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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1986

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BUS TERMINI RELOCATED TO RUMSEY STREET

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THE TERMINI OF TWO BUS ROUTES OPERATED BY THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY WILL BE RELOCATED FROM MACAU FERRY PIER TO RUMSEY STREET FROM FRIDAY (MAY 23) TO COPE WITH THE OPENING OF THE SHEUNG WAN MTR STATION.

THE TWO BUS ROUTES ARE 3 AND 71 CURRENTLY LINKING MACAU FERRY PIER WITH POKFIELD ROAD AND WONG CHUK HANG RESPECTIVELY.

+THE RUMSEY STREET BUS TERMINUS IS LINKED TO AN EXIT OF THE SHEUNG WAN MTR STATION'S EASTERN CONCOURSE BY A FOOTBRIDGE SPANNING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND COMMUTERS CAN EASILY INTERCHANGE AT THIS POINT, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE ADDED THAT ON ROUTE 3, BUSES DEPARTING FROM THE RUMSEY STREET TERMINUS WILL TRAVEL VIA PIER ROAD AND GILMAN STREET INSTEAD OF VIA MACAU FERRY PIER ACCESS ROAD BEFORE TURNING INTO CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.

ON RETURN JOURNEYS TO CENTRAL, BUSES WILL PROCEED TO RUMSEY STREET DIRECT AFTER TURNING INTO DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL. THEY WILL NO LONGER PASS THROUGH QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND MACAU FERRY PIER ACCESS ROAD.

ON ROUTE 71, BUSES LEAVING RUMSEY STREET WILL PROCEED TO GILMAN STREET VIA PIER ROAD.

FREQUENCY OF THE BUSES REMAINS UNCHANGED, RANGING FROM 15 TO 20 MINUTES ON ROUTE 71 AND SIX TO 12 MINUTES ON ROUTE 3.

NEW CENTRE TO CATER FOR NEEDS OF YOUTH

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THE POPULATION IN BUTTERFLY ESTATE IS VERY YOUNG AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO SET UP A CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH CENTRE WITH STUDY- READING ROOM FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SALVATION ARMY BUTTERFLY ESTATE CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH CENTRE IN TUEN MUN, SHE SAID: +THE POPULATION IN TUEN MUN IS RELATIVELY YOUNG, WITH ABOUT 49 PER CENT AGED 24 OR BELOW.

+I UNDERSTAND THAT THE POPULATION HERE IN BUTTERFLY ESTATE AND IN NEIGHBOUR ING WU KING ESTATE IS SIMILARLY YOUTHFUL.+

THE BUTTERFLY