TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1985
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TRAM SERVICES, EXCEPT AROUND THE HAPPY VALLEY LOOP, OPERATE ALL NIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE. IT WILL RUN UNTIL 2 AM,
WILL ON NEW YEAR'S EVE,
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CMB WILL EXTEND SERVICES ON EIGHT MAJOR ROUTES 4, 7, 10, 23, 70, 72 AND 90M.
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NUS. 2,
ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEAR'S EVE. THE LAST DEPARTURES OF ROUTE 2 FROM SHAU KEI WAN TO MACAU FERRY WILL BE AT 1.10 AM AND 12.45 AM RESPECTIVELY: NO. 4 FROM WAH FU TO CENTRAL WILL BE AT 12.30 AM; NO. 7 FROM SHEK PAI WAN TO CENTRAL AT 2 AM AND 1 AM; NO. 10 FROM NORTH POINT FERRY TO KENNEDY TOWN AT 1 AM AND 12.30 AM NO. 23 FROM NORTH POINT FERRY TO POKFIELD ROAD AT 12.30 AM; NO. 70 FROM ABERDEEN TO CENTRAL AT 12.45 AM AND 12.24 AM NO. 72 FROM ABERDEEN TO CAUSEWAY BAY AT 12.50 AM AND 12.20 AM AP LEI CHAU TO CENTRAL AT 11.50 PM.
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KMB WILL ALSO BE EXTENDING SERVICES.
AND NO. 90M FROM
ON DECEMBER 24, THE LAST DEPARTURES OF ROUTE 1A FROM SAU MAU PING AND STAR FERRY WILL BE AT 12.39 AM AND 1.36 AM RESPECTIVELYI NO. 5 FROM CHOI HUNG AND TSIM SHA TSUI AT 1.24 AM AND 3 AM NO. 5C FROM TSZ WAN SHAN AND TSIM SHA TSUI AT 1.10 AM AND 1.50 AM NO. 6 FROM LAI CHI KOK AND STAR FERRY AT 1,17 AM AND 3 AM; NO. 9 FROM PING SHEK AND STAR FERRY AT 12.46 AM AND 1.30 AM; AND NO. 66M FROM TAI HING AND TSUEN WAN MTR STATION AT 12.30 AM AND 1.15 AM.
* MANY GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES WILL ALSO FINISH LATER THAN USUAL; SUCH AS NO. 1 (PEAK TO HMS TAMAR) AT 4 AM 16M (CHAI WAN MTR STATION TO CHUNG HOM KOK) AT 12.40 AMI 3 (TSIM SHA TSUI TO TAI TUNG SUN CHUEN) AT 2.30 AM: 7 (KOWLOON CITY TO TSIM SHA TSUI EAST) AT 2 AM 31M (MONG KOK MTR STATION TO TSIM SHA TSUI EAST) AT 3.30 AM: 37M (TSZ WAN SHAN TO WONG TAI SIN MTR STATION) AT 3 AM.
DISTRICT-WIDE YULETIDE CELEBRATIONS ARRANGED
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A WIDE VARIETY OF FESTIVE ACTIVITIES COSTING ABOUT $1.5 MILLION HAS BEEN ARRANGED DURING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS FOR THE PUBLIC IN A NUMBER OF DISTRICTS, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
THOUSANDS OF GLITTERING AND COLOURFUL LIGHTS WILL ADD TO THE SPLENDOUR OF THE SEASON IN SEVERAL AREAS WITH SPECIAL DECORATIONS PUT UP BY THE DISTRICT BOARDS, HOUSING AUTHORITY AND PRIVATE COMPANIES.
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, MR CHAU SAID THE DISTRICT-BASED ENTERTAINMENT, MOST OF WHICH ARE FREE, WILL ENABLE RESIDENTS TO ENJOY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR #ITHOUT HAVING TO TRAVEL TOO FAR FROM THEIR HOMES.
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