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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1975

COMMERCIAL PREMISES AT HUNG HOM RAILWAY TERMINAL

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SHOPPING, BANKING AND DINING FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR HUNG HOM RAILWAY TERMINAL WHICH IS EXPECTED TO SWING INTO OPERATION LATER THIS YEAR.

TENDERS FOR OPERATING A RESTAURANT, A SNACK BAR, A RAIL BAR A BANK OFFICE AND A BOOKSHOP IN THIS MODERN TERMINAL BUILDING ARE NOW INVITED BY THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

IN ADDITION, AN ARCADE OF MINI-SHOPS IS BEING PLANNED ON THE ELEVATED PASSENGER CORRIDOR ABOVE THE RAILWAY PLATFORMS,

BOTH THE RESTAURANT AND THE SNACK BAR, EACH WITH A FLOOR AREA OF MORE THAN 1,200 SQ. FT. WILL BE LOCATED ON THE MEZZANINE FLOOR.

THE BANK OFFICE, THE BOOKSHOP AND THE RAIL BAR WHICH SUPPLIES SOFT DRINKS, CANDIES AND CIGARETTES WILL BE SITUATED IN THE PASSENGER HALL.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY SAID ALL THESE PREMISES HAD CONSIDERABLE COMMERCIAL POTENTIALS AS A RECENT SURVEY SHOWED THAT THE NEW TERMINAL WOULD BE HANDLING MORE THAN SIX MILLION PASSENGERS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF ITS OPERATION. OF THESE PASSENGERS, ABOUT ONE-THIRD WILL BE TRAVELLING TO AND FROM CHINA.

WITH THE ANTICIPATED GROWTH OF POPULATION IN SHA TIN, A SHARP INCREASE IN RAILWAY TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

APART FROM THIS, 100,000 MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT THE TERMINAL EACH YEAR TO MEET OR SAY FAREWELL TO THEIR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.

OTHER SOURCES OF POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS WILL COME FROM THE MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK BUILT ON TOP OF THE TERMINAL, A BUS TERMINUS ON THE PODIUM AND A NETWORK OF PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS LINKING THE TERMINAL BUILDING WITH HUNG HOM FERRY PIERS AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.

DETAILS OF CONDITIONS FOR THE TENDERS ARE LAID DOWN IN

A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.

SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS WILL BE AWARDED A FIVE-YEAR LEASE IN THE FIRST INSTANCE.

IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIT OUT THE PREMISES WHICH MUST BE READY FOR BUSINESS BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE TERMINAL.

A GRACE PERIOD