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MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1984

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CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR TRANSPORT EXTENDED

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

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.

* HYF'S CENTRAL TO JORDAN ROAD FERRY SERVICE WILL OPERATE

UNTIL 1 AM.

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THE MTR'S CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES WILL BE OPERATED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. ITS NEW YEAR'S EVE SERVICES WILL FINISH BY 12.30 AM ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.

* KCR SERVICES ON DECEMBER 24, 25, 31 AND JANUARY 1 WILL

BE EXTENDED UNTIL 1 AM.

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PEAK TRAM SERVICES WILL BE EXTENDED TO 1.30 AM ON DECEMBER 25 AND TO 1 AM ON JANUARY 1.

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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 EIGHT MAJOR ROUTES 7, 10, 23, 38, 70 AND 72.

NOS. 2, 4

THE LAST DEPARTURES OF ROUTE 2 FROM SHAU KEI WAN AND MACAU FERRY WILL BE AT 1.15 AM AND 2 AM RESPECTIVELY: NO. 4 FROM WA FU AND CENTRAL WILL BE AT 0.30 AM AND 1 AM; NO. 7 FROM SHEK PAI WAN AND CENTRAL AT 2 AM AND 2.30 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 NO. 70 FROM ABERDEEN AND CENTRAL AT 0.24 AM AND 1 AM AND NO. 72 FROM ABERDEEN AND CAUSEWAY BAY AT 0.50 AM AND 1.30 AM.

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