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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1988
HYF TO OPERATE CENTRAL TO TSIM SHA TSUI EAST SERVICE
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HONGKONG AND THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS DECIDED TO GRANT THE
EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO OPERATE A (HYF) THE YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LTD
(EDINBURGH PLACE) FRANCHISED PASSENGER FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.
USED ON $2.00
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT HOVERFERRIES WILL BE THE SERVICE. THE FARES WILL BE $3.00 FOR PEAK HOUR JOURNEYS AND FOR OFF-PEAK HOUR JOURNEYS.
BEEN OPERATING A
TEMPORARY
HAS SINCE 1986, HYF SERVICE BETWEEN BLAKE PIER IN CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.
AS THE SERVICE PROVIDES A
THE EXECUTIVE
OF
HOVERFERRY
CONVENIENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINK, THE
THE
ADVISORY ON
ADVICE
TRANSPORT COUNCIL,
FULL-DAY COMMITTEE, DECIDED THAT IT SHOULD BE OPERATED AS A PERMANENT SERVICE.
THE FOR
SERVICE,
DATE
OF
ARRANGEMENTS PIER DETAILS ABOUT COMMENCEMENT AND EXTENSION OF OPERATING HOURS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.
TRAVELLING FROM MA ON SHAN TO SAI KUNG IN 15 MINUTES
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TODAY (THURSDAY) THE OPENING OF THE FINAL OFFICIATED AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY TO MARK
STAGE OF SAI SHA ROAD.
SAI ЯНА ROAD FROM THIS WITH THE OPENING OF THIS SECTION OF
ΤΟ MORNING, MOTORISTS ARE NOW ABLE TO TRAVEL FROM MA ON SHAN, SHA TIN SAI KUNG TOWN IN 15 MINUTES.
NO DIRECT ROAD LINKING THE BEFORE, THERE WAS VEHICLES HAD TO TRAVEL VIA KOWLOON.
SAI SHA ROAD ALSO PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS MA ON SHAN AND TO SAI KUNG WHICH BEFORE COULD ONLY BE ON SHAN ROAD AND HIRAM'S HIGHWAY,
SHA
PROJECT ROAD
-TWO PLACES.
OF ACCESS TO REACHED BY MA
OF CONSTRUCTION
A SHA ROAD AT THE
INVOLVED THE THE SAI 3.5-KILOMETRE EXTENSION ROAD FROM THE EXISTING SAI NAI CHUNG VILLAGE, SAI KUNG TO MA ON SHAN ROAD, MA ON SHAN.
CONSTRUCTION
STARTED
IN
MID-1987
AND
TOOK
17
MONTHS
TO
COMPLETE AT A COST OF $43 MILLION.
/IT WAS