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THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1989
SHA TIN,
FROM THE NORTH TO
MEI SHA PIER. FAR AS NAI
AT PRESENT, NT TAXIS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO OPERATE IN INCLUDING MA ON SHAN, EXCEPT TO BRING PASSENGERS THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL, SHA TIN RACE COURSE AND FROM SAI KUNG, NT TAXIS ARE ONLY PERMITTED TO OPERATE AS CHUNG IN SAI KUNG NORTH.
ON SHAN HAD BEEN IMPOSED NT TAXIS SHOULD ADDITIONAL ROAD
THE RESTRICTION ON NT TAXIS IN MA FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S DECISION IN 1987 THAT BE EXCLUDED FROM MA ON SHAN SUBJECT TO A REVIEW WHEN LINKS WERE PROVIDED TO MA ON SHAN IN 1988.
THE OPENING OF SAI SHA ROAD IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR HAS PO/NORTI A DEMAND FOR TAXI TRAVEL BETWEEN SAI KUNG AND TAI VIA MA ON SHAN.
GENERATED DISTRICTS
THE DEMAND FOR TAXI TRAVEL BETWEEN MA ON SHAN AND TAI
WITH INCREASE
POPULATION DISTRICTS IS ALSO EXPECTED TO TAXIS CAN MEET THIS INCREASING DEMAND.
PO/NORTH
GROWTH.
NT
REMOVAL OF THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS WILL FROM SAI KUNG TO BE TAKEN TO THE PRINCE OF WALES NT TAXIS.
ALSO ALLOW PATIENTS HOSPITAL DIRECT BY
THE
EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL ALSO DECIDED
THAT NT
SHOULD INCLUDING RENNIE'S
TAXIS
CONTINUE TO BE BANNED FROM THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN, MILL.
APPROPRIATE FOR THE JUNK THE COUNCIL CONSIDERED THAT IT WAS
WOULD BAY NEW TOWN TO BE SERVED BY URBAN TAXIS AS MOST EXTERNAL TRIPS BE TO AND FROM KOWLOON RATHER THAN SAI KUNG.
BAY AND IS ALSO OPERATING
AT PRESENT FOUR BUS ROUTES ARE OPERATING BETWEEN JUNK THE SOUTH AND EAST KOWLOON. A GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE BETWEEN THE NEW TOWN AND SAI KUNG TOWN CENTRE.
AS REGARDS RENNIE'S MILL, ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THE OPERATION OF BUSES, GREEN TAXIS.
IS PROVIDED
MINIBUSES, FERRIES AND URBAN
NEW BUS SERVICES TO ALLEVIATE MTR CONGESTION
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PURPOSE ON THE MASS
NEW BUS SERVICES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN INTRODUCED FOR THE OF ALLEVIATING THE MORNING PEAK HOUR CONGESTION PROBLEM TRANSIT RAILWAY NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR.
INTENDED TO CARRY PASSENGERS KOWLOON ΤΟ BYPASS THE
THE TWO NEW KMB BUS ROUTES ARE DIRECT FROM EAST AND WEST NEW TERRITORIES TO OVERCROWDED MTR CORRIDOR.
EXISTING 53 BUS ROUTES SERVING
THESE ARE ADDITIONAL TO THE BETWEEN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE KOWLOON AREA.
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