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MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1981
+THE SECOND CHANGE IS THAT MOTORISTS TRAVELLING FROM THE HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB ON WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD WILL BE PERMITTED TO USE THE WONG NAI CHUNG GAP ROAD ROUNDABOUT TO GET TO HAPPY VALLEY, CAUSEWAY BAY OR CENTRAL.
+HOWEVER, NO DIRECT ACCESS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM WONG NA! CHUNG GAP ROAD TO BLACK'S LINK.
+THE THIRD, AND FINAL, CHANGE IS THAT THE SCHEME WILL OPERATE FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM INSTEAD OF FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM.+
THE SPOKESMAN RECALLED THAT WHEN STARTED LAST SUMMER THE SCHEME ENABLED FRANCHISED BUSES AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES TO COPE MORE EFFICIENTLY WITH THE THOUSANDS OF COMMUTERS SEEKING PUBLIC TRANSPORT FROM REPULSE BAY TO CENTRAL ON HOLIDAY AFTERNOONS BY ALMOST HALVING OVERALL JOURNEY TIMES.
+LAST YEAR, THE AVERAGE ROUND-TRIP JOURNEY TIME FOR BUSES TRAVELLING BETWEEN REPULSE BAY AND CENTRAL DROPPED TO ONLY 70 MINUTES, COMPARED WITH TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS BEFORE THE SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED, HE SAID.
+ IN ADDITION, THE ONE-WAY SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC ALONG ISLAND ROAD AND A SECTION OF WONG CHUK HANG ROAD ENABLED OTHER VEHICLES TO PROCEED SMOOTHLY. +
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC COMING FROM ISLAND ROAD WAS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FURTHER ON JUNE 14 WITH THE OPENING OF A NEW ACCESS ROAD JOINING WONG CHUK HANG ROAD (EAST) WITH NAM FUNG ROAD.
+PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE BUS-ONLY SECTION OF REPULSE BAY ROAD WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE THE BUS LANE WHEN TRAVELLING NORTH FROM THE IR RESIDENCES, HE SAID.
+HOWEVER, IF THEY ARE COMING FROM REPULSE BAY, THEY WILL HAVE TO OBSERVE THE DIVERSION ALONG ISLAND ROAD AND NAM FUNG ROAD.+
THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE SCHEME WOULD ONLY OPERATE ON FINE SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS WHEN LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ARE AT REPULSE BAY BEACH.
+RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE AS NECESSARY,+ HE SAID. +BUT PEOPLE VISITING REPULSE BAY ON THESE DAYS SHOULD AVOID USING THEIR CARS AND TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE IMPROVED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES RESULTING FROM THE SCHEME.+
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