TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1981
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IN HIS SPEECH WELCOMING DR TIEN, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR JACK STEAN, SAID THAT DR TIEN WAS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND TOOK A KEEN INTEREST IN ALL PWD HIGHWAY PROJECTS.
AS AN INDUSTRIAL IST, DR TIEN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG NEW TOWNS AND HAD FOLLOWED THE PROGRESS OF THE TSUEN WAN BYPASS WITH PARTICULAR INTEREST.
THE BYPASS WILL BE OPENED TO MOTORISTS FROM 11 AM TOMORROW.
CHARTERED VEHICULAR FERRY SERVICE TO LANTAU STARTS JUNE 19
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A CHARTERED VEHICULAR FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN JORDAN ROAD IN KOWLOON AND SILVER MINE BAY WILL BE INTRODUCED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 19, FOR GOODS VEHICLES AND PRIVATE CARS ISSUED WITH CLOSED- ROAD PERMITS FOR LANTAU ISLAND.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE CHARTERED SERVICE WILL BE RUN BY THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY CO. FOR A TRIAL PERIOD OF ABOUT THREE MONTHS ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS ONLY.
+THE SERVICE WILL BASICALLY BE PROVIDED FOR GOODS VEHICLES TO FACILITATE THE CARRIAGE OF FREIGHT, SUCH AS BUILDING MATERIALS, DAILY NECESSITIES AND POULTRY FEED, TO SILVER MINE BAY, HE SAID,
NO VEHICLE WILL BE CARRIED UNLESS IT HAS A CLOSED-ROAD PERMIT FOR LANTAU ISLAND ISSUED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID DOUBLE-ENDED PASSENGER/VEHICULAR-TYPE VESSELS WOULD BE USED ON THE SERVICE.
THE VESSELS WILL LEAVE THE JORDAN ROAD VEHICULAR FERRY PIER AT 8 PM ON FRIDAYS AND SILVER MINE BAY AT 9.30 PM ON SATURDAYS. DETAILS ABOUT ADVANCE BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS AND CHARGES MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY CO.
PEOPLE SEEKING A CLOSED-ROAD PERMIT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW FERRY SERVICE WILL FIRST BE ISSUED WITH AN APPROVAL LETTER VALID FOR 14 DAYS.
THIS LETTER MUST BE PRODUCED FOR INSPECTION WHEN MAKING A BOOKING FOR THE FERRY SERVICE AND, IF AN APPLICANT FAILS TO BOOK A FERRY PLACE WITHIN 14 DAYS, THE APPROVAL LETTER WILL BECOME
INVALID.
FORMAL CLOSED-ROAD PERMITS, VALID FOR 48 HOURS, WILL BE ISSUED TO APPLICANTS ON PRODUCTION OF THE IR FERRY TICKETS OR BOOKING RECEIPTS.
THESE PERMITS WILL ALLOW GOODS VEHICLES TO OPERATE ONLY ALONG SOUTH LANTAU ROAD, EXCLUDING TUNG CHUNG, TAI O AND NGONG PING.
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