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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1988

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REMINDER ON FERRY ROUTE WITHDRAWAL

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THE PASSENGER FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND TSING YI OPERATED BY THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED (HYF) WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM SATURDAY (AUGUST 27).

AFFECTED PASSENGERS CAN MAKE USE OF THE BUS ROUTE NO. 43B OPERATING FROM CHEUNG CHING TO TSUEN WAN FERRY PIER.

SINCE AUGUST 15, THE FREQUENCY OF THE BUS SERVICE HAS BEEN INCREASED TO EIGHT/NINE MINUTES DURING PEAK HOURS, THE FARE IS $1.20 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.

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THE DECISION TO WITHDRAW THE FERRY SERVICE WAS MADE IN VIEW THE DRASTIC DECLINE IN ITS PATRONAGE FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE TSING TSUEN BRIDGE IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR AND THE AVAILABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE LAND TRANSPORT SERVICE.

THE CANCELLATION OF THE FERRY ROUTE IS PROPOSALS TO RATIONALISE ITS CROSS HARBOUR FERRY ENSURE THE CONTINUED FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF THE REASONABLE FARE LEVELS.

ONE OF THE HYF'S NETWORK SO AS ΤΟ FERRY SERVICE AT

TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURES ON TAI PO ROAD

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TRANSPORT

DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT SECTION OF THE NORTHBOUND SLOW LANE OF TAI PO ROAD NEAR

A 400-METRE LONG WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 28).

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THE NORTHBOUND FAST LANE OF THE SAME SECTION WILL ALSO BE CLOSED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM ON THE NEXT DAY (AUGUST 29). OF TAI PO ROAD

THE CLOSURES ARE TO FACILITATE ROAD MAINTENANCE WORK.