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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1986
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
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SPECIAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 22) FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS DISPLAY TO BE HELD IN THE VICTORIA HARBOUR AT 8 PM.
RESIDENTS WISHING TO GO TO WATCH THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY SHOULD USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND TO ALLOW THEMSELVES PLENTY OF TRAVEL TIME.
PEOPLE WISHING TO TRAVEL TO CENTRAL FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE ISLAND, AND TO TSIM SHA TSUI FROM ANY PARTS OF KOWLOON ARE REQUESTED TO NOTE THE CHANGES.
CMB BUS ROUTES TO CENTRAL WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO AVOID CLOSED ROADS IN CENTRAL. WHILE THE TSIM SHA TSUI TERMINAL OF KMB BUSES WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED AND REPLACEMENT TERMINALS WILL BE PROVIDED IN NEARBY AREAS.
COMMUTERS SHOULD NOTE THAT ALL TSIM SHA TSUI ENTRANCES OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CAMERON ROAD ENTRANCE -- WILL BE USED FOR OUTGOING PASSENGERS TWO HOURS BEFORE THE START OF FIREWORKS DISPLAY. PASSENGERS GOING TO TSIM SHA TSUI EAST CAN GET OFF AT JORDAN STATION AND TSIM SHA TSUI STATION.
ON HONG KONG ISLAND, COMMUTERS GOING TO THE WAN CHAI RECLAMATION AREA SHOULD GET OFF AT WAN CHAI MTR STATION, WHILE THOSE GOING TO THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR AT NORTH POINT STATION AND TIN HAU STATION.
DETAILS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS ARE:
CMB BUS SERVICES
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FROM 6.30 PM, ROUTES 21 AND 24 ON JOURNEYS TO MACAU FERRY AND CENTRAL WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO AVOID CLOSED ROADS.
FROM 6.30 PM, ROUTES 8, 11A, AND 40 ON JOURNEYS TO AND FROM WAN CHAI WILL OMIT WAN CHAI FERRY AND OPERATE ON A CIRCULAR BASIS.
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THE FREQUENCY OF ROUTE 15 WILL BE STRENGTHENED TO ABOUT 10 MINUTES SUBJECT TO PASSENGER DEMAND.
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ADDITIONAL BUSES WILL BE OPERATED ON ROUTES 8, 38, 40, 40M, 70 AND 72.
ROUTE 780 WILL BE CURTAILED AT 5.25 PM.
EMPTY BUSES