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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1975

SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

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SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AND EXTRA PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES PROVIDED THIS VEEKEND IN CONNECTION WITH THIS YEAR'S MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY PARKING FACILITIES IN THE PEAK AREA ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL DE VERY LIMITED AND KOTORISTS ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES.

HE SAID THE METERED PARKING SPACES NEXT TO THE UPPER PEAK BUS TERMINUS WILL DE SUSPENDED FROM 2 P.M. ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 20) UNTIL O A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY.

ONLY FRANCHISED DUSES, PEAK >MAXI-CADS+ AND TAXIS WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE THE UPPER PEAK TRAM TERMINUS' CAR PARK FROM 6 P.M. ON SATURDAY TO 2 A.M. ON SUNDAY. DURING THIS PERIOD, NO VEHICLES, EXCEPT RESIDENTS' CARS, WILL DE PERMITTED TO ENTER MOUNT AUSTIN ROAD.

IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, SUBJECT TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, SHING MUN ROAD IN TSUEN VAN FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH WO YIP HOP ROAD MAY DE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES.

TO CATER FOR PEOPLE GOING UP TO THE PEAK, THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL BUS, PEAK TRAM AND MAXI-CAD SERVICES,

THE CHINA MOTOR DUS COMPANY WILL RÚN A SPECIAL ROUTE, NO. 15B, AT A FLAT FARE OF $1 DZTWEEN GAUSEWAY BAY AND THE PEAK FROM ABOUT 7 P.M. ON SATURDAY UNTIL ABOUT 2 A.M. THE NEXT DAY.

THIS SPECIAL ROUTE WILL OPERATE FROM PATERSON STREET VIA GLOUCESTER ROAD, PERCIVAL STREET, LEIGHTON 'ROAD, MORRISON HILL ROAD, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, STUDDS ROAD AND PEAK RÓAÐ, RETURN JOURNEYS WILL TRAVEL VIÄ PEAK ROAD, STUDDS ROAD, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, MORRISON HILL ROAD, TIN LOK LANE, HENN SY ROAD, GREAT GEORGE STREET AND PATERSON STREET, AID WILL CONNECT AT TIN LOK LANE WITH CROSS-HARLOUR BUS ROUTES NOS. 111 AND 112 WHICH WILL DE CORRESPONDINGLY EXTENDED UNTIL ADOUT 2 A.N. of SUNDAY.

ROUTE NO. 15 FROM CENTRAL TO THE PEAK WILL OPERATE AT AN INCREASED FREQUENCY TO MEET DEMAND.

THE PEAK MAXICABS WILL RUN A SPECIAL SERVICE FROM 8 P.M. ON SATURDAY 70 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY. DURING THIS PERIOD, A $2 FLAT FARE WILL DE CHARGED ON JOURNEYS TO THE PEAK AND A $1 FLAT FARE ON JOURNEYS TO CENTRAL, VILE THE PEAK MAXICABS WILL NOT TRAVEL VIA MANSFIELD ROAD AND KOUNT KELLETT KOAD.

IN ADDITION, THE PEAK TRAM COMPANY WILL RUN A SPECIAL FAST SERVICE ON THE EVENINGS OF FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 19) AND SATURDAY, AND THE SERVICE WILL DE EXTENDED TO 2.30 A.M. ON SUNDAY.

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