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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1983

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TRANSPORT PLAN FOR SHA TIN RACE MEETINGS

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SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE 1983-84 SHA TIN RACE MEETINGS, THE FIRST OF WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 5).

SPECIAL DIRECT KCR TRAIN SERVICES TO SHA TIN RACECOURSE WILL RESUME FROM NOVEMBER 5.

DURING DAY RACE MEETINGS, THERE WILL BE 22 DEPARTURES FROM KOWLOON STATION AND EIGHT DEPARTURES FROM SHEUNG SHUI STATION. FOR THE RACECOURSE, WITH THE FIRST TRAINS LEAVING AT 11.57 AM AND 11.54 AM RESPECTIVELY.

AND THERE WILL BE 27 DEPARTURES FROM SHA TIN RACECOURSE TO KOWLOON STATION BETWEEN 4.30 PM AND 7.03 PM.

DURING NIGHT RACES, THERE WILL BE 25 DEPARTURES FROM KOWLOON STATION, EIGHT FROM SHEUNG SHUI AND 15 FROM TAI PO MARKET, WITH THE FIRST TRAINS LEAVING AT 6.02 PM, 6.07 PM AND 6.15 PM RESPECTIVELY.

AFTER THE RACES, THERE WILL BE 18 DEPARTURES FROM THE RACECOURSE TO KOWLOON BETWEEN 9.42 PM AND 11.42 PM. PASSENGERS HEADING FOR STATIONS NORTH OF THE RACECOURSE STATION SHOULD CHANGE FOR NORTHBOUND TRAINS AT SHA TIN STATION.

SPECIAL BUS SERVICES TO AND FROM SHA TIN RACECOURSE WILL ALSO BE REINTRODUCED FROM THE SAME DAY,

THESE SERVICES INCLUDE THOSE ON ROUTE 848 FROM TSUEN WAN FERRY, ROUTE 872 FROM TAI PO MARKET, ROUTE 887 FROM TAI KOK TSUI FERRY ROUTE 888 FROM SHA TIN MARKET, ROUTE 889 FROM KWUN TONG FERRY AND ROUTE 891 FROM KOWLOON CITY FERRY.

THE CROSS-HARBOUR RACE COURSE BUS SERVICES ON ROUTE 881 TO KENNEDY TOWN, ROUTE 882 TO CHAI WAN (EAST) AND ROUTE 884 TO ABERDEEN WILL OPERATE ONLY FOR THE HOME BOUND JOURNEYS FROM THE RACECOURSE.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FRANCHISED BUSES, OMNIBUSES, TAXIS, PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND PRIVATE CARS REMAIN UNCHANGED.

TAXI DRIVERS FROM KOWLOON TO THE RACECOURSE ARE REMINDED TO

THE FLYOVER (RAMP A1) ON TAI PO USE THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT ACCESS ROAD NEAR FO TAN KCR DEPOT.

THOSE APPROACHING THE RACECOURSE FROM TAI PO SHOULD USE THE SLIP ROAD OFF TAI PO ROAD OPPOSITE THE RACECOURSE RAILWAY STATION.

TAXIS AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES ARE PROHIBITED TO USE RAMP F ON THE EAST SIDE OF TAI PO ROAD LEADING TO THE MEMBERS' MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE GRANDSTAND.

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