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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1980

EXTRA BUS SERVICES FOR RACE MEETING IN SHA TIN

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EXTRA RACEDAY BUSES WILL OPERATE THIS SATURDAY TO COPE WITH THE THOUSANDS WHO NORMALLY TRAVEL TO THE SHA TIN RACECOURSE BY TRAIN.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HAS SUSPENDED ITS NORMAL SPECIALS ON THAT DAY BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS DEMAND BY TRAVELLERS RETURNING FROM CHINA,

TWENTY-FIVE EXTRA DOUBLE-DECKERS FROM BOTH KMB AND CMB WILL STRENGTHEN THE MORE POPULAR RACECOURSE ROUTES. TEN MORE WILL BE DEPLOYED TO MAKE EXTRA TRIPS IF NEEDED.

IN ADDITION, A NEW MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY FEEDER SERVICE, NO. 870M FROM KOWLOON TONG TO SHA TIN, WILL START OPERATING. FARE IS FIXED AT $2.

THE

THE MAIN RACECOURSE ROUTES ARE NO. 881, CROSS-HARBOUR, FROM KENNEDY TOWN $5- NO. 882, CROSS-HARBOUR, FROM CHAI WAN (EAST) $5- NO. 880 FROM STAR FERRY $3, AND NO. 887 FROM TAI KOK TSUI FERRY

$2.

WITH THE EXTRA BUSES, THE TWO COMPANIES WILL OFFER ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR ABOUT 3 700 PASSENGERS.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT RACEGOERS SHOULD AVOID GOING TO HUNG HOM RAIL TERMINAL AND, IN VIEW OF THE EXTRA PRESSURE ON BUS SERVICES, THEY SHOULD SET OFF EARLY FOR SHA TIN.

YAN YAT

YAN YAT PARTIES TO BE HELD IN NT

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+EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY+ WHICH IS CELEBRATED ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR --- WILL BE MARKED BY A SERIES OF PARTIES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS- JONES, WILL HOST THE FIRST PARTY TOMORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING. EACH OF THE EIGHT DISTRICTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WILL HOLD LOCALISED RECEPTIONS WITH THE DISTRICT OFFICER AS HOST.

TOMORROW'S YAN YAT PARTY WILL BE HELD IN THE OCEANIA RESTAURANT IN KOWLOON. GUESTS ATTENDING WILL INCLUDE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, MEMBERS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, OFFICIALS OF NEW TERRITORIES ORGANISATIONS AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

THE DISTRICT PARTIES WILL BE HELD UP TO THE 15TH DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR (MARCH 1).

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