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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1989

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FARE INCREASES ON THREE NT GMB ROUTES

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES IN YUEN LONG WILL BE (JANUARY 23).

THE FULL FARES FOR GMB ROUTE 36 (YUEN WAI RURAL OFFICE), ROUTE 37 (YUEN LONG TOWN OFFICE) AND ROUTE 38 (YUEN LONG TOWN INCREASED FROM $2.50 TO $3.

THE FARES FOR THREE INCREASED FROM MONDAY

LONG TOWN

TAI SANG YAU TAM MEI VILLAGE HA CHUK YUEN) WILL BE

$1.50 WILL BE THE LINK ROAD

AT THE SAME TIME, A NEW SECTION FARE OF INTRODUCED ON EACH OF THESE GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES FOR BETWEEN THE TERMINUS AT TAI SANG WAI, YAU TAM MEI AND HA CHUK YUEN RESPECTIVELY AND THE LINK ROAD'S JUNCTION WITH CASTLE PEAK ROAD.

THE EXISTING SECTION FARE POINTS ON THESE THREE ROUTES WILL BE MAINTAINED BUT THE AMOUNT FOR EACH ONE WILL BE RAISED BY 50 CENTS.

THE INCREASES HAVE BEEN APPROVED OWING TO A RISE IN OPERATING

COSTS.

ALSO FROM MONDAY, THE LAST DEPARTURES

OF GMB ROUTE 36 FROM YUEN LONG TOWN AND TAI SANG WAI RURAL OFFICE WILL BE EXTENDED BY 30 MINUTES TO 9 PM AND 9.15 PM RESPECTIVELY.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE INNER-MOST LANE OF LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD NORTHBOUND NEAR SUN TIN WAI ESTATE CLOSED DAILY BETWEEN 11 PM AND 7 AM THE NEXT DAY ON MONDAY 23} FOR REPAINTING OF A SIGN GANTRY.

WILL DE (JANUARY

THE SAME MEASURE WILL ALSO BE IMPLEMENTED ON JANUARY 24, 29, 30 AND 31.

IN ADDITION, THE LION ROCK TUNNEL TOLL BOOTH 139 INSIDE THE SOUTHBOUND LION ROCK TUNNEL AREA WILL BE CLOSED DAILY BETWEEN 8 PM AND 6 AM THE NEXT DAY FRON MONDAY FOR TWO NIGHTS FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKS.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CARE AND APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC AIDS WILL BE PROVIDED TO GUIDE THEM.

PATIENCE.

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