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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1982
GO-AHEAD FOR EXPRESS BUS SERVICES IN KOWLOON
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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED AN EXPRESS FARE SCALE FOR THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY TO INTRODUCE A NETWORK OF EXPRESS BUS SERVICES IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES AS A FASTER ALTERNATIVE TO REGULAR BUS SERVICES,
CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY HAS BEEN OPERATING EXPRESS SERVICES SINCE 1974 ALONG THE ISLAND CORRIDOR, AND RECENTLY THROUGH ABERDEEN TUNNEL.
THE FIRST TWO EXPRESS ROUTES TO BE INTRODUCED IN KOWLOON NEXT MONTH WILL LINK YAU TONG (KO CHIU ROAD) AND LAM TIN TO TSIM SHA TSUI.
THE NEW ROUTES WILL BE OPERATED VIA EAST KOWLOON WAY AND THE AIRPORT TUNNEL, AND JOURNEY TIME IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 30 PER CENT LESS THAN BY REGULAR BUS.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (TUESDAY) EMPHASISED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO REDUCTION OF CAPACITY ON PARALLEL BUS ROUTES UNTIL SUFFICIENT PASSENGERS HAVE CHANGED TO THE NEW SERVICES.
FARES FOR THE NEW SERVICES WILL BE $1.20, UP TO 25 PER CENT HIGHER THAN FOR REGULAR BUSES TO REFLECT THE REDUCED PASSENGER TURNOVER ALONG THE ROUTES.
THE RECOMMENDATION TO EXTEND EXPRESS SERVICES TO KOWLOON WAS MADE BY THE ROUTE DEVELOPMENT SUB-GROUP IN A REVIEW CF BUS OPERATIONS EARLIER THIS YEAR AND WAS ENDORSED BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE'S ADVICE, WHICH HAS BEEN FOLLOWED, WAS THAT THE EXPRESS ROUTES SHOULD BE INTRODUCED AS AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD SERVICE WITH NO DETRIMENT TO OTHER STANDARD SCHEDULED BUS SERVICES,
FIVE QUESTIONS FOR LEGCO TOMORROW
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GOVERNMENT WILL BE ASKED BY AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER
MR STEPHEN CHEONG, ABOUT PROGRESS BEING MADE ON PLANS FOR AN EXHIBITION CENTRE, WHEN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETS AGAIN TOMORROW.
THE QUESTION WILL BE AMONG FIVE QUESTIONS TO BE RAISED BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS,
JE LYDIA