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SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1978

SPECIAL HALF-FARE TRAIN TICKETS FOR STUDENTS

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STUDENTS TRAVELLING ON ORDINARY CLASS TRAINS WILL BE

GIVEN A HALF-FARE CONCESSION ON WEEKDAYS DURING THE SUMMER VACATION FROM JULY 3 TO AUGUST 31 THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THE FARE CONCESSION WILL PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE URBAN AREAS TO ORGANISE PICNICS AND OUTINGS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ENCOURAGE THOSE IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS TO GO TO THE CITY MORE FREQUENTLY TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES DURING THE SUMMER VACATION.

UNDER THIS CONCESSIONARY ARRANGEMENT, ORDINARY HALF-FARE CHILD TICKETS PRINTED WITH THE WORD 'STUDENT' WILL BE SOLD TO BONA FIDE, FULL-TIME STUDENTS AT VARIOUS STATIONS AND ONLY RETURN TICKETS VALID FOR THE DATE OF ISSUE WILL BE AVAILABLE.

THESE TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ON WEEKDAYS ONLY, AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

STUDENTS OVER-RIDING THE STATIONS FOR WHICH THEIR CONCESSION TICKETS WERE ISSUED WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY HALF-FARE PLUS 100 PER CENT FOR THAT PORTION OF THE JOURNEY FOR WHICH THEY DO NOT HOLD TICKETS.

AND THOSE FOUND TRAVELLING IN FIRST CLASS COACHES WITH ORDINARY CLASS HALF-FARE TICKETS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE FULL FARE OF THE FIRST CLASS PLUS 100 PER CENT, LESS ORDINARY CLASS HALF-FARE.

WHEN PURCHASING THE HALF-FARE TICKETS, STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS CERTIFYING THEIR IDENTITY. IF SUCH DOCUMENTS CONTAIN NO PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE HOLDERS, HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS MUST ALSO BE PRODUCED FOR INSPECTION.

ON REQUEST, SUCH DOCUMENTS MUST ALSO BE SHOWN TO TICKET INSPECTORS ON THE TRAINS.

THE CONCESSION MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME AND NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE IN RESPECT OF UNUSED PORTIONS OF THE RETURN TICKETS.

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