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FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1994

JUDICIARY FEES TO GO UP

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FEES COLLECTED BY THE JUDICIARY FOR PROVIDING VARIOUS SERVICES THE CORONERS ORDINANCE AND THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL ORDINANCE WILL BE INCREASED FROM MARCH 1.

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"TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE INCREASE IN COSTS OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES SINCE THE LAST REVIEW, THE FEES WILL BE INCREASED BY 10 PER CENT," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE EXPLAINED THAT THE FEE REVISION WAS A ROUTINE ADJUSTMENT AIMED AT RECOVERING THE INCREASED ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

THE FEES WERE LAST REVISED IN 1992.

THE CORONERS (FEES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 1994 AND THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL (FEES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 1994 SPECIFYING THE REVISION WERE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

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NEW KCRC BUS ROUTES

K2X

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TWO KOWLOON-CANTON

RAILWAY CORPORATION BUS ROUTES KIX AND WILL BE INTRODUCED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY (JANUARY 30 AND 31) RESPECTIVELY TO STRENGTHEN LINKS BETWEEN YUEN LONG/TIN SHUI WAI AND TUEN MUN FERRY PIER.

ROUTE KIX (LONG PING ESTATE TUEN MUN FERRY PIER) WILL OPERATE FROM 6.30 AM TO 8 PM DAILY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID.

ITS FARE WILL RANGE FROM $3.5 TO $4.5 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.

ROUTE K2X (TIN SHUI ESTATE

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TUEN MUN FERRY PIER) WILL RUN FROM 6.30 AM TO 9 AM AND FROM 5 PM TO 8 PM. THERE IS NO SERVICE ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

ITS FARE WILL RANGE FROM $2.7 TO $3.5 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.

TO COPE WITH INCREASED DEMAND, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY CO LTD WOULD ARRANGE A FERRY FROM TURN MUN TO CENTRAL AT 7.40 AM FROM MONDAY (JANUARY 31).

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