENING.
BASED ON NOMINATIONS RECEIVED UNDER PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENTS, PRESS BADGES FOR ADMISSION TO POSITIONS ''A'' AND ''B' AT QUEEN'S PIER AND THE CITY HALL ELEVATED WALK RESPECTIVELY ARE NOW READY FOR COLLECTION FROM THE PRESS ROOM, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, SIXTH FLOOR,
KCR TO EXTEND ELECTRIFIED SERVICE TO SHA TIN RACECOURSE
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL RUN ELECTRIC TRAINS TO THE RACECOURSE STATION ON THE TWO REMAINING RACE DAYS TO BE HELD AT SHA TIN RACECOURSE ON SUNDAY (MAY 9), AND THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY (MAY 15).
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KCR SAID THAT ON THESE TWO RACING DAYS, ELECTRIC TRAINS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION BETWEEN 12.02 PM AND 2.02 PM AT 10-MINUTE INTERVALS. AFTER THE RACES, ELECTRIC TRAINS WILL TAKE PEOPLE BACK TO KOWLOON STATION FROM 4.44 PM UNTIL 6.34 PM, ALSO AT 10-MINUTE INTERVALS.
THE JOURNEY FROM KOWLOON TO SHA TIN RACECOURSE TAKES ONLY 17 MINUTES.
PEOPLE GOING TO THE SHA TIN RACECOURSE FROM NORTH OF SHA TIN WILL HAVE TO CHANGE TRAIN AT THE SHA TIN STATION, WHEREAS PEOPLE FROM THE URBAN AREA CAN TAKE THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AND CHANGE TRAIN AT THE KOWLOON TONG STATION.
HOWEVER, KCR TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE OFF-COURSE BETTING CENTRES OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THERE WILL BE NO SINGLE TICKET TO THE RACECOURSE AND RETURN TICKETS WILL BE SOLD 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE AT THE STATIONS, EXCEPT FOR MAY 9, WHERE THERE WILL ONLY BE 3 DAYS' ADVANCE SALES.
SINGLE TICKETS FROM RACECOURSE STATION TO KOWLOON STATION WILL BE SOLD AT THE BETTING POOL OF THE SHA TIN RACECOURSE ON RACE DAYS AT $1.50 EACH.
THERE WILL ALSO BE NO FIRST CLASS TICKET AND CHILD TICKET TO THE RACECOURSE STATION.