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MONDAY, JULY 19, 1993

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FARE RISES FOR THREE GMB ROUTES

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT FROM WEDNESDAY (JULY 21), THE FARES OF GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES 23, 23B AND 24M WILL BE

INCREASED BY 20 CENTS.

THE FARE REVISION IS TO IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL VIABILITY.

THE NEW FARES ARE:

ROUTE

NEW FARE

EXISTING FARE

23

KWUN TONG (WAN HONG STREET} TO CHA KWO LING

$2.20

$2

23B

YAN OI COURT TO CHA KWO LING

$2.20

$2

(FULL FARE}

BETWEEN YAN OI COURT AND

$1.50

$1.30

LAM TIN MTR, OR BETWEEN LAM TIN MTR AND CHA KWO LING

(SECTION FARE)

24M

LAM TIN (SOUTH) TO SAM KA TSUEN FERRY PIER

$2.20

$2

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 73.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 431.367 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 492.771 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 84.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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