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SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1992

MEASURES TO RELIEVE MTR CONGESTION

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THE FIRST PHASE OF A SERIES OF MEASURES TO RELIEVE CONGESTION ALONG THE NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR OF MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY WILL BR IMPLEMENTED FROM MONDAY (MAY 18).

THE MEASURES INCLUDE THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CROSS HARBOUR AIR- CONDITIONED BUS SERVICES AND THE STRENGTHENING OF THE EXISTING SERVICES AS FOLLOWS:

NEW CROSS HARBOUR AIR-CONDITIONED BUS SERVICES:

IN ADDITION TO NEW BUS ROUTE NO. 336 OPERATING BETWEEN LEI MUK SHUR AND SHEUNG WAN, ANOTHER BUS ROUTE NO. 312 WILL PLY BETWEEN HUNG HOM (CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TOLL PLAZA) AND TIN HAU (HING FAT STREET).

IT WILL OPERATE BETWEEN 7.55 AM AND 9.10 AM FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY (EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS) AT A FIVE-MINUTE FREQUENCY. THE FARE WILL BE $5.5 PER JOURNEY FROM HUNG HOM AND $3.5 ON LEAVING THE TUNNEL.

STRENGTHENING OF EXISTING CROSS HARBOUR AIR-CONDITIONED BUS SERVICES:

BUS ROUTES 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 307, 337 AND 348 WILL BE EXTENDED AT THE HONG KONG ISLAND END FROM CENTRAL TO SHEUNG WAN.

IN ADDITION, A NEW ADDITIONAL BUS BAY WILL BE PROVIDED OUTSIDE THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FROM 10 AM TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

THE NEW BUS BAY WILL BE OBSERVED BY CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTES NO. A2, A3, 109, 113, 119 AND 182.

SHA TO VISIT CHINA

CHINA

SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, WILL VISIT FROM MAY 18 TO 26 AT THE INVITATION OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF CHINA.

MR SUEN WILL BE ACCOMPANIED

BY SEVEN OTHER HONG KONG

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

THIS IS ONE OF A WHICH STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO.

SERIES OF GENERAL

FAMILIARISATION

VISITS

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