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MONDAY, MAY 27, 1985

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TRAFFIC PLAN FOR MTR ISLAND LINE OPENING

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE READJUSTED TO COPE WITH THE OPENING OF THE MTR ISLAND LINE ON FRIDAY (MAY 31).

TRAMS

THE DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

A NEW CIRCULAR ROUTE LINKING HAPPY VALLEY AND CAUSEWAY BAY WILL BE IN OPERATION FROM 6.32 AM ON MAY 31 TO SERVE AS A FEEDER SERVICE FOR THE CAUSEWAY BAY MTR STATION. TRAMS ON THIS ROUTE WILL OPERATE BETWEEN 6.30 AM AND 7.30 PM DAILY AND THE FARE IS SET AT 60 CENTS.

BUSES

FROM 2 PM ON MAY 31, TWO NEW FEEDER SERVICES FOR THE ISLAND LINE WILL BE INTRODUCED :

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ROUTE 88M (CHAI WAN (ON YIP STREET) TO CHAI WAN MTR STATION) BUSES ON THIS ROUTE DEPARTING FROM ON YIP STREET WILL OPERATE VIA SUN YIP STREET, CHAI WAN ROAD, ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR SLIP ROAD AND NING FOO STREET WHILE THOSE ON THE IR RETURN JOURNEYS FROM CHAI WAN MTR STATION WILL TRAVEL VIA KUT SHING STREET, CHAI WAN ROAD, SUN YIP STREET, SUN ON STREET AND ON YIP STREET. THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE BETWEEN 7 AM AND 7 PM DAILY AT A FARE OF 80 CENTS.

ROUTE 25M (CAUSEWAY BAY TO BRAEMAR HILL (CIRCULAR)) - BUSES ON THIS ROUTE WILL OPERATE VIA CANAL ROAD, LEIGHTON ROAD, MORRISON HILL ROAD, TIN LOK LANE HENNESSY ROAD, YEE WO STREET, CAUSEWAY ROAD, NGÀN MOK STREET, LAU LI STREET, KING'S ROAD, TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD, BRAEMAR HILL ROAD, CLOUD VIEW ROAD, TIN HAU TEMPLE ROAD, TUNG LO WAN ROAD, MORETON TERRACE, CAUSEWAY ROAD, IRVING STREET, PENNINGTON STREET, YEE WO STREET, HENNESSY ROAD AND CANAL ROAD. THE ROUTE PROVIDES A PEAK HOUR SERVICE BETWEEN 6.55 AM TO 9.25 AM AND BETWEEN 3.35 PM AND 7.05 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AT A FARE OF $1. ON SATURDAYS, THERE WILL ONLY BE A MORNING PEAK SERVICE.

GREEN MINIBUSES

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