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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1987

FIRST BUS SERVICE FOR JUNK BAY NEW TOWN

A NEW KMB BUS ROUTE 93A OPERATING FROM PO LAM BAY TO KWUN TONG FERRY WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM MONDAY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

ESTATE IN JUNK

(SEPTEMBER 7),

ORIGINALLY, THE SERVICE WAS SCHEDULED ΤΟ BE INTRODUCED IN NOVEMBER TO COINCIDE WITHI THE FIRST POPULATION INTAKE OF РО LAM ESTATE. HOWEVER, DISCUSSIONS WITH KMB HAVE RESULTED IN THE EARLY OPERATION OF THE SERVICE TO MEET THE TRANSPORT NEEDS OF STUDENTS OF THE NEWLY-OPENED CARMEL DIVINE GRACE FOUNDATION SECONDARY SCHOOL IN JUNK BAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID,

THE SERVICE WILL DEPART FROM KWUN TONG BETWEEN 6.45 AM AND 8.25 AM; AND FROM PO LAM BETWEEN 3.35 PM AND 5.35 PM AT A 20-MINUTE FREQUENCY ON MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS. IT WILL OPERATE VIA HOI YUEN ROAD, HIP WO STREET, HIU KWONG STREET, SAU MAU PING ROAD AND PO LAM ROAD.

THE ADULT SINGLE JOURNEY FARE WILL BE $1.2 AND STUDENT CONCESSIONARY FARE OF 60 CENTS WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS ROUTE.

AT PRESENT, STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL ARE PROVIDED WITH SCHOOL BUS SERVICES.

FIFTH PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR MA ON SHAN

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WORK HAS STARTED ON BUILDING A FIFTH PRIMARY SCHOOL AT MA ON SHAN, SHA TIN, FOLLOWING THE RECENT AWARD OF A $7.9 MILLION CONTRACT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THREE

LOCATED AT TAI SHUI HANG, IT WILL HAVE 24 CLASSROOMS, SPECIAL ROOMS, AN ASSEMBLY HALL, COVERED PLAYGROUND, BASKETBALL COURT AND STAFF QUARTERS.

WORK IS SCHEDULED то BE COMPLETED NEXT AUGUST BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE NEW SCHOOL TERM.

MEANWHILE, ANOTHER CONTRACT VALUED AT $349,570 FOR INSTALLING ELECTRICAL FITTINGS AT THE SCHOOL WAS ALSO AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.

WORK WILL START EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR COMPLETION NEXT AUGUST.

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