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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1986
TRANSPORT PLAN FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES NEXT MONDAY (FEBRUARY 10) EVENING, IN CONNECTION WITH THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY OVER VICTORIA HARBOUR AT 8 PM.
BUS, GREEN MINIBUS AND FERRY SERVICES WHICH FALL WITHIN THE CLOSED AREAS ON LAND OR IN THE HARBOUR WILL BE SUSPENDED OR DIVERTED.
THERE WILL BE STEPPED-UP SERVICES BY VARIOUS MODES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO HELP MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO GO TO VIEW THE FIREWORKS.
THE DETAILS ARE:
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
* MORE TRIPS WILL BE OPERATED ON CMB ROUTE 15 BETWEEN CENTRAL AND THE PEAK, WITH BUSES RUNNING AT TEN-MINUTE INTERVALS FROM 6 PM.
* ADDITIONAL TRAINS WILL ALSO BE DEPLOYED ON THE MTR
AND THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE EVERY THREE MINUTES BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM.
* KCRC WILL OPERATE ADDITIONAL TRIPS BETWEEN KOWLOON AND
SHEUNG SHUI AFTER THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY. THE TRAINS WILL DEPART FROM KOWLOON AT 8.44 PM, 8.55 PM AND 9.59 PM.
* HK TRAMWAYS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES BETWEEN
NORTH POINT AND WHITTY STREET AND BETWEEN CAUSEWAY BAY AND SHAU KE! WAN AFTER THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
* HYF AND STAR FERRY WILL OPERATE ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
* ADDITIONAL CROSS-HARBOUR BUS SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED.
* THE PEAK TRAM WILL EXTEND ITS SERVICES, DEPENDING ON
PASSENGER DEMAND.
SUSPENDED SERVICES
* CMB ROUTE 780 ALONG THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR WILL BE
SUSPENDED FROM 5.25 PM.
* KMB ROUTE 5A BETWEEN KOWLOON CITY AND STAR FERRY WILL BE
SUSPENDED FROM 6.05 PM, WHILE KMB ROUTE 208 BETWEEN BROADCAST DRIVE AND TSIM SHA TSUI EAST WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 5.30 PM.
/ KOWLOON