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FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1975

NEW LUXURY COACH SERVICE AT KAI TAK

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PEOPLE TRAVELLING TO AND FROM KAI TAK AIRPORT WILL FIND IT MUCH EASIER TO OBTAIN PUBLIC TRANSPORT WITH THE INTRODUCTION NEXT WEEK OF A NEW LUXURY COACH SERVICE WHICH PROVIDES EXPRESS TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND HONG KONG ISLAND.

WITH THE BACKING OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, THE KOWLOON AND CHINA MOTORS BUS COMPANIES WILL INTRODUCE THE CROSS-HARBOUR COACH SERVICE FROM MONDAY (MARCH 17) BETWEEN THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING AND THE CENTRAL BUS TERMINUS.·

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THE NEW SERVICE WOULD BE TRIED OUT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS, AND WOULD BE OPERATED ON A GUARANTEED SEAT BASIS.

HE SAID THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SERVICE HAD RESULTED FROM DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE TRANSPORT AND CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENTS, TOGETHER WITH THE BUS COMPANIES, IN THEIR CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT.

THE NEW SERVICE, DESIGNATED ROUTE 200, IS IN ADDITION TO A SIMILAR COACH SERVICE, ROUTE 201, INTRODUCED LAST MONTH BY KMB BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND TSIMSHATŠUI IN KOWLOON. THE EXISTING $2 FARE FOR ROUTE 201 WILL BE REDUCED TO $1 ONLY WITH EFFECT FROM MONDAY.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE AIRPORT-CENTRAL COACH SERVICE SHOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE ON HONG KONG ISLAND TO GET PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO AND BACK FROM THE AIRPORT.

IT WOULD PARTICULARLY PROVE CONVENTIENT TO TOURISTS, AS ONE OF ITS FEATURES IS THAT ALL HOTELS IN CENTRAL DISTRICT LIE ALONG THE ROUTE, EACH HAVING AN ADJACENT BUS STOP SERVED BY THE COACH SERVICE, HE SAID.

IN ADDITION, IT STOPS IN GLOUCESTER ROAD VERY NEAR TO SOME HOTELS IN CAUSEWAY BAY AREA, HE ADDED.

ROUTE 200, USING 42-SEATER COACHES, WILL OPERATE AT 15-MINUTE FREQUENCY, WITH THE FIRST RUN LEAVING THE CENTRAL BUS TERMINUS AT 7 AM AND THE LAST AT 8.15 PM AND THE FIRST RUN LEAVING THE AIRPORT AT 7.35 AM AND THE LAST AT 7.35 PM. THE FARE IS A FLAT $3.

COACHES BOUND FOR THE AIRPORT WILL TRAVEL VIA CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HARCOURT ROAD, COTTON TREE DRIVE, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, PEDDER STREET, CHATER ROAD, MURRAY ROAD, QUEENSWAY, ARSENAL STREET, WATERFRONT ROAD, FLYOVER, GLOUCESTER ROAD CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL, HONG CHONG ROAD, CHATHAM ROAD, MA TAU WEI ROAD, CHI KIANG STREET, TO KWA WAN ROAD, SUNG WONG TOÌ ROAD AND OLYMPIC AVENUE.

JOURNEYS FROM THE AIRPORT TO CENTRAL WILL OPERATE VIA OLYMPIC AVENUE, TAM KUNG ROAD, MA TAU WEI ROAD, CHATHAM ROAD, HONG CHONG ROAD, CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL, WATERFRONT ROAD FLYOVER GLOUCESTER ROAD, WATERFRONT ROAD, HARCOURT ROAD, COTTON TREE DRIVE, QUEENSWAY, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET,

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