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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1979

NEW PLB MAXICAB ROUTES

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TEN PUBLIC LIGHT BUS +MAXICAB+ ROUTES WILL BEGIN OPERATION IN KOWLOON FROM MONDAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).

FIVE OF THE ROUTES WILL START FROM HANKOW ROAD IN TSIM SHA TSUI. THEY ARE ROUTE NO. 4 TO KING'S PARK RISE AT 20-MINUTE FREQUENCIES ROUTE NO. 5 TO TAI WAN SHAN SWIMMING POOL IN HUNG HOM AT 10-MINUTE FREQUENCIES ROUTE NO. 8 TO HO MAN TIN AT 10-MINUTE FREQUENCIES ROUTE NO. 9 TO MAN FUK ROAD IN WATERLOO HILL AT 10-MINUTE FREQUENCIES- AND ROUTE NO. 10 TO KADOOR IE AVENUE (BRAGA CIRCUIT) AT 20-MINUTE FREQUENCIES.

FARES FOR THE ROUTES ARE $1 PER SINGLE JOURNEY, BUT THERE IS A SECTION FARE OF 50 CENTS AT HUNG HOM RAILWAY STATION FOR ROUTE NO. 5.

TWO OTHER ROUTES WILL ORIGINATE FROM THE HUNG HOM FERRY PIER - ROUTE NO. 6 TO STAFFORD ROAD IN KOWLOON TONG AT 15-MINUTE FREQUENCIES, AND ROUTE NO. 7 TO YAU YAT CHUEN AT 15-MINUTE FREQUENCIES. BOTH WILL HAVE A FARE OF $1 WITH A SECTION FARE OF 50 CENTS AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL.

THE REMAINING ROUTES ARE:

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ROUTE NO. 20 FROM JORDAN VALLEY TO FUK WAH TSUEN AT FOUR-MINUTE FREQUENCIES, THE FARE IS 40 CENTS-

ROUTE NO. 21 BETWEEN FUK WAH TSUEN AND SAN PO KONG AT 12-MINUTE FREQUENCIES WITH A FARE OF $1 AND A SECTION FARE OF 40 CENTS BETWEEN JORDAN VALLEY AND FUK WAH TSUEN- AND

* ROUTE NO. 22 BETWEEN FUK WAH TSUEN AND KWUN TONG

FERRY AT 10-MINUTE FREQUENCIES WITH A 50-CENT FARE AND A SECTION FARE OF 40 CENTS BETWEEN JORDAN VALLEY AND FUK WAH TSUEN ON OUTWARD JOURNEYS.

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