XN000022-1975-03-30 — Page 3

SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1975.

WATER TAXIS FOR TOLO HARBOUR TOUR

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PASSENGERS ON THE TOLO HARBOUR TOUR WILL BE TRAVELLING IN EVEN GREATER COMFORT NEXT TUESDAY (APRIL 1) WHEN AIR- CONDITIONED WATER TAXIS WILL BE USED FOR THE HARBOUR CRUISE.

RESPONSE TO THE TOUR, INTRODUCED IN JANUARÝ THIS YEAR BY THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY AND THE HONG KONG-YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY, HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING DESPITE POOR WEATHER DURING THE PAST TWO MONTHS, AND THE ORGANISERS EXPECT EVEN BETTER RESULTS AS THE WEATHER IMPROVES AND THE WATER TAXIS COME INTO SERVICE.

THE FOUR-HOUR TOUR OPERATES ON A DAILY BASIS, EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, AND INCLUDES A RETURN RAIL JOURNEY FROM TSIM SHA TSUI TO TAI PO KAU AND A FERRY CRUISE IN TOLO HARBOUR. THE COST IS $15 AND INCLUDES A SNACK ON THE FERRY.

ACCORDING TO A KCR SPOKESMAN, BOTH TOURISTS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE TAKING THE TOUR WHICH AFFORDS PASSENGERS A CHANCE TO SEE SOME OF THE MOST SCENIC SPOTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IN RELATIVE COMFORT.

WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF WATER TAXIS NEXT WEEK, PASSENGERS WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A MUCH BETTER VIEW OF THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE AS THE WATER TAXIS GAN RUN CLOSER TO THE SHORE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY ADDED.

PASSENGERS WILL BOARD THE WATER TAXIS AT TAI PO KAU AND CRUISE ROUND TOLO HARBOUR PASSING THROUGH YIM TIN TSAI, THREE CUPS, WU KWAI SHA AND BACK TO THE UNIVERSITY STATION WHERE THEY BOARD THE RETURN TRAIN TO KOWLOON.

AT PRESENT, THE KCR SPOKESMAN SAID, THERE ARE NO PLANS TO EXTEND THE TOUR TO SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AS MOST TRAINS WERE ALREADY CROWDED ON THESE OCCASIONS.

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