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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1992
FURTHERMORE, THERE HAS BEEN A SUSTAINED EXPANSION OF RESIDENTIAL COACH SERVICES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THESE SUPPLEMENT FRANCHISED BUS SERVICES DURING RUSH HOURS TAKE NEW TOWN RESIDENTS DIRECT TO THEIR WORK PLACES.
MR EASON SAID EXISTING PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE NEW TOWNS WOULD BE FURTHER EXPANDED AND IMPROVED IN THE LIGHT OF CHANGES IN DEMAND ARISING FROM POPULATION RE-DISTRIBUTION.
OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, FOR INSTANCE, KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO. PLANS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BUSES SERVING THE TSEUNG KWAN 0 NEW TOWN BY 55 PER CENT IN LINE WITH ANTICIPATED POPULATION INTAKE, HE SAID.
AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING
AND
MEMBERS OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE NEW AIRPORT RELATED PROJECTS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME AT A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) MORNING.
THE SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT CONFERENCE HALL, FIRST FLOOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MAIN WING (NEW ANNEXE), AND WILL START AT 11 AM.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS ARE REQUESTED TO RESERVE A SEAT BY TELEPHONING MS LEUNG WING-CHONG ON TEL. 802 3511.
AS SEATS IN THE CONFERENCE HALL ARE LIMITED, BOOKINGS WILL BE FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
ROOM,
MEANWHILE, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, WILL CHAIR A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 2.30 PM AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
NEWS MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
ARE INVITED TO COVER THE
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
COPIES OF PAPERS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE HALF AN HOUR BEFORE THE CONFERENCE BEGINS.
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