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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26,

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NEW KCR BOARD MEMBER NAMED

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MR ALFRED TSO SH-IU-WAI, A MEMBER OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION.

THE APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE IS FOR A

PERIOD OF TWO YEARS FROM NOVEMBER 1.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IS MR H M G FORSGATE, AND THE OTHER MEMBERS ARE MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG.

MISS LYDIA DUNN, MR JA RICHARDSON, MR DAVID K P LI, THE SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION.

MP'S TO MEET PRESS

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TWO CONSERVATIVE MP'S, MR ROBERT HARVEY AND MR NEVILLE TROTTER, WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 11 AM IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, 5TH FLOOR,

BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.

THEY WILL LEAVE HONG KONG ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 28).

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BUS TERMINUS AT MARBLE ROAD

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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SITUATION OF A BUS TERMINUS AT MARBLE ROAD, NORTH POINT NEAR WHICH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN AUGUST 1984, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE BUS TERMINUS FOR ROUTE 112 WAS A TEMPORARY ONE.

THE TERMINUS WILL REVERT TO ITS ORIGINAL SITE IN PAK FUK ROAD WHEN MTR CONSTRUCTION WORK IS COMPLETED IN MID-1985.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT BEFORE THE DECISION TO TERMINATE ROUTE 112 AT THE MARBLE ROAD SITE, A BUS TEST RUN WAS CONDUCTED ALONG THE ROUTE TO ENSURE THAT THE ROADS ON WHICH BUSES WOULD TRAVEL ARE SUITABLE FOR BUS OPERATION.

+THE PARTIES ATTENDING THE TEST RUN INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BUS COMPANIES AND CONCERNED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. THIS IS A STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR NEW AND REVISED BUS SERVICES+.

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