XN000022-1976-09-20 — Page 7

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1976

COMPENSATION FOR AUGUST MONTHLY TICKET HOLDERS

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MONTHLY TICKET HOLDERS OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (KOR) WHO COULD NOT TRAVEL ON TRAINS DURING THE LAST SEVEN DAYS OF LAST MONTH BECAUSE OF DISRUPTION OF SERVICES WILL BE COMPENSATED.

THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION ARE AUGUST MONTHLY TICKET HOLDERS FOR JOURNEYS BETWEEN HUNG HOM AND MONG KOK AND OTHER RAILWAY STATIONS.

ACCORDING TO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE KCR, MR. REGINALD GREGORY, IT HAD BEEN DECIDED TO COMPENSATE THE PASSENGERS BY CHARGING A REDUCED FARE WHEN THEY PURCHASE THEIR TICKETS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

+THE AMOUNT THESE PASSENGERS WILL PAY WILL BE PROPORTIONATE TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE AUGUST MONTHLY TICKET WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE, FOR EXAMPLE, HOLDERS OF ORDINARY CLASS MONTHLY TICKETS FOR JOURNEYS BETWEEN HUNG HOM AND TAI PO MARKET WILL BE CHARGED $40.30 INSTEAD OF $52,+ HE ADDED.

HE SAID MONTHLY TICKET HOLDERS WISHING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS FACILITY SHOULD ADVISE THE BOOKING CLERK WHEN BUYING AN OCTOBER TICKET THAT THEY HAD HELD AN AUGUST TICKET.

THE BOOKING CLERK, HE POINTED OUT, AFTER CHECKING THAT IT WAS PURCHASED, WOULD ISSUE AN OCTOBER TICKET AT A REDUCED RATE.

HOLDERS OF THE AUGUST TICKET WHO DO NOT WANT TO BUY AN OCTOBER TICKET ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION BY WRITING TO THE KCR'S TREASURY ACCOUNTANT GIVING BRIEF REASONS AND ENCLOSING THEIR AUGUST TICKETS. HOWEVER EACH CASE WILL DEPEND ON ITS MERITS.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN ABERDEEN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 P.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TC ENABLE THE WATERWORKS OFFICE STAFF TO REPAIR A FRESH WATER MAIN.

THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE NOS. 25-29 WU PAK STREET, NOS. 16-28 CHENGTU ROAD, NOS. 1-23 TUNG SING ROAD AND NOS. 6-12 SAJ ON STREET.

MEANWHILE, A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN PING SHAN, NEW TERRITORIES WILL ALSO BE WITHOUT WATER FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 22) TO ENABLE A NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST TO BE CARRIED OUT.

THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND PING HA ROAD, INCLUDING PING SHAN SAN TSUEN, KIU TAU WAI, PING SHAN HANG MEI TSUEN, PING SHAN HANG TAU TSUEN, PING SHAN POLICE STATION, TONG HANG TSUEN, FUK LO TSUEN, LAU FAU SHAN, FUNG KONG TSUEN, NGAU HOM TSUEN, SAN HING TSUEN, SHA KONG WAI TSAI AND SHA KONG WAI.