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MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992

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RELIEF BUS SERVICES PROVIDED DURING TRAIN DISRUPTION

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES IN NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIKS. HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE DESPITE A DISRUPTION TO THE TRAIN SERVICES THIS (MONDAY) MORNING, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

AFTER STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT WERE INFORMED OF THE DISRUPTION AT 5.45 AM, THEY IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATED ITS EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO CO- ORDINATE RELIEF TRANSPORT SERVICES BETWEEN THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

(KCR) AND THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY (KMB). THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

A TOTAL OF 92 BUSES HAD BEEN DEPLOYED BY KCR TO CARRY TRAIN PASSENGERS FROM SHEUNG SHUI, FANLING AND TAI WO STATIONS TO ΤΑΙ PO MARKET KCR STATION.

AT THE SAME TIME, KMB HAD ALSO STRENGTHENED THE SERVICES OF SEVEN BUS ROUTES, PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 29 ADDITIONAL TRIPS FROM NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES TO THE URBAN AREA.

THE DEPARTMENT'S EMERGENCY TRANSPORT CO-ORDINATION CENTRE WAS SET UP SHORTLY AFTER BRING NOTIFIED OP THE INCIDENT TO CO-ORDINATE RELIEF MEASURES.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH THE SWIFT RESPONSR OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS IN PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY BUS SERVICES TO MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE TO COMMUTERS.

CASH AID TO DEPENDENT OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIM

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) APPROVED $49,050 FROM THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (TAVA) FUND 10 THE DEPENDENT OF A DRIVER WHO WAS KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON JUNE 16.

THE 56-YEAR-OLD DRIVER, WHO WAS KILLED AT KWAI TAI ROAD ROUNDABOUT IN KWAI CHUNG, WAS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE TAVA SCHEME PROVIDED QUICK FINANCIAL HELP TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS OR THEIR DEPENDENTS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE MEANS OF A FAMILY OR THE FAULT ELEMENT IN THE ACCIDENT.

"BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE SCHEME WILL RETAIN THE RIGHT TO MAKE CLAIMS FOR LEGAL DAMAGES OR COMPENSATION FROM OTHER SOURCES IN THE USUAL WAY.

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