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SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1982

BUS SERVICES TO BE STRENGTHENED

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BUS SERVICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE STRENGTHENED TO COPE WITH INCREASING PASSENGER DEMAND WHEN NEW SCHOOL TERM BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 1 (WEDNESDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

CMB ROUTE 10B CURRENTLY ONLY OPERATING DURING MORNING PEAK IN ONE DIRECTION WILL START FULL DAY TWO-WAY OPERATION BETWEEN HEALTHY STREET WEST AND CLEVERLY STREET AT 10 MINUTE FREQUENCIES DURING PEAK PERIODS.

ROUTE 2 WILL HAVE ITS TERMINUS AT CLEVERLY STREET IN CENTRAL TO BE EXTENDED TO THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL.

THE TERMINAL POINT OF ROUTE 3 IN POK FU LAM WILL BE RELOCATED FROM QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL TO POKFIELD ROAD.

THIS WILL SHORTEN THE BUS JOURNEY DISTANCE SO THAT THE PEAK PERIOD FREQUENCY CAN BE IMPROVED TO EVERY FIVE MINUTES.

TO BETTER MEET PASSENGER DEMAND, ROUTE 23A BETWEEN LAI TAK TSUEN AND SEYMOUR ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED VIA YEE WO STREET INSTEAD OF PERCIVAL STREET AND LEIGHTON ROAD.

FOUR ADDITIONAL VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO ROUTE 90M (BETWEEN AP LEI CHAU AND ADMIRALTY MTR STATION) TO IMPROVE THE FREQUENCY TO EVERY 7-1/2 MINUTES.

TO BETTER SERVE COMMUTERS TO BRAEMAR HILL ROAD AND

TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD, ROUTE 25 WILL RUN AT 7-1/2 MINUTE INTERVALS, WHILE ROUTE 27 WILL ALSO RUN ADDITIONAL TRIPS DURING THE MORNING PEAK PERIODS.

CMB WILL BE CARRYING OUT A STUDY IN SEPTEMBER ON BUS SERVICES IN THE MID-LEVELS, AND THE RESULTS WILL BE USED TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE SITUATION.

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