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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1979

MAXICAB SERVICES TO SAI KUNG

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT FOUR NEW TERRITORIES MAXICAB ROUTES WILL BE INTRODUCED IN SAI KUNG FROM SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 18).

THEY ARE ROUTE NO.1 FROM SAI KUNG TO KOWLOON BAY (TELFORD GARDENS) = NO.2 SAI KUNG TO HO CHUNG- NO.3 SAI KUNG TO NAM SHAN AND NO.4 SAI KUNG TO TUI MIN HOL.

THE FARE FOR ROUTE NO.1 IS $2 WITH A SECTIONAL FARE OF $1.5 FOR THE JOURNEY BETWEEN SAI KUNG AND CHOI HUNG MTR STATION. THE FARE FOR ROUTE NO.2 IS $1 WHILE THAT FOR ROUTE NOS.3 AND 4 ARE BOTH AT 50 CENTS.

THE HOURS OF OPERATION AND BASIC FREQUENCY OF THE FOUR NEW ROUTES ARE AS FOLLOWS

ROUTE NO.

HOURS OF OPERATION

BASIC FREQUENCY

1

6.30 A.M. TO 12.30 A.M. NEXT MORNING

10 MINUTES

2

6.40 A.M. TO 10.40 P.M.

20 MINUTES

3

5.40 A.M. TO 10.10 P.M.

10 MINUTES

4

5.36 A.M. TO 10.21 P.M.

6 MINUTES

WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW MAXICAB SERVICES, A NUMBER OF STREETS IN SAI KUNG AND KOWLOON BAY WILL BE PROHIBITED TO USE BY NORMAL PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES EXCEPT THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT.

THE BAN, EFFECTIVE FROM SUNDAY, IS IMPOSED ON MAN NIN STREET EAST OF THE SAI KUNG BUS TERMINUS- THE ACCESS ROAD LEADING TO HO CHUNG PO LO CHE ROAD, AND TUI MIN HOI SAI KUNG CAMP ROAD. IN KOWLOON BAY PLBS ARE PROHIBITED TO USE SIU YIP STREET HONG TAK ROAD AND TAI YIP STREET.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE PLB DRIVERS.