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SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1987
NEW CROSS-HARBOUR BUS SERVICE INTRODUCED
A NEW CROSS-HARBOUR BUS SERVICE NO. 110 BETWEEN TAIKOO SHING AND TSIM SHA TSUI EAST (SCIENCE MUSEUM ROAD) WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM MONDAY (AUGUST 17), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE NEW BUS ROUTE IS INTRODUCED TO CATER FOR PASSENGER DEMAND FOLLOWING THE WITHDRAWAL OF PASSENGER HOVERFERRY SERVICE BETWEEN NORTH POINT AND TSIM SHA TSUI EAST OPERATED BY HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY FROM AUGUST 9.
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THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE AT A 12-MINUTE FREQUENCY FROM 7.30 TO 7.18 PM FROM MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS AND FROM 9.30 AM TO 7.18 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. THE FARE WILL BE $2.80.
UPGRADING OF TSAN YUK HOSPITAL BUILDING SERVICES
WORK TO UPGRADE THE BUILDING SERVICES OF TSAN YUK
HOSPITAL IN
SAI YING PUN WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK.
ARCHITECTURAL OF THREE
A $2.9 MILLION CONTRACT, RECENTLY AWARDED BY THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CALLS FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION STEAM BOILERS, A 10,000-LITRE UNDERGROUND DIESEL FUEL OIL TANK, AN INCINERATOR, A CHIMNEY AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
THE WORKS, PART OF A MAJOR PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE TSAN YUK HOSPITAL'S BUILDING SERVICES, WILL TAKE 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY OTHER CONTRACTS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL LIFTS AND AIR-CONDITIONERS.
TRAFFIC LANES ON TUEN MUN ROAD CLOSED FOR ROAD WORK
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THE TRAFFIC LANES ON TUEN MUN ROAD AT TAI LAM CLOSED SEPARATELY FROM TUESDAY (AUGUST 18) FOR ROAD WORK.
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TO FROM AUGUST 19
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ON LANES NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE CLOSED WHILE THE FAST AND MIDDLE LANES ON THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE CLOSED FROM AUGUST 25 TO 30.
MEANWHILE, THE SLOW AND MIDDLE LANES ON THE NORTHBOUND THOSE ON THE CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE CLOSED FROM AUGUST 25 TO 31, WHILE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE CLOSED FROM AUGUST 31 TO SEPTEMBER 5.
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