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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1984

THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2.15 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 141-143 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE SECRETARY, MR KWAN WAI-HAY, ON 3-7110171.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEETING WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 2.15 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 141-143 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD.

NEW 'KAITO' SERVICE FOR TAI O ***

A NEW *KAITO' SERVICE SERVING TAI 0, SHA LO WAN AND TUEN MUN WILL START OPERATING FROM MONDAY (JANUARY 16), FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL TRIAL SAILING EARLY THIS WEEK.

THE TRIAL RUN WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT OFFICE (ISLANDS), PORT WORKS DIVISION, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND TAI O RURAL COMMITTEE.

IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE SERVICE WILL INITIALLY RUN FOR A TRIAL PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS, OPERATING ON MONDAYS AND SATURDAYS EXCEPT CHINESE FESTIVALS. IT WILL DEPART FROM TAI O FOR TUEN MUN VIA SHA LO WAN AT 7 AM. ON THE RETURN JOURNEY, IT WILL LEAVE TUEN MUN AT 3.30 PM.

THE FARES WILL BE $10 FROM TAI O TO TUEN MUN, $8 FROM SHA LO WAN TO TUEN MUN AND $4 FROM TAI O TO SHA LO WAN.

WHILE THE TAI O PUBLIC PIER AND SHA LO WAN PUBLIC PIER WILL BE USED FOR BOTH PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT, THE SAM SHING ESTATE LANDING STEPS (SOUTH) IN TUEN MUN WILL BE USED FOR PASSENGERS ONLY. GOODS WILL BE LOADED AND UNLOADED AT THE LANDING STEPS AT AREA 44 NEAR BUTTERFLY ESTATE.

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