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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1991
PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFORMATION AT FINGER TIPS
*
TRANSPORT
SERVICES IS NOW
INFORMATION ON HONG KONG'S PUBLIC AVAILABLE IN A GUIDEBOOK COMPILED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
KONG -A THE PUBLICATION, ENTITLED "PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN HONG GUIDE TO SERVICES 1991", IS ON SALE AT $34 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT
FLOOR, PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND
GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL. IT IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE EDITIONS.
THE FIRST PART OF THE GUIDE GIVES THE ROUTES, FARES, FIRST LAST
TIMES, DEPARTURE
FREQUENCY RANGE AND JOURNEY
OF TIME SCHEDULED PUBLIC TRANSPORT,
TRAM, RAIL, FRANCHISED GREEN MINIBUS, FERRY AND KAITO SERVICES.
INCLUDING
FOR FERRY OR BUS SERVICES WITH A FREQUENCY OF OVER 60 THE FULL TIMETABLE IS GIVEN.
AND ALL BUS,
MINUTES,
THE SECOND PART OF THE GUIDE CONTAINS AN INDEX OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUPED ON AREA BASIS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT BY
READERS CROSS-REFERENCING,
WOULD BE ABLE ΤΟ IDENTIFY THE MOST CONVENIENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODES FOR ANY PARTICULAR JOURNEY.
WERE
NOT
AND
RED THE SERVICES OF TAXIS AND
PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES COVERED BY THE GUIDE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT OPERATE ON FIXED ROUTES SCHEDULES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
NEVERTHELESS, A TABLE ON URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES TAXI FARES WAS INCLUDED, HE SAID.
THE
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT
GUIDE GENERALLY INDICATED THE POSITION OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK IN AUGUST THIS YEAR.
PASSENGER PUBLIC
DEMAND, TRANSPORT
IT ALSO OPERATORS
AS THE NETWORK MAY CHANGE TO MEET PROVIDES THE ENQUIRIES HOTLINES OF MAJOR FOR COMMUTERS TO OBTAIN THE LATEST INFORMATION.
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