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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1982
ARRANGEMENTS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC IN CENTRAL
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ANOTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEME TO IMPROVE BUS JOURNEY TIME AND GENERAL TRAFFIC FLOW IN CENTRAL ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE INTRODUCED EARLY NEXT MONTH.
ITS MAIN AIM IS TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE TRAVELLING TIME FOR BUSES BY MAXIMISING THE USE OF THE BUS-ONLY LANE IN DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, A SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER, MR ALDOUS CHUNG, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
+ONCE THE SCHEME IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED, 20 BUS ROUTES WILL
BE ABLE TO TRAVEL ALONG THIS RESERVE, HE EXPLAINED.
THE SCHEME WILL ALSO INVOLVE RE-ROUTING TRAFFIC IN THE AREA AND IMPROVING CERTAIN ROAD JUNCTIONS.
THE FIRST STAGE OF THE SCHEME WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON OCTOBER 6 (WEDNESDAY) AND THE SECOND STAGE ON OCTOBER 8.
SHAM SHUI PO TRAFFIC SCHEME DEFERRED
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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEME IN SHAM SHUI PO, SCHEDULED FOR 10 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY), HAS BEEN DEFERRED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY
THURSDAY).
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