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THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1978

MR. MEAKIN SAID THAT THE MAXICAB SERVICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND HAVE PROVED VERY SUCCESSFUL BOTH FOR THE OPERATORS AND PASSENGERS.

AS FOR THE FUTURE, MR. BEAKIN, POINTED OUT THAT A NUMBER OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATIONS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION „OULD ALSO HAVE PLE TERMINI.

HE SAID: +IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE TR TRAINS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DELIVER ALL THE PASSENGERS TO THEIR DOORSTEPS. THIS WILL BE THE JOE FOR THE PLE'S WHICH WILL BE PROVIDING 'FEEDER' CERVICES TO AND FROM ITR STATIONS+.

KCR TO OPERATE EXTRA TRAINS ON TUEN NG FESTIVAL

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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL OPERATE NINE ADDITIONAL TRAINS ON TUEN NG FESTIVAL DAY (JUNE 10) TO FACILITATE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING THE DRAGON BOAT RACES TO BE HELD AT YUEN CHAU TSAI IN TAI PO.

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THERE WILL BE FIVE SPECIAL UP TRAINS TWO IN THE MORNING AND THREE IN THE AFTERNOON WHICH WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION AT 7.45 A.M., 8.46 A.M., 1.35 P.M., 3.47 P.M. AND 6.33 P.M. THE FIRST TWO WILL NOT STOP FOR PASSENGERS AT MONG KOK STATION BUT WILL STOP AT ALL OTHER STATIONS.

FOUR DOWN TRAINS HAVE ALSO BEEN ARRANGED. THEY WILL LEAVE TAI PO MARKET STATION AT 9.44 A.M., 2.40 P.M., 5.10 P.M. AND

7.56 P.M.

FURTHER TRAINS WILL ALSO BE RUN IN THE LATE EVENING IF NEEDED.

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