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HOWEVER, CMB WOULD BE CHARGING FARES OF $2.70 FOR ITS ROUTES 304 AND 309 AND $4 FOR CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTES 121 AND 122.
+TO DISTINGUISH BUSES OFFERING FREE RIDES AND THOSE CHARGING FARES, COMMUTERS SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR POSTERS DISPLAYED ON THE WINDOWS OF EACH BUS BEFORE BOARDING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN HOPED COMMUTERS WOULD APPRECIATE THAT IN VIEW OF THE LIMITED CAPACITY AVAILABLE ON FREE SERVICES, PASSENGERS SHOULD NOT AVOID FARE PAYING BUSES.
+SIMILARLY, MTR RIDERS SHOULD ALSO EXERCISE DISCRETION IN PLANNING THEIR JOURNEYS HOME AFTER THE FAIR SO AS TO EASE THE BURDEN ON THE TRAINS,+ HE EMPHASISED.
MTR TRAINS WILL BE OPERATING ON A FIVE-MINUTE FREQUENCY FROM 11 PM TO 3 AM, AFTER WHICH TIME A 10-MINUTE INTERVAL SERVICE WILL COME INTO OPERATION.
MEETING ON WAR MEMORIAL FUND
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THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE OF THE HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND WILL HOLD A FURTHER PUBLIC SESSION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT 4.30 PM TO HEAR THE VIEWS OF WAR VETERANS.
A SPOKESMAN EACH FROM THE HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND COMMITTEE (HKWMFC), THE HONG KONG PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION (HKPOWA), THE SECOND WORLD WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION (SWWVA) AND THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FAR EASTERN PRISONER OF WAR CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS (NFFCA) WILL PRESENT THEIR ORGANISATIONS' VIEWS ON THE FUTURE ADMINISTRATION OF THE HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND.
THIS MEETING IS THE SECOND OF A TWO-PART SERIES, THE FIRST HAD BEEN HELD ON JANUARY 30 WHEN THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE PRESENTED THE ADMINISTRATION'S VIEWS.
THE SPOKESMEN APPEARING AT TOMORROW'S HEARING WILL BE:
HKWMFC
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SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES (CHAIRMAN)
HKPOWA
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MR J. MITCHELL (CHAIRMAN)
SWWVA
NFFCA
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MR MAXIMO CHENG (CHAIRMAN)
MR JACK EDWARDS (FAR EAST REPRESENTATIVE)
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PUBLIC SESSION.
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