FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1981
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PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES FOR SCHOOL SERVICES
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TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT OF STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOLS. THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS EASED THE REGULATIONS TO PERMIT CERTAIN TYPES OF VEHICLES, CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS PRIVATE CARS, BUT CAPABLE OF CARRYING 12 ̊ PASSENGERS, TO BE RE-REGISTERED AS PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES.
FULL DETAILS OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENT ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST AT THE PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION, MEZZANINE FLOOR, 2 MURRAY ROAD, HONG KONG.
MAXICAB ROUTE 30 SCHEDULE REVISED
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THE SCHEDULE FOR HONG KONG MAXICAB ROUTE NO. 30, OPERATING BETWEEN CAUSEWAY BAY AND WATFORD ROAD VIA ADMIRALTY MTR STATION, WILL BE REVISED AS FROM SUNDAY (APRIL 5), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
UNDER THE REVISED TIMETABLE, THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE AT 12-MINUTE INTERVALS DURING PEAK HOURS AND 30-MINUTE INTERVALS DURING OTHER HOURS.
THE LAST JOURNEY DEPARTING FROM WATFORD ROAD WILL BE ADVANCED TO 6.54 PM FROM 10.04 PM.
SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES BETWEEN CAUSEWAY BAY AND THE ADMIRALTY MTR STATION WILL BE INTRODUCED DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS AT 12-MINUTE FREQUENCY AND AT 7 OR 8-MINUTE FREQUENCY IN THE EVENING UP TO 12.20 AM, AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THE WATFORD ROAD SERVICE.
THE CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE IS FIXED AT $1.
FOOTBRIDGE TO BE BUILT
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A COVERED FOOTBRIDGE IS TO BE BUILT ACROSS WAI YIP STREET, NEAR SIU YIP STREET IN KOWLOON, TO PROVIDE A SAFE CROSSING POINT FOR PEDESTRIANS.
THE HIGHWAYS (KOWLOON) DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, DESIGNED THE FOOTBRIDGE AND WILL SUPERVISE ITS CONSTRUCTION. WORK WILL START IN JULY AND TAKE 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK HAVE BEEN INVITED.
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