XN000022-1980-02-22 — Page 5

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1980

CUTBACK ON LATE EVENING FERRY SAILINGS

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LATE EVENING FERRY SAILINGS ON FIVE CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTES OF THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY WILL TERMINATE EARLIER FROM THIS SUNDAY.

THE ROUTES AFFECTED ARE.

* JUBILEE STREET TO JORDAN ROAD WHICH WILL NOW

TERMINATE AT MIDNIGHT INSTEAD OF 2 AM-

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NORTH POINT TO KOWLOON CITY WHICH WILL TERMINATE AT 10.30 PM INSTEAD OF 11.50 PM=

* NORTH POINT TO HUNG HOM WHICH WILL TERMINATE AT

10.20 PM INSTEAD OF 11.55 PM-

* WAN CHAI TO JORDAN ROAD WHICH WILL TERMINATE AT

10.40 PM INSTEAD OF MIDNIGHT, AND

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JUBILEE STREET TO SHAM SHUI PO WHICH WILL TERMINATE AT 10.30 PM INSTEAD OF MIDNIGHT.

ALTERNATIVE CROSS-HARBOUR TRANSPORT AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE FIVE ROUTES WILL BE AVAILABLE BY STAR FERRY, ALL-NIGHT BUS ROUTES NO. 121 AND 122 AS WELL AS THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY UP TO 1 AM.

A TRANSPORT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY WAS MAKING THE CUTBACK IN ORDER TO SAVE FUEL,

HE ADDED THAT THE MAJORITY OF COMMUTERS WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED AS ONLY LATE EVENING SAILINGS WITH VERY LOW PASSENGER DEMAND WERE BEING CURTAILED.

NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE

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A NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE WILL SHORTLY BE CONSTRUCTED OVER THE LOWER LAM TSUEN RIVER TO REPLACE THE EXISTING STEEL SINGLE TRACK BRIDGE WHICH HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE 1910.

TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE NOW BEING INVITED.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE NEW THREE-SPAN PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE WILL BE ABOUT 80 METRES LONG AND 13 METRES WIDE.

HE SAID THE WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN STAGES SO THAT NORMAL TRAIN SERVICES WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED.

HE SAID,