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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1986

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LO WA ROAD, SECTION BETWEEN LO WAI BUS TERMINUS AND YUEN YUEN HOK YUEN, WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC EXCEPT EMERGENCY VEHICLES FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM ON OCTOBER 11, 12, 13 AND 19. DURING THE CLOSURE, THE LO WAI END TERMINATING POINT FOR NT GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES NO. 81 AND 81M WILL BE RELOCATED TO THE LO WAI BUS TERMINUS.

THE OLD ACCESS ROAD TO TSUEN WAN CEMETERY FROM TEXACO ROAD IN TSUEN WAN IS NOW CLOSED TO TRAFFIC TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OF TSING YI NORTH BRIDGE. THE NEW ACCESS TO THE CEMETERY IS VIA WING SHUN STREET IN KWAI CHUNG. WING SHUN STREET AT ITS JUNCTION WITH KWA1 HEI STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC EXCEPT EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND HEARSES FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM ON OCTOBER 11, 12, 13 AND 19. MEANWHILE, ROAD CLOSURE MEASURE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY POLICE AT THE JUNCTION OF WING SHUN STREET, KWA1 HEI STREET AND KWAI YUE STREET. GRAVE-SWEEPERS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE THE MTR AND GET OFF AT KWAI FONG STATION.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES:

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FROM 7 AM TO 9 AM AND FROM 5 PM TO 7 PM ON OCTOBER 12, 13 AND 19, KCR TRAIN SERVICES WILL BE STRENGTHENED

TRAIN AND OPERATE AT FANLING AT A FIVE-MINUTE INTERVAL. SERVICES WILL OPERATE AT A 10-MINUTE FREQUENCY FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ON THE SAME DAYS.

A SPECIAL SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE, ROUTE 70R, WILL OPERATE BETWEEN FANLING KCR STATION AND WO HOP SHEK AT ABOUT THREE-MINUTE INTERVAL ON OCTOBER 12, 19 AND 26. WILL BE $1 FOR SINGLE JOURNEY.

THE FARE

ANOTHER SPECIAL BUS SERVICE, ROUTE 70S, WILL OPERATE BETWEEN JORDAN ROAD FERRY BUS TERMINUS AND WO HOP SHEK VIA TOLO HIGHWAY ON OCTOBER 12 AND 19. THIS SPECIAL SERVICE WILL OPERATE AT ABOUT SIX-MINUTE INTERVAL AT A FARE OF $4.

MEANWHILE, KMB ROUTES NO. 69, 70, 70X AND 73 WILL ALSO BE STRENGTHENED.

GRAVE-SWEEPERS WISHING TO GO TO SANDY RIDGE CAN TAKE THE REGULAR BUS SERVICE, ROUTE 73K, PLYING BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI AND SAN UK LING OR THE TRAIN SERVICE TO LO WU,

AS THE ROAD TUNNELS (GOVERNMENT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1986 WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 13, MOTORISTS USING THE EXACT PAYMENT LANES AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL TO GO TO THE CEMETERIES FROM OCTOBER 13 WILL BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO TENDER EXACT TOLLS.

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