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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1988

KMB HAD INSUFFICIENT DRIVERS AVAILABLE TO MAN THE BUSES HIRED OUT TO KCRC BUT CITYBUS HAD MADE AVAILABLE ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCED DRIVERS.

MEANWHILE, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS DISCUSSED WITH OPERATORS OF THE THREE GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG AND REQUESTED THEIR CO-OPERATION IN CONTINUING THEIR PRESENT LEVEL SERVICES UNTIL THE LRT OPENS.

THE THREE GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES ARE ROUTES NO. 44 (LUNG KWU TO TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE), 45 (SHAN KING ESTATE TO ON TING ESTATE) 74A (LONG PING ESTATE TO YUEN LONG FOOK HONG STREET).

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KMB, CITYBUS

OF

TAN

AND

MR MEAKIN PAID TRIBUTE TO KCRC,

AND THE GREEN MINIBUS OPERATORS FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION IN THIS JOINT EXERCISE TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF SERVICES IN THE TUEN MUN/YUEN LONG AREA.

DISSOLUTION OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED AUGUST 25, 1988 AS THE

DATE

ON

WHICH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL BE DISSOLVED.

WHICH

WAS

TO

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE DISSOLUTION. GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY), WOULD FACILITATE THE HOLDING OF ELECTIONS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 22 THIS YEAR.

COUNCIL FOR

"THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATIVE SHALL STAND DISSOLVED IN THE THIRD YEAR AFTER THE LATEST ELECTION ALL ELECTED MEMBERS, HE SAID.

"

THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IS TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 12 THIS YEAR.

SCHEDULED

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