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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1979

NEW NUMBER FOR LABOUR RELATIONS HOT-LINE

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THE TELEPHONE HOT-LINE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL BE CHANGED FROM 5-755900 TO 3-373491.

THE HOT-LINE WAS SET UP TO RECEIVE URGENT CONSULTATIONS AFTER OFFICE HOURS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE CHANGE WILL TAKE EFFECT TOMORROW (SATURDAY). AT THE SAME TIME MR. LEUNG LIT-CHEONG, LABOUR OFFICER (LABOUR RELATIONS) WILL TAKE OVER THE LINE FROM MR. NG PING-TIM, LABOUR OFFICER, WHO HAS BEEN HANDLING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LABOUR MATTERS SINCE JANUARY 1978.

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MR. CHAN SIU-TUNG, CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE, SAID THE AFTER-OFFICE-HOUR SERVICE SHOULD BE USED ONLY FOR URGENT MATTERS.

+ORDINARY CONSULTATIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MADE THROUGH DISTRICT LABOUR RELATIONS OFFICES DURING NORMAL WORKING HOURS, + HE ADVISED.

NEW TIMETABLE FOR MA LIU SHUI AND

WU KAI SHA FERRY SERVICES

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A NEW TIMETABLE FOR THE FERRY SERVICES BETWEEN MA LIU SHUT AND WU KAI SHA IN SHA TIN WILL COME INTO EFFECT TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO COINCIDE WITH THE RECENTLY REVISED TIMETABLE OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TRAIN SCHEDULE.

THE FIRST FERRY WILL NOW LEAVE MA LIU SHUI AT 8.15 A.M. DAILY, INCLUDING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, WHILE THE FIRST SAILING FROM WU KAI SHA WILL BE AT 8.30 A.M.

ON WEEKDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, THE LAST FERRY WILL DEPART MA LIU SHUI AT 5.15 P.M. AND AT 6.10 P.M. ON SATURDAYS. FROM WU KAI SHA, THE LAST FERRY HEADING FOR MA LIU SHUI WILL BE AT 5.40 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND AT 6.35 P.M. ON SATURDAYS.

TWO VESSELS, A WATER TAXI AND A WATER BUS ARE SERVING THE ROUTE WITH FREQUENCIES VARYING FROM 40 MINUTES TO TWO HOURS AND 10 MINUTES.

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