XN000022-1979-10-09 — Page 9

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1979

BAGUIO VILLAS MAXICAB SERVICE TO BE IMPROVED

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE TIME-TABLE OF MAXICAB ROUTE NO. 8 BETWEEN CENTRAL AND BAGUIO VILLAS WOULD BE REVISED FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE.

+ THE NEW SCHEDULE OF SERVICE WILL IMPROVE THE BASIC FREQUENCY FROM 10 MINUTES TO BETWEEN SEVEN AND EIGHT MINUTES, AND EXTEND THE EVENING OPERATION UNTIL 9.30 P.M.,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

+TWO MORE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE SERVICE BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MAXICABS SERVING THIS ROUTE TO EIGHT,+ HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID FROM TOMORROW ROUTE NO. 8 WOULD OPERATE FROM 6.30 A.M. TO 9.30 P.M. WITH PEAK FREQUENCIES OF SEVEN TO EIGHT MINUTES AND OFF-PEAK FREQUENCIES OF 10 MINUTES.

FLUSHING WATER CUT

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SALT WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN MOST OF THE WESTERN KOWLOON DISTRICTS WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR 12 HOURS FROM 8 P.M. ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 11) TO 8 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY TO ALLOW THE REMOVAL OF WATER MAINS IN THE AREA FOR MTR PILING WORKS.

THE AFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE CHEUNG SHA WAN, SHAM SHU! PO, TAI KOK TSUI, MONG KOK, YAU MA TEI, SHEK KIP MEI AND KOWLOON TONG.

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