MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1982
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WATER FIGURES ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 70.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 409.830 MILLION CUBIC METRES, EQUIVALENT TO 256 DAYS' CONSUMPTION.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 256.877 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 44.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
RESIDENTIAL COACH SERVICES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (AUGUST 16) GRANTED FOUR LICENCES FOR RUNNING RESIDENTIAL COACH SERVICES ON HONG KONG
ISLAND.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE OPERATORS CAN NOW ORGANISE THEIR SERVICES AND START OPERATION SHORTLY.
THE SERVICES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO PEAK HOURS TO SUPPLEMENT FRANCHISED BUS AND MAXICAB OPERATION.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE OPERATION OF THESE RESIDENTIAL COACH SERVICES.
HE STRESSED THAT THE TWO YEAR LICENCE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION IF ANY OPERATOR FAILED TO PROVIDE SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LICENSING CONDITIONS.
THE FOUR ROUTES WILL BE
* POK FU LAM VILLAGE TO CENTRAL CHARGING $80/MONTH.
* UPPER BAGUIO VILLAS TO CENTRAL CHARGING $3.5 PER TRIP.
* LOWER BAGUIO VILLAS TO CENTRAL CHARGING $3.5 PER TRIP.
* POK FU LAM GARDENS TO CENTRAL/WAN CHAI CHARGING
$65/MONTH.
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