FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1986
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LATEST TRANSPORT GUIDE ON SALE
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S 1986 +GUIDE TO HONG KONG'S BUS, LIGHT BUS, RAIL AND FERRY SERVICES+ IS NOW ON SALE.
IT CAN BE BOUGHT AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, CENTRAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL. THE PRICE IS $16.
THE PUBLICATION, IN ENGLISH, COMPRISES TWO PARTS. THE FIRST PART GIVES THE ROUTES, FARES, FREQUENCY RANGE AND JOURNEY DISTANCE OF ALL SCHEDULED PUBLIC TRANSPORT, INCLUDING GREEN MINIBUS AND +KAITO+ SERVICES, IN HONG KONG.
THE SECOND PART IS AN AREA INDEX, WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFORMATION GROUPED ON AN AREA BASIS.
+BY CROSS-REFERENCING THE TWO PARTS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY THE MOST CONVENIENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR ANY PARTICULAR JOURNEY, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE GUIDE GENERALLY INDICATES THE SITUATION OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK AS AT APRIL THIS YEAR.
AS THE NETWORK IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, THE GUIDE ALSO GIVES +HOTLINES+ FOR ENQUIRIES TO THE MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE PRESENT SITUATION.
SITES OFFERED FOR LETTERS A-B TENDERS
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THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS (LETTERS A-B) TO TENDER
FOUR AT YUEN LONG AND THE OTHERS FOR SEVEN NEW TERRITORIES SITES
AT TAI PO, SHA TIN AND TUEN MUN.
THE TAI PO SITE IS AT PLOVER COVE ROAD WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 7 804 SQUARE METRES.
A MARKET WITH A MINIMUM GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 4 400 SQUARE METRES, RETAIL SHOPPING WITH A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 4 700 SQUARE METRES AND A RESIDENTIAL GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 23 400 SQUARE METRES ARE TO BE DEVELOPED ON IT.
THE SHA TIN SITE, LOCATED AT THE TOWN CENTRE, COVERS AN AREA OF 3 450 SQUARE METRES.
/ACCORDING