WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1982
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PEAK TRAM FARE RISE APPROVED
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED A FARES INCREASE FOR THE PEAK TRAMWAY COMPANY TOGETHER WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF A CHEAP MONTHLY TICKET FOR REGULAR COMMUTERS.
THE REVISED FARES, TO BE INTRODUCED ON FRIDAY (JUNE 18), WILL SE $4 FOR ADULTS AND 32 FOR CHILDREN, COMPARED WITH $2 AND $1 AT PRESENT.
THE MONTHLY TICKET, AT $100, WORKS OUT ON AVERAGE AT NO MORE THAN $2 PER TRIP.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE PEAK TRAMWAY'S SERVICES HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO RISING OPERATIONAL COSTS AND ADDED THAT THE SERVICE CARRIES ONLY A SMALL PROPORTION OF COMMUTERS, BEING NOW LARGELY A TOURIST FACILITY.
A SURVEY SHOWED THAT OVER A WHOLE YEAR SOME 90 PER CENT OF THE PASSENGERS WERE EITHER LOCAL OR OVERSEAS TOURISTS. THOSE WHO WISH TO COMMUTE TO OR FROM THE PEAK CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MONTHLY TICKET OR USE THE ALTERNATIVE AND CHEAPER BUS OR MAXICAB SERVICE.
KOWLOON PLB MAXICAB ROUTE 4
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TO PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO COMMUTERS, KOWLOON PLB MAXICAB ROUTE 4, BETWEEN TSIM SHA TSUI AND YAU YAT CHUEN, WILL BE DIVERTED TO OPERATE VIA THE MONG KOK RAILWAY STATION FROM FRIDAY (JUNE 18), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.
ON JOURNEYS TO YAU YAT CHUEN, THE MAXICABS WILL USE TONG MEI ROAD, MONG KOK ROAD, TUNG CHOI STREET, ARGYLE STREET, LUEN WAN STREET, MONG KOK RAILWAY STATION AND BUTE STREET.
ON RETURN JOURNEYS, THE MAXICABS WILL BE DIVERTED VIA KNIGHT STREET, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, SAI YEE STREET, ARGYLE STREET, LUEN WAN STREET, MONG KOK RAILWAY STATION, BUTE STREET, SAI YEE STREET, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, NATHAN ROAD, FIFE STREET, TUNG CHOI STREET, ARGYLE STREET AND YIM PO FONG STREET INSTEAD OF USING PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, PERTH STREET AND GULLANE ROAD.