TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1989
HOWEVER.
6
TO
IMPROVE THE SERVICE
THE PUBLIC, NO. 24M WILL ALSO OPERATE DIRECT STATION WITH EFFECT FROM TOMORROW
TO FURTHER SUPPLEMENTARY JOURNEYS ON ROUTE BETWEEN LEI YUE MUN AND LAM TIN (WEDNESDAY).
OPERATE WILL
EVERY 10 MINUTES
THESE SUPPLEMENTARY JOURNEYS EXCEPT DURING PEAK HOURS WHEN THE FREQUENCY WILL BE SEVEN MINUTES.
ΤΟ PICK COMMENTING ON THE REQUEST FROM RED MINIBUS OPERATORS
LEI YUE MUN ROAD OUTSIDE LAM TIN UP AND SET DOWN PASSENGERS ON
SPOKESMAN SAID LEI YUE STATION, WHICH IS PERMITTED AT PRESENT, THE
TRUNK ROAD WHEN THE EASTERN HARBOUR MUN ROAD WOULD BECOME A BUSY CROSSING IS OPENED.
FOR
SAFETY
AND TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT REASONS.
IT
IS
THE
DEPARTMENT'S INTENTION TO DECLARE THIS ROAD AN URBAN CLEARWAY.
SAI CHO
HOWEVER, ALTERNATIVE FACILITIES WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT
DOWN PASSENGERS NEAR WAN TO ENABLE RED MINIBUSES TO PICK UP AND SET LAM TIN STATION.
ᎪᎢ
CONSIDERATION HAD BEEN GIVEN TO ALLOW RED MINIBUSES TO STOP
TIN MTR STATION. FACILITIES THE TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE OPPOSITE LAM
AND COULD NOT COPE WITH THE THERE ARE OF LIMITED CAPACITY
LARGE GREEN NUMBER OF RED MINIBUSES IN ADDITION TO THE KMB BUSES. TAXIS AND MINIBUSES WHICH WILL BE USING THIS TERMINUS.
HAVE
SAID RED MINIBUS OPERATORS
THEIR OWN THE SPOKESMAN
AND FREQUENCIES
FARES, PROVIDED THEY CHOICES OF OPERATING ROUTES,
THE
AREAS NON-RESTRICTED
FOR BOARDING AND ALIGHTING MAKE USE OF PASSENGERS.
ALWAYS
TO
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS PREPARED TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE RED MINIBUS OPERATORS CLEAR UP ANY MISUNDERSTANDING.
INTEREST ON TAX RESERVE CERTIFICATES REVISED
LEGAL
(MONDAY) CONTAINS
A
SECRETARY HAS TAX RESERVE
A GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED YESTERDAY
FINANCIAL THAT THE ΤΟ NOTICE
THE EFFECT AUTHORISED A DECREASE IN THE RATE OF INTEREST PAYABLE ON CERTIFICATES.
NEW ANNUAL RATE OF INTEREST FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY), THE
OF 7.32 WILL BE 6.84 PER CENT (TAX FREE) AS AGAINST THE CURRENT RATE PER CENT {TAX FREE).
/INTEREST ON