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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1984
SPECIAL BUS SERVICES TO AND FROM THE RACE COURSE, INCLUDING ROUTE 848 FROM TSUEN WAN FERRY, ROUTE 872 FROM TAI PO MARKET, ROUTE 887 FROM TAI KOK TSUI FERRY, ROUTE 888 FROM SHA TIN MARKET, ROUTE 889 FROM KWUN TONG FERRY AND ROUTE 891 FROM KOWLOON CITY FERRY, WILL ALSO RESUME FROM THE SAME DAY.
CROSS HARBOUR RACE COURSE BUS SERVICE ROUTE 881 TO KENNEDY TOWN, ROUTE 882 TO CHAI WAN (EAST) AND ROUTE 884 TO ABERDEEN WILL ONLY OPERATE FOR HOME BOUND JOURNEYS FROM THE RACE COURSE.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FRANCHISED BUSES, PUBLIC BUSES, TAXIS, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND PRIVATE CARS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
TAXI DRIVERS FROM KOWLOON HEADING TOWARDS THE RACE COURSE ARE REMINDED TO USE THE FLYOVER (RAMP A1) ON TAI PO ROAD NEAR THE FO TAN KCR DEPOT, THOSE FROM TAI PO SHOULD USE THE SLIP ROAD OFF TAI PO ROAD OPPOSITE THE RACE COURSE RAILWAY STATION.
TAXIS AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES MAY NOT USE RAMP F ON THE EAST SIDE OF TAI PO ROAD LEADING TO THE MEMBERS' MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE GRANDSTAND. TRAFFIC SIGNS HAVE BEEN ERECTED AT SUITABLE LOCATIONS TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GOING TO THE RACE COURSE ARE ADVISED TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AS PARKING SPACES IN THE VICINITY ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED. VEHICLES PARKED ILLEGALLY ON THE ROAD OR PAVEMENT MAY BE TOWED AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.
HAWKERS MOVE TO BAZAAR
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ALL 205 ELIGIBLE ON-STREET HAWKERS PREVIOUSLY TRADING AT FOUR STREETS IN LUEN WO HUI, FANLING, WERE RELOCATED TO LUEN WO HUI HAWKER BAZAAR TODAY (THURSDAY).
CLEARANCE OF HAWKERS OPERATING AT LUEN SHING STREET, LUEN HING STREET, WO FUNG STREET AND LUEN WO ROAD AROUND LUEN WO MARKET BAZAAR HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT SMOOTHLY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE RELOCATION AIMED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY AS PART OF THE LUEN WO HUI TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME INTRODUCED TODAY.
THE TRADERS ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE BETWEEN 6 AM AND 12 NOON AS THE GROUND IS USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES OUTSIDE THIS PERIOD.