XN000022-1975-06-29 — Page 2

SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1975

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TWO NEW MAXI-CAB' SERVICES BEING INTRODUCED

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TWO NEW +MAXI-CAB+ SERVICES WILL DE INTRODUCED THIS WEEK BETWEEN ABERDEEN AND CENTRAL AS WELL AS CAUSEWAY BAY, TO SERVE RESIDENTS OF SHOUSON HILL AND DEEP WATER BAY, WOLG NEI CHUNG GAP AND STUBBS ROADS.

THE NEW SERVICES HAVE BEEN AGREED TO BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTULT FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS MADE BY INTERESTED PUBLIC LIGHT BUS OPERA VA‹â IN RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT'S CONSTANT EFFORTS TO PROMOTE MORE FEEDER PLB ROUTES TO SERVE DISTANT AREAS.

THE NEW SERVICES COME INTO OPERATION ON THURSDAY (JULY 3) AND WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE PEAK +MAXI-CAB÷ SERVICES WHICH AVE PROVED VERY POPULAR, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMIAN SAID TO Y.

PLES RUNNING ON +MAXI-CAB+ ROUTES ARE PAINTED WIT A GREEN TOP, CREAM BODY AND A GREEN WAISTBAND.

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THE ABERDEEN-CENTRAL SERVICE, WITH TERMINAL POINT AT ABERDEEN OLD MAIN STREET AND PEDDER STREET, WILL OPERATE FROM MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AT A PEAK FREQUENCY OF 10 MINUTES. THE FIRST KUN FROM ABER CEN WILL LEAVE AT 6.15 A.M. AND THE LAST RUN FROM `ENTRAL, AT 7.30 P.M.

THE ABERDEEN-CAUSEWAY BAY ROUTE, TERMINATING AT ABERDEEN OLD "MAIN STREET AND JARDINE'S CRESCENT, WILL RUN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT A PEAK FREQUENCY OF 15 MINUTES, WITH THE FIRST +MAXI-CAB÷ LEAVING ABERDEEN AT 9.15 A.M. AND THE LAST LEAVING CAUSEWAY BAY AT 12 MIDNIGHT.

BOTH ROUTES WILL CHARGE A FLAT FARE OF $1, AND WILL OPERATE MAINLY VIA ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG ROAD, SHOUSON HILL ROAD, SHOUSON HILL ROAD EAST, DEEP WATER BAY ROAD, WONG NEI CHUNG GAP ROAD AND STUBBS ROAD.

STOPPING PLACES FOR JOURNEYS LEAVING ABERDEEN INCLUDE SHOUSON HILL ROAD NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH WONG CHUK HANG ROAD A2 AND 9D SHOUSON HILL ROAD= 5 SHOUSON HILL ROAD EAST THE LAYBYE OUTSIDE 34 STUBBS ROAD AND THE LOCATIONS ON STUBBS ROAD NEAR TUNG SHAN TERRACE ACCESS ROAD, OUTSIDE LING NAM COLLEGE, NEAR SHUI FAI TERRACE AND OPPOSITE THE A.I.A. BUILDING.

STOPPING PLACES FOR ABERDEEN-BOUND JOURNEYS INCLUDE THE FIRST PARKING PLACE ON STUBBS ROAD THE LAYBYE OUTSIDE WATER PUMPING STATION NEAR THE TAI HANG ROAD ROUNDABOUT- AND THE LOCATIONS ON SHOUSON HILL ROAD NEAR NO. 16A, OPPOSITE UNICORN GARDEN, NEAR NO. 8, AND NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH WONG CHUK HANG ROAD.

/TO FACILITATE

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