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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1987

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OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDE A STAFF CARPARK SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, OFFICE SPACE, STAFF CANTEEN, RESTAURANT AND PLANT ROOMS.

BUILDING SERVICES INCLUDE A CENTRAL AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM; BAGGAGE HANDLING FACILITIES: CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION, PUBLIC ADDRESS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS: FIRE SERVICES INSTALLATIONS AND LIFTS FOR STAFF AND DISABLED PERSONS.

AS A RESULT OF CLOSER RELATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA, TRAVEL BETWEEN THE TWO PLACES HAS GROWN WITH THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS THROUGH LO WU IN BOTH DIRECTIONS RISING FROM 2.66 MILLION IN 1978 TO 18.81 MILLION AT THE END OF 1986.

IT WAS ANTICIPATION OF THIS HEAVY CROSS-BORDER AND LOCAL PASSENGER TRAFFIC VOLUME WHICH LED TO THE MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION OF THE RAILWAY BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS BY A CONSULTANCY STUDY.

KMB FARE REVISION APPLICATION APPROVED

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THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED AN APPLICATION FOR AN INCREASE IN FARES BY THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM FEBRUARY 1. KMB'S LAST GENERAL FARE REVISION WAS IN FEBRUARY 1985,

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UNDER THE NEW FARE SCALE, 1.3 PER CENT OF KMB PASSENGERS WILL BE UNAFFECTED BY THE FARE REVISION, 94.5 PER CENT OF PASSENGERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 10 CENTS TO 30 CENTS AND 3.9 PER CENT OF PASSENGERS, 40 CENTS TO 50 CENTS. THE REMAINING 0.3 PER CENT OF PASSENGERS, MOSTLY ON THE AIRPORT COACH SERVICES, WILL HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL FARE OF MORE THAN 50 CENTS.

DUE TO A SUB-DIVISION OF THE FARE BANDS, SOME OF THE LONG DISTANCE NT RURAL ROUTES WILL HAVE NO INCREASE, E.G. NOS. 52M, 57M, 67M AND 74A, AND SOME ONLY 10 CENTS INCREASE E.G. NOS. 59A, 66, 74X AND 75X.

WHILE FARES ON CROSS-HARBOUR ROUTES JOINTLY OPERATED BY KMB AND CMB WILL INCREASE FROM $2.50 TO $2.80, THE EXISTING +AFTER TUNNEL+ SECTION FARES OF THESE SERVICES WILL BE MAINTAINED.

THE REVISED FARES ON THE AIRPORT COACH ROUTES REFLECT THE CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENTS MADE RECENTLY TO THESE SERVICES WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR-CONDITIONED COACHES, THE PROVISION OF GREATER LUGGAGE SPACE, AND FASTER SERVICES BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND HOTEL DISTRICTS AS A RESULT OF ROUTE ADJUSTMENTS.

A GOVERNMENT