XN000022-1982-05-04 — Page 4

TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1982

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KCR TO INTRODUCE AUTOMATIC REVENUE COLLECTION SYSTEM

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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT ITS AUTOMATIC REVENUE COLLECTION TICKETING SYSTEM WOULD BE PUT TO USE FROM THURSDAY (MAY 6).

A XCR SPOKESMAN SAID MONTHLY SEASON TICKETS FOR MAY 1982 MAY ALSO BE PURCHASED ON THAT DAY THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC REVENUE COLLECTION SYSTEM AT ALL TICKET OFFICES.

ALL TYPES OF TICKETS COULD ALSO BE BOUGHT AT THE TICKET OFFICE OF EACH STATION FOR USE ON THE DAY OF ISSUE, HE SAID.

HOWEVER, HE URGED PASSENGERS TO USE THE VENDING MACHINES FOR ORDINARY SINGLE OR RETURN ADULT TICKETS TO SAVE TIME.

PASSENGERS WERE ALSO WARNED NOT TO DAMAGE THE TICKETS BECAUSE BY SO DOING, THEY WOULD NOT ONLY BE CAUSING INCONVENIENCE TO THEMSELVES, BUT WOULD ALSO BE LIABLE TO A FINE OF $1 000.

RAILWAY STAFF WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC IN THE USE OF THE VENDING MACHINES.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED PASSENGERS THAT NEW FARES WOULD COME INTO FORCE ON THURSDAY (MAY 6).

THE NEW FARE TABLE, ANNOUNCED IN MARCH, WOULD BE DISPLAYED AT ALL STATIONS.

750 000 REGISTER AS URBAN VOTERS

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ABOUT 750 000 PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED AS VOTERS FOR THE URBAN AREA DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER, THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR DIVID AKERS-JONES, ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THIS REPRESENTS 37.5 PER CENT OF THE TWO MILLION

PEOPLE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER, HE SAID.

+1 AM NATURALLY VERY PLEASED WITH THE HIGH RATE OF REGISTRATION. THIS SHOWS THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, WHETHER THEY LIVE IN THE URBAN AREAS OR IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, ARE SHOWING INCREASING INTEREST IN THE GOOD MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR DISTRICT, AND ARE PREPARED TO PLAY THEIR PART IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR AKERS-JONES ADDED.

THE ACTING REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR ALBERT LAM, ATTRIBUTED THE HIGH REGISTERED FIGURE TO THE INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANT WORK OF DISTRICT BOARDS, AND THE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO THE REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN BY VOLUNTEERS AND GROUPS, SUCH AS ELECTION AMBASSADORS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, AREA COMMITTEES, SCHOOLS AND MANY OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.

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