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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1978

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR SHA TIN RACE-COURSE

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SHA TIN RACE-COURSE HAVE BEEN FINALISED. THE FIRST RACE. MEETING AT SHA TIN WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 7.

THERE WILL BE 12 SPECIAL BUS SERVICES, INCLUDING THREE CROSS- HARBOUR ROUTES, OPERATING TO AND FROM THE SHA TIN RACE-COURSE.

BUS FARES WILL RANGE FROM $5 FOR CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTES TO $1 FOR THE SHUTTLE SERVICE FROM SHA TIN MARKET. TRAIN FARES WILL BE $4 FOR A RETURN TICKET.

THE SPECIAL RACE-COURSE BUSES WILL RUN FROM TSUEN WAN FERRY, TAI PO MARKET, TSIM SHA TSUI, KENNEDY TOWN, CHAI WAN (EAST), ABERDEEN, LAI CHI KOK, TAI KOK TSUI, SHA TIN MARKET, KWUN TÓNG, CHOI HUNG AND KOWLOON CITY FERRY.

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL PROVIDE FOUR ADDITIONAL TRAINS TO SERVE THE RACE-COURSE WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 11,000. THESE TRAINS WILL BE OPERATED NON-STOP FROM HUNG HOM TO RACE-COURSE STATION.

IN ADDITION, TWO SCHEDULED SOUTH-BOUND TRAINS WILL BE DIVERTED

TO CALL AT RACE-COURSE STATION TO PICK UP PASSENGERS.

AS FOR DEPARTURES FROM THE RACE-COURSE, BUSES WILL STAND BY FROM THE FOURTH RACE UNTIL ABOUT ONE HOUR AFTER THE LAST RACE. THE BUSES WILL DEPART FROM THE RACE-COURSE WHEN FULLY LOADED.

THE TRAINS AND BUSES ARE EXPECTED TO CARRY UP TO 28,000 PASSENGERS WHILE TAXIS AND PLE'S SHOULD CARRY ABOUT 7,000 PASSENGERS.

HOWEVER, FOR THE FIRST RACE MEETING AT SHA TIN ON OCTOBER 7. THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB IS EXPECTED TO RESTRICT ADMISSION TO ABOUT 20,000.

ALTHOUGH ABOUT 150 BUSES WILL BE OPERATED ON THE 12 ROUTES A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN STRONGLY EMPHASISED THAT THIS WOULD NOT UNREASONABLY DEPLETE REGULAR SCHEDULED BUS SERVICES.

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