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MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1979

SPECIAL TRAINS TO SHA TIN RACE COURSE

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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL OPERATE THREE SPECIAL PASSENGER TRAINS TO SHA TIN RACE COURSE STATION FOR THE RACES ON WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THESE SPECIAL NON-STOP TRAINS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM AT 5.28 P.M., 6.04 P.M. AND 6.52 P.M. RESPECTIVELY.

THERE WILL BE FOUR SPECIAL TRAINS TO CONVEY PASSENGERS BACK FROM THE RACE COURSE STATION TO KOWLOON STATION. IN ADDITION, KCR WILL RE-ROUTE ITS SCHEDULED TRAINS VIA THE RACE COURSE STATION AT 9.11 P.M. AND 9.53 P.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS.

THE RUNNING TIME OF THESE SPECIAL TRAINS IS 20 MINUTES AND THEIR TIMETABLES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT ALL RAILWAY STATIONS AND AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB'S OFF-COURSE BETTING CENTRES.

A KCR SPOKESMAN TODAY (MONDAY) ENCOURAGED THOSE GOING BY PRIVATE CARS TO MAKE USE OF THE HUNG HOM MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK ABOVE KOWLOON STATION.

APART FROM SEVERAL BUS CONNECTING ROUTES. THERE WERE FERRY SERVICES OPERATING BETWEEN CENTRAL, WAN CHAI AND NORTH POINT AND THE HUNG HOM PIER WHICH WAS A FEW MINUTES WALK FROM THE STATION TERMINAL, HE SAID.

TIMETABLES OF THE SCHEDULED TRAIN SERVICES HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY AMENDED, HE ADDED.

THE REVISED TIMETABLES ARE:

FROM KOWLOON STATION: 5.00 P.M., 5.42 P.M., 6.25 P.M.,

FROM LO WU STATION

7.00 P.M., 7.30 P.M., 8.12 P.M., 9.00 P.M. AND 10.30 P.M.

: 4.29 P.M., 5.26 P.M., 6.26 P.M.,

7.11 P.M., 8.15 P.M. AND 9.02 P.M.

WATER CUT ****

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHEUNG WAN WILL BE STOPPED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY TO 6 A.M. ON THURSDAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.

PREMISES AFFECTED ARE BOUNDED BY MORRISON STREET, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, BONHAM STRAND, HILLIER STREET AND WING LOK STREET.