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HOWEVER, BENEFITS IN BUS TRAVELLING TIMES WERE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH GREATER WHEN THE FULL SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
AT THAT TIME BUS-ONLY LANES AND TRAW-RESERVES WOULD COVER FIVE KILOMETRES.
MR SHIPMAN EMPHASISED THAT BUS AND TRAM VOLUMES ALONG KING'S ROAD WERE HIGH AND WOULD AMPLY JUSTIFY HAVING THEIR OWN RESERVED LANES.
+SOME 220 BUSES IN THE PEAK HOUR SHOULD BENEFIT WHEN THE FULL SCHEME IS IMPLEMENTED, HE SAID.
+AS JOURNEY TIMES IMPROVE THE BUSES AND TRAMS WILL MAKE MORE TRIPS, AND THE EXTRA PASSENGER-CARRYING CAPACITY WILL REDUCE OVER-CROWDING.+
ON THE FERRY SERVICES, MR SHIPMAN SAID THE NEW PIER AT TAI KOO SHING WAS PART OF A CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICES.
+LAST NOVEMBER, THE NUMBER OF HOVERFERRY SAILINGS FROM SAI WAN HO TO CENTRAL INCREASED FROM FIVE TO 21.
+MOVING THE SERVICE TO TAI KOO SHING WILL ENABLE LARGE TRIPLE-DECKER FERRIES AND WATER-BUSES TO BE USED, AS WELL AS THE HOVERFERRIES.
+DAILY PASSENGER CAPACITY ON THE ROUTE WILL BE RAISED TO 3 800, WHICH IS MORE THAN 10 TIMES GREATER THAN A YEAR AGO.
+FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS MAY FOLLOW, SAID MR SHIPMAN.
THE SHAU KEJ WAN-KOWLOON CITY SERVICE WILL ALSO OPERATE FROM THE NEW TAI KOO SHING PIER.
SHAU KEI WAN PIER WILL CONTINUE TO HANDLE THE KWUN TONG AND SAM KA TSUEN SERVICES.
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COMMODITIES TRADING LAW NOW EFFECTIVE
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THE COMMODITIES TRADING (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1980 WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) AND BROUGHT INTO IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
+FROM TODAY, 'FRINGE OPERATORS WHO ARE NEITHER REGISTERED DEALERS UNDER THE COMMODITIES TRADING ORDINANCE NOR MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE GOLD AND SILVER EXCHANGE SOCIETY HAVE TO CEASE THE IR TRADING ACTIVITIES OR FACE PROSECUTION AS AN UNREGISTERED DEALER, THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR WHICH IS A FINE OF $50 000,✦ A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
+ IN THEIR OWN INTEREST, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THEY PLACE THEIR ORDERS ONLY THROUGH DEALERS WHO ARE REGISTERED OR WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE GOLD AND SILVER EXCHANGE SOCIETY.
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