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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1987

"BY EARLY NEXT YEAR ALL 20 NEW BUSES WILL BE PUT INTO SERVICE

KONG AND THOSE PEOPLE TRAVELLING ON HONG

ISLAND, IN PARTICULAR IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT, WILL

ΤΟ RIDE ON THESE COMFORTABLE BUSES.

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MR SO ALSO NOTED THAT CMB HAD MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS ITS SERVICES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.

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"CMB HAS MADE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MAINTENANCE AND STANDARDS OF COMFORT AND CLEANLINESS OF ITS BUS FLEET IN RECENT YEARS.

THE LAST THE ACCIDENT RATE OF CMB BUSES HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY IN

BREAKDOWN RATE FOUR YEARS. ITS BUSES ARE NOW RUNNING ON SCHEDULE AND

MUCH CLEANER IS LOW. CMB BUSES ARE NOW

AND THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMPLAINTS ABOUT ITS STANDARDS OF SERVICE HAS DECLINED.

"THESE ARE CLEAR SIGNS OF THE COMPANY'S DETERMINATION TO DO EVERYTHING IT CAN TO IMPROVE ITS SERVICE TO THR TRAVELLING PUBLIC," MR SO SAID.

MR SO SAID THAT SUCH IMPROVEMENTS ARE PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE NOT BEEN EASY FOR CMB AS THE OPENING

MTR ISLAND OF THE

LINE HAD A SERIOUS IMPACT ON THE COMPANY'S

OPERATION.

"THE COMPANY HAD TO TAKE MAJOR STEPS ROUTES AS WELL. AS ITS BUS FLEET IN ORDER TO SO AS TO REDUCE THE EFFECT THIS IMPACT MIGHT

TO

RATIONALISE

ECONOMISE ITS HAVE ON CMB'S FARES.'

ITS OPERATION

BUS

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KWUN TONG FESTIVE FORTNIGHT BEGINS

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THE INCREASE IN FACILITIES FOR CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN KWUN TONG AND INCREASING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WILL HELP BOOST COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), MR T.H. CHAU, SAID THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE KWUN TONG SPORTS FESTIVAL '87 AT THE KOWLOON BAY RECREATION GROUND, MR CHAU SAID THE NEWLY-COMPLETED VENUE WAS AN ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME.

HE SAID THE KWUN TONG

DISTRICT BOARD HAD PROVIDED

VALUABLE PROJECT.

INPUT DURING THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION STAGES OF THE WHICH WAS GIVEN A HIGH PRIORITY IN THE URBAN COUNCIL WORKS PROGRAMME.

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