FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1989
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TEMPORARY FERRY SERVICE FOR TSING YI
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A TEMPORARY FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TSING YI AND CENTRAL WILL INTRODUCED EARLY NEXT MONTH TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE MODE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR COMMUTERS DURING THE CLOSURE OF THE TSING YI SOUTH BRIDGE FOR MAINTENANCE
WORKS, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED
TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE DOUBLE-DECK FERRIES ON THE EXISTING SERVICE BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND CENTRAL WILL BE DIVERTED TO CALL AT TSING YI PUBLIC PIER EN-ROUTE DURING THE MORNING AND EVENING PEAK HOURS FROM MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS.
THE FERRIES WILL DEPART FROM TSING YI AT 8 AM,
8.25 AM 9.35 AM AND FROM CENTRAL AT 5.35 PM, 6.20 PM AND 7.25 PM DAILY.
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THE JOURNEY FROM TSUEN WAN TO CENTRAL AND VICE VERSA Is EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY 10 MINUTES AS A RESULT OF THE RE-ROUTEING.
IN THE MORNING, THE DEPARTURE TIMES OF THE FERRIES AT TSUEN WAN WILL BE ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY ΤΟ 7.50 AM, 8.15 AM AND 9.25 AM. THE FERRIES WILL ALSO ARRIVE IN- CENTRAL FIVE MINUTES LATER THAN AT PRESENT.
THE FARE IS $2.50 FOR ADULTS AND $1.50 FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12.
THE SERVICE WILL NOT OPERATE
ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AND ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE TSING YI FERRY SERVICE:
MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS, MORNING PEAK HOURS DEPARTURE TIME:
FROM TSUEN WAN: 7.50 AM, 8.15 AM, 9.25 AM.
FROM TSING YI: 8 AM, 8.25 AM, 9.35 AM.
MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS, EVENING PEAK HOURS DEPARTURE TIME:
FROM CENTRAL: 5.35 PM, 6.20 PM, 7.25 PM. (THIS SERVICE WILL NOT
PICK UP PASSENGERS FROM TSING YI TO TSUEN WAN).
THE EXISTING KMB ROUTE NO. 43B, WHICH CONNECTS THE MAJOR HOUSING ESTATES ON TSING YI WITH THE TSING YI PUBLIC PIER, WILL PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE FEEDER SERVICE.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE ABOVE TEMPORARY FERRY SERVICE BE WELCOMED BY COMMUTERS IN TSING YI, WHERE ROAD-BASED TRANSPORT AFFECTED BY REPAIR WORK ON THE BRIDGE.
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