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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1982

ADDITIONAL TRAINS FOR FESTIVAL PERIOD

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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL RUN EXTRA TRAINS TO HELP COPE WITH THE TRAVEL RUSH TO AND FROM CHINA DURING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL PERIOD.

IN THE THREE DAYS FROM FRIDAY TO SUNDAY (OCTOBER 3), AN ADDITIONAL NORTHBOUND TRAIN WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION AT 6.13 AM WHILE A SOUTHBOUND TRAIN WILL LEAVE LO WU STATION AT 4.14 PM DAILY,

ELECTRIC TRAINS WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AT 10-MINUTE INTERVALS BETWEEN HUNG HOM AND SHA TIN.

TRIAL OPENING OF BUS-ONLY LANES TO OTHER TRAFFIC IN MID-LEVELS

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BUS-ONLY LANES IN THE MID-LEVELS WILL BE OPEN TO ALL VEHICLES ON A TRIAL BASIS DURING THE FOUR SUNDAYS AND TWO PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ON OCTOBER 2, 3, 10, 17, 24 AND 25, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

AND BONHAM

THESE BUS-ONLY LANES ARE ON CAINE ROAD WESTBOUND ROAD WESTBOUND BETWEEN PARK ROAD AND CAINE ROAD AND PARK ROAD EASTBOUND BETWEEN BONHAM ROAD AND LYTTELTON ROAD.

THE DECISION TO OPEN THESE BUS-ONLY LANES WAS MADE ON THE ADVICE OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD.

DURING THESE HOLIDAY PERIODS THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON THE GENERAL TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE VARIATION OF BUS AND MAXICAB JOURNEY TIME IN THE AREA WITH THE AIM OF OPENING THE BUS-ONLY LANES TO OTHER TRAFFIC ON SUBSEQUENT HOLIDAY PERIODS.

HOWEVER, HE ADDED THAT THE TRIAL OPENING WOULD BE SUSPENDED AT ANY TIME SHOULD THE NEED ARISE.

PLB FROHIBITED ZONES IN HUNG HOM

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PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER TAK MAN STREET IN HUNG HOM SETWEEN DOCK STREET AND MAN TAI STREET FROM 10 A ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 1), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THIS PLB PROHIBITION WILL ALSO APPLY TO MAN TAI STREET

AND MAN SIU STREET, HE ADDED.

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EVER, THE ALT PROHIE!T! ON BULKELEY STREET FROM VING

WIHU STREET FROM MA TA. WAI ROAD

ON STREET TAKJ STREET, AND

TO DOCK STREET ILL BE RESCINDED AT THE SAE TIME.