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THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1991
MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD
MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY
MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM
AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN DAILY MINIMUM
AIR TEMPERATURE
MBAN DEW POINT
TOTAL EVAPORATION
71 PER CENT; THREE PER CENT
LESS THAN NORMAL
81 PER CENT; TWO PER CENT
LOWER THAN NORMAL
29.3 DEGREES CELSIUS; 0.6 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL
26.5 DEGREES CELSIUS; 0.6 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL
24.7 DEGREES CELSIUS ; 0.8 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL
22.9 DEGREES CELSIUS ; 0.3 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL
128.3 MM ; 9.4 MM BELOW NORMAL
NEW BUS ROUTE TO HELP RELIEVE MTR CONGESTION
A NEW AIR-CONDITIONED CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTE, NO. 301, BE OPERATED JOINTLY BY THE TWO FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES FROM AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR COMMUTERS TO THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.
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SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY) TO ANNOUNCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW ROUTE. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER. FOR TRANSPORT, MRS DOROTHY CHAN, SAID THIS IS THE SECOND PHASE OF AN ACTION PLAN TO HELP RELJEVE SOUTHBOUND CONGESTION IN THE MTR.
MRS CHAN SAID THE NEW
EXPRESS BUSES WOULD TAKE UP PASSENGERS HARBOUR TUNNEL IN
FROM THE BUS BAY AT THE TOLL PLAZA OF THE CROSS KOWLOON TO CENTRAL.
THE BUS FARE IS $5.50 AND THE JOURNEY TIME TO CENTRAL WILL BE ABOUT 12 MINUTES.
SHE SAID THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO ENCOURAGE KCR PASSENGERS FROM THE EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES TO CHANGE FOR BUSES IN HUNG HOM RATHER TRAN TO THE MTR AT KOWLOON TONG.
"AT PRESENT, SOME 6,000 PASSENGERS USE THE KOWLOON TONG STATION DURING THE MORNING PRAK HOUR FOR CENTRAL AND OVER 60 PER CENT OF THEM ARE GENERATED FROM THE KCR," MRS CHAN ADDED.
GENERAL MANAGER AND PLANNING
FINANCE
ALSO PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WERE THE OF THE KMB, MR CHARLES (.Y. LUI, AND THE CMB'S MANAGER, MR DEREK NICHOLLS.
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