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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1988

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NEW BUS SERVICE FOR CHINA FERRY TERMINAL

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WITH

A NEW CIRCULAR COACH SERVICE WILL BE INTRODUCED TO TIE IN

A THE OPERATION OF THE NEW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL,

SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE NEW SERVICE, WHICH WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON NOVEMBER 1.6 (WEDNESDAY) AT THE LATEST, WILL LINK THE NEW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL WITH THE JORDAN ROAD BUS TERMINUS, THE TSIM SHA TSUI MTR STATION AND THE STAR FERRY BUS TERMINUS.

THE CIRCULAR ROUTE WILL OPERATE FROM 6.30 AM TO 10.30 PM DAILY AT A 12-MINUTE FREQUENCY. THE FARE WILL BE $1.50 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.

IN ADDITION, A NEW BUS STOP IN CANTON ROAD, OUTSIDE THE

DESIGNATED FOR THE EXISTING TERMINAL, WILL BE

BUS ROUTE 8A WHICH STOP OPERATES BETWEEN JORDAN ROAD FERRY AND WHAMPOA GARDENS. THE BUS WILL COME INTO OPERATION NEXT MONDAY.

MEANWHILE, THE

TRANSPORT

INTERCHANGE INSIDE THE TERMINAL HAS

TO

PROVISIONS FOR NON-FRANCHISED COACH SERVICES AND TAXIS MOVEMENT OF FERRY PASSENGERS.

FACILITATE

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND WILL STRENGTHEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES IF NECESSARY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT BEGAN IMPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF

SEVERAL MONTHS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES EXPECTED ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC GENERATED BY TERMINAL.

COPE AGO TO

WITH THE THE OPENING OF THE

FERRY

DRIVE THE SECTION OF CANTON ROAD BETWEEN KOWLOON PARK IN MAY,

WAS CONVERTED AND HAIPHONG ROAD

TO ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND TO ENABLE MOTORISTS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT.

AND A

ROAD AND KOWLOON IN SEPTEMBER, THE JUNCTION LAYOUT OF CANTON

SIGNAL PARK DRIVE WAS MODIFIED,

CONTROLLED CROSSING AT THE MOVEMENT OF ACCESS TO THE FERRY TERMINAL WAS INSTALLED TO FACILITATE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.

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