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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1980

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AMENDMENT OF NATIONALITY ON IDENTITY CARDS FROM CHINESE TO BRITISH.

THE NEW OFFICE IS OPPOSITE YUEN LONG BUS TERMINUS AND IS A 15-MINUTE WALK FROM THE OLD OFFICE.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MAKE ENQUIRIES CAN TELEPHONE 12-772464.

COACH SERVICE FOR PARK AND RIDE MOTOR ISTS

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A NEW KMB FEEDER COACH ROUTE NO. 291M OPERATING BETWEEN CHOI HUNG MTR STATION AND SILVER STRAND BAY WILL BE INTRODUCED ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 20).

THIS IS THE FIRST COACH SERVICE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE +PARK AND RIDE PASSENGERS INTENDING TO USE THE MTR.

THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY DURING MORNING AND EVENING PEAK HOURS AT 20-MINUTE INTERVALS. A FLAT FARE OF $1.50 WILL BE CHARGED.

AN OPEN-AIR CAR PARK WITH 30 SPACES HAS BEEN SET ASIDE AT THE TURN-ROUND AREA ON CLEARWATER BAY ROAD NEXT TO THE COACH TERMINUS TO PROVIDE PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES.

PRIVATE CAR OWNERS IN THE CLEARWATER BAY AREA ARE URGED TO MAKE FULL USE OF THIS NEW SERVICE INSTEAD OF USING THE IR OWN CARS TO TRAVEL TO TOWN AS CLEARWATER BAY ROAD IS ALREADY VERY CONGESTED.

ALSO ON MONDAY, KMB WILL INTRODUCE A NEW BUS ROUTE NO. 60 FROM YAU 01/ON TING ESTATE IN TUEN MUN TO CHEUNG SHA WAN VIA TUEN MUN ROAD TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE BUS SERVICE TO AND FROM TUEN MUN.

THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE AT A BASIC 15-MINUTE FREQUENCY.

KMB URBAN COACH ROUTE NO. 203 OPERATING BETWEEN STAR FERRY AND TSZ WAN SHAN (NORTH) WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM SERVICE FROM MONDAY AS PATRONAGE HAS BEEN REDUCED BY TRANSFER OF PASSENGERS TO THE MTR AND THE NEW KMB FEEDER ROUTES.

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