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Central to Mid-Levels escalator operation hours
The Transport Department announces today (Tuesday) that the operation hours of the Central to Mid-Levels escalator will be extended to 11 pm on a permanent basis as from tomorrow (Wednesday).
A spokesman for the department said a one-month trial scheme had been implemented last month to extend the operation hours from between 6 am and 10 pm to between 6 am and 11 pm daily.
Head counts conducted at Stanley Street before and after the trial showed that an additional 300 to 400 persons had used the escalators during the one-hour extension everyday.
The Central and Western District Office also carried out an opinion survey between April 24 and 29. A total of 107 escalator users were interviewed, of them, 101 supported extending the operation hours to 11 pm.
Two relevant area committees, namely, Chung Wan and Sheung Wan, and Mid-Levels were consulted. The former suggested extending the trials for three more months to collect views from more users while the latter strongly supported that the extension be made permanent.
The spokesman said: " The Traffic and Transport Committee of Central and Western District Board also supported the extension of operation hours. In view of high usage and favourable local opinion, it is decided that the operation hours of the escalator services will be extended permanently."
He said appropriate notices would be displayed on the site and broadcast through the public address system to inform users of the new arrangement.
End/Tuesday, May 9,1995
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