FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1984
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ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR BUSES
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (JUNE 1) THAT AS AN INTERIM MEASURE PENDING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE FARE SCALE TO BE APPLIED TO BUS SERVICES USING THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR, THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY HAD BEEN INVITED TO OPERATE FIVE TEMPORARY SERVICES.
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THEY ARE ROUTE 20X SHAU KEI WAN - ADMIRALTY: ROUTE 21X TAI KOO SHING - JACKSON ROAD AND ROUTE 22X QUARRY BAY - ADMIRALTY AT A FLAT FARE OF $2.00, AND ROUTE 80X CHAI WAN (SAN HA STREET) CENTRAL (WING WO STREET); AND ROUTE 81X CHAI WAN (HING WAH) - CENTRALI MTR STATION (DOUGLAS STREET) AT A FLAT FARE OF $2.50.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IF THE COMPANY ACCEPTS THIS OFFER, BUSES COULD BE OPERATING ON JUNE 9, 1984 FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE NEW ROAD OR SOON AFTERWARDS.
MORE TREE-PLANTING URGED
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THE NEED TO PLANT YOUNG TREES IN THE NEW TOWNS WAS STRESSED TODAY BY THE CHAIRMAN OF NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT.
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL TUEN MUN TREE PLANTING DAY AT THE TSING WAH SOCCER PITCH, MR LAU SAID HE HOPED THE EFFORT WOULD ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO BEAUTIFY THE IR SURROUNDINGS.
MORE THAN 150 COMMUNITY LEADERS AND STUDENTS TOOK PART IN PLANTING 30 YOUNG TREES ON THE OCCASION,
THE EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE CURRENT ME! FA PHASE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG DRIVE.
SPREADING THE WORK SAFETY MESSAGE ****
DETAILS OF THE +SAFETY AT WORK+ SERIES IV TV PROGRAMME WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE NEW WORLD PLAZA, NEW . WORLD CENTRE IN TSIM SHA TSUI, AT 11.30 AM TOMORROW (SATURDAY),
THE $500 000 TV PRODUCTION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, AND CO-SPONSORED BY MR LAM KIN-MING OF LAI SUN GARMENT CO. LTD., IS AIMED AT INCREASING THE AWARENESS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AMONG WORKERS.
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