XN000022-1983-12-20 — Page 6

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1983

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EXTENDED TRANSPORT FOR HOLIDAYS

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EXTENDED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED OVER CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (DECEMBER 20).

APART FROM ADDITIONAL BUSES, THE FREQUENCY OF RUNNING SCHEDULES FOR BUSES, TRAMS, TRAINS, MAXICABS AND FERRIES WILL BE INCREASED ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEAR'S EVE UNTIL EARLY THE FOLLOWING MORNINGS, THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

DETAILS OF THE EXTRA SERVICES ARE:

* THE STAR FERRY'S KOWLOON POINT TO EDINBURGH PLACE ROUTE

WILL RUN ALL NIGHT.

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HYF'S CENTRAL TO JORDAN ROAD FERRY SERVICE WILL OPERATE UNTIL 1 AM.

THE MTR'S CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 3.30 AM ON CHRISTMAS DAY. ITS NEW YEAR'S EVE SERVICES WILL FINISH BY 1.30 AM ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.

KCR SERVICES ON CHRISTMAS EVE WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL 1 AM.

PEAK TRAM SERVICES ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEAR'S EVE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 3 AM.

* TRAM SERVICES, EXCEPT AROUND THE HAPPY VALLEY LOOP AND

BETWEEN WHITTY STREET AND KENNEDY TOWN, WILL OPERATE ALL NIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE. ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, IT WILL RUN UNTIL 3 AM.

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CMB WILL EXTEND SERVICES ON SEVEN MAJOR ROUTES 4, 7, 10, 23, 38 AND 72.

NOS. 2,

THE LAST DEPARTURES OF ROUTE 2 FROM SHAU KEI WAN AND MACAU FERRY WILL BE AT 1.30 AM AND 2.15 AM RESPECTIVELY; NO. 4 FROM WAH FU AND CENTRAL WILL BE AT 0.30 AM AND 1 AM; NO. 7 FROM SHEK PAI WAN AND CENTRAL AT 2.30 AM AND 3 AM; NO. 10 FROM NORTH POINT FERRY AND KENNEDY TOWN AT 1 AM AND 2 AM: NO. 23 FROM NORTH POINT FERRY AND POKFIELD ROAD AT 0.30 AM AND 1.15 AM NO. 38 FROM NORTH POINT AND CHI FU FA YUEN AT MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM; AND NO. 72 FROM ABERDEEN AND CAUSEWAY BAY AT 0.50 AM AND 1.30 AM.

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KMB WILL ALSO BE EXTENDING SERVICES.

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