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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1983
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AND FOR SHA TIN, 270 BUSES WILL BE RUNNING ON 24 ROUTES BY THE END OF 1985, ŘEPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 66 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF BUSES.
COUPLED WITH THE NEW KCR ELECTRIC TRAIN SERVICE THIS EXPANSION IN BUS SERVICE IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THE TRANSPORT SERVICE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
+THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE A BALANCED MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORT SERVICE,+ MR AU SAID.
+THOSE CARRYING THE BULK OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC ARE THE FRANCHISED BUSES, KMB AND NEW LANTAO BUSES, THE KCR ELECTRIC TRAIN SERVICE AND THE WATERBORNE TRANSPORT.
+DOWN IN THE HIERARCHY, WE HAVE THE RED PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES, AND THOSE WHICH RUN ON FIXED ROUTES AND FIXED FARES - THE GREEN MAXICABS.
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+THEN COME THOSE MORE PERSONALISED TRANSPORT THE TAXIS (URBAN TAXIS, NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS AND LANTAO TAXIS) AND THE RESIDENTIAL COACHES.
+ON SERVING AREAS OF LOWER DEMAND, WE HAVE THE HIRED CARS AND VILLAGE BUSES'.
*THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS CLOSELY MONITORING AND REVIEWING THE TRANSPORT SERVICE,+ MR AU CONCLUDED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDICAL PLAN FOR OLD AND NEEDY
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THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GORDON JONES, WILL ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF A COMMUNITY MEDICAL SERVICE SCHEME AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 19).
THE SCHEME WILL BE INTRODUCED ON MONDAY (AUGUST 22) TO PROVIDE CLINICAL SERVICES AT REDUCED FEES FOR ELDERLY AND NEEDY PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT 11 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, 884-886 KING'S ROAD,
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