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SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1993

BUS AND FERRY SERVICES TO ALLEVIATE MTR CONGESTION

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BUS AND FERRY SERVICES WILL BE STRENGTHENED AS PART OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S EFFORT TO COPE WITH EXPECTED INCREASE IN DEMAND ALONG THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY-NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) TWO NEW BUS ROUTES WOULD BE INTRODUCED. THE ONE FROM BAYVIEW GARDEN TO CENTRAL WILL START IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH AND THE OTHER ONE FROM SHEK YAM TO TSIM SHA TSUI WILL START IN EARLY JULY,

BUS SERVICES BETWEEN TSIM SHA TSUI AND CENTRAL WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED IN STAGES BETWEEN MAY AND JULY. THESE INCLUDE ROUTES 81C, 258C, 259B, 260B, 268B, 300, 307 AND 336.

FERRY SERVICE FROM TUEN MUN TO CENTRAL WILL ALSO BE STRENGTHENED. A NEW FERRY SERVICE FROM GOLD COAST TO CHINA HONG KONG FERRY TERMINAL WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED LATER IN THE YEAR.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THESE NEW SERVICES WOULD PROVIDE CHOICE FOR COMMUTERS.

ADDITIONAL

VIEWS ON OPERATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES SOUGHT

THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN (SATURDAY) INVITED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS FUTURE OPERATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES.

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ADDRESSING THE OPENING OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF GROUP'S TIN YIU CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE CUM STUDY/READING STRACHAN SAID A WORKING PARTY ON REVIEW OF CHILDREN AND SERVICES HAD COMPILED A DRAFT REPORT, WHICH WOULD BE PUBLIC CONSULTATION NEXT MONTH.

THE WORKING PARTY WAS SET UP IN MARCH LAST YEAR REVIEW ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES TO ENSURE THEIR THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

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'RESOURCES CURRENTLY DISPERSED IN DIFFERENT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WILL BE POOLED TOGETHER UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT MEET THE DIFFERENT NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN A HE ADDED.

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