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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1988

AS FOR THE FARE CARD, IT MUST BE 150 MM IN LENGTH AND 75 MM IN WIDTH, WITH RED LETTERS AND CHARACTERS ON A WHITE BACKGROUND.

THE NEW REQUIREMENTS WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM TODAY (FRIDAY) AND WILL APPLY ONLY TO NEWLY REGISTERED GREEN MINIBUSES AND "RED" PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES. VEHICLES ALREADY REGISTERED WILL NOT BE AFFECTED AND ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS SET OUT IN 1976.

THE NOTICE ALSO REMINDED OWNERS AND DRIVERS OF PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES THAT THE DESTINATION INDICATOR SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES DURING POOR VISIBILITY AND HOURS OF DARKNESS AND CLEARLY INDICATE THE DESTINATION IN ENGLISH AND IN CHINESE CHARACTERS BY REFERENCE TO A ROAD JUNCTION OR A SIMILARLY PRECISE LOCATION.

ONLY ONE DESTINATION INDICATOR SHOULD BE DISPLAYED AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT ANY ONE TIME.

THE COLOUR OF THE DESTINATION INDICATORS ALSO DEPENDS ON THE OPERATING AREAS OF THE PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES.

THE LETTERS AND CHARACTERS SHOULD BE WHITE IN COLOUR, WITH DARK BLUE BACKGROUND FOR ROUTES OPERATING ON HONG KONG ISLAND, GREEN BACKGROUND FOR ROUTES TERMINATING IN KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON, YELLOW BACKGROUND FOR ROUTES TERMINATING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND RED BACKGROUND FOR CROSS HARBOUR ROUTES.

KCRC TO TAKE OVER GMB ROUTE 45

THE OPERATION OF GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE NO. 45 PLYING BETWEEN SHAN KING ESTATE AND ON TING ESTATE IN TUEN MUN WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION FROM SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 4), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE OPERATOR OF THE GMB SERVICE HAS NOTIFIED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OF HIS DECISION TO CEASE OPERATING THIS ROUTE, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE WITHDRAWN UPON THE COMMERCIAL OPENING OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.

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TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING LEVEL OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR PASSENGERS IN THE AREA PENDING THE COMMERCIAL OPENING OF THE THE KCRC HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT SERVICE BY USING 24-SEATER COACHES CHARGING THE SAME FARES AS AT PRESENT.

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