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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1988

HYF TO OPERATE CENTRAL TO TSIM SHA TSUI EAST SERVICE

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HONGKONG AND THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS DECIDED TO GRANT THE

EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO OPERATE A (HYF) THE YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LTD

(EDINBURGH PLACE) FRANCHISED PASSENGER FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.

USED ON $2.00

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT HOVERFERRIES WILL BE THE SERVICE. THE FARES WILL BE $3.00 FOR PEAK HOUR JOURNEYS AND FOR OFF-PEAK HOUR JOURNEYS.

BEEN OPERATING A

TEMPORARY

HAS SINCE 1986, HYF SERVICE BETWEEN BLAKE PIER IN CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.

AS THE SERVICE PROVIDES A

THE EXECUTIVE

OF

HOVERFERRY

CONVENIENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINK, THE

THE

ADVISORY ON

ADVICE

TRANSPORT COUNCIL,

FULL-DAY COMMITTEE, DECIDED THAT IT SHOULD BE OPERATED AS A PERMANENT SERVICE.

THE FOR

SERVICE,

DATE

OF

ARRANGEMENTS PIER DETAILS ABOUT COMMENCEMENT AND EXTENSION OF OPERATING HOURS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

TRAVELLING FROM MA ON SHAN TO SAI KUNG IN 15 MINUTES

THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TODAY (THURSDAY) THE OPENING OF THE FINAL OFFICIATED AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY TO MARK

STAGE OF SAI SHA ROAD.

SAI ЯНА ROAD FROM THIS WITH THE OPENING OF THIS SECTION OF

ΤΟ MORNING, MOTORISTS ARE NOW ABLE TO TRAVEL FROM MA ON SHAN, SHA TIN SAI KUNG TOWN IN 15 MINUTES.

NO DIRECT ROAD LINKING THE BEFORE, THERE WAS VEHICLES HAD TO TRAVEL VIA KOWLOON.

SAI SHA ROAD ALSO PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS MA ON SHAN AND TO SAI KUNG WHICH BEFORE COULD ONLY BE ON SHAN ROAD AND HIRAM'S HIGHWAY,

SHA

PROJECT ROAD

-TWO PLACES.

OF ACCESS TO REACHED BY MA

OF CONSTRUCTION

A SHA ROAD AT THE

INVOLVED THE THE SAI 3.5-KILOMETRE EXTENSION ROAD FROM THE EXISTING SAI NAI CHUNG VILLAGE, SAI KUNG TO MA ON SHAN ROAD, MA ON SHAN.

CONSTRUCTION

STARTED

IN

MID-1987

AND

TOOK

17

MONTHS

TO

COMPLETE AT A COST OF $43 MILLION.

/IT WAS