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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1984

CORRIDOR BUS SERVICES START FRIDAY

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT FIVE BUS ROUTES ON THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR WILL START OPERATING ON FRIDAY AT 4 PM.

THE FIVE ROUTES AND THE FARES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NO. 720

SHAU KEI WAN - CENTRAL (QUEEN VICTORIA STREET)

FARES: SHAU KEI WAN TO CENTRAL

FLEMING ROAD TO CENTRAL TAIKOO SHING TO SHAU KE1 WAN

$2.00 $1.00

$0.80

NO. 721

TAIKOO SHING

FARES:

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CENTRAL (JACKSON ROAD}

TAIKOO SHING TO CENTRAL FLEMING ROAD TO CENTRAL

$2.00

$1.00

NO. 722

QUARRY BAY - ADMIRALTY (EAST)

FARES:

QUARRY BAY TO ADMIRALTY (EAST)

$2.00

FLEMING ROAD TO CENTRAL

$1.00

HEALTHY STREET TO QUARRY BAY

$0.80

NO. 780

NO. 781

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CHAI WAN (SAN HA STREET) CENTRAL (WING WO STREET)

FARES:

CHAI WAN (SAN HA STREET) TO CENTRAL

$2.50

SHAU KEI WAN (ALDRICH STREET) TO CENTRAL -- $2.00 FLEMING ROAD TO CENTRAL

$1.00 TAIKOO SHING TO CHAI WAN (SAN HA STREET) $0.80

CHAI WAN (HING WAH) - CENTRAL MTR STATION (DOUGLAS STREET)

FARES:

HING WAH TO CENTRAL MTR STATION SHAU KE! WAN (ALDRICH STREET) TO

CENTRAL MTR STATION

$2.50

$2.00

FLEMING ROAD TO CENTRAL MTR STATION TAIKOO SHING TO HING WAH

$1.00

$0.80

THE ROUTES WILL ONLY OPERATE DURING THE MORNING AND PEAK HOURS - FROM 6 AM TO 9.30 AM AND 4 PM TO 7.15 PM FREQUENCY RANGING FROM 6 TO 20 MINUTES.

EVENING

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT ALL EXISTING +M+ ROUTES, INCLUDING NO. 20M, NO. 22M, NO. 81M AND THE OTHER SERVICES, NO. 20 AND NO. 80 RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE NEW ROUTES BETWEEN THE EASTERN DISTRICT AND THE CENTRAL AREA, WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE VIA KING'S ROAD AT THE USUAL FARE SCALE.

+ MOREOVER THE EXISTING BUS ROUTES, NO. 2, No. 8, NO. 21, NO. 22, NO. 81 AND NO. 81A WILL ALSO BE RUNNING WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN FREQUENCIES AND BUSES EMPLOYED, HE SAID.

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