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COMMUNICATIONS

The greatest number of passengers carried in a single day during the year was 102,484 on Wednesday, April 5-the Ching Ming Festival day when many visitors paid their respects to their an- cestors in the cemeteries at Wo Hop Shek and Sandy Ridge in the New Territories.

Fares for third class travel are slightly higher than bus fares except between Kowloon and Sha Tin. Third class from Kowloon to Sha Tin, a distance of 7.14 miles, is 50 cents. Children under 12 years of age pay half fare. The second class fare is 50 per cent more than the third. First class is double. Quarterly and monthly tickets at cheap rates are available for all stations. For a quarterly ticket, the fare is the sum of 75 ordinary single fares and for a monthly ticket, 30 ordinary single fares. Holders may use their tickets on any train and as many times as they like on any day.

Rolling stock on the British section comprises nine diesel-electric locomotives, one rail-bus, 70 passenger coaches and 147-goods

wagons.

The timing of the construction of a new terminal station for the railway, to be situated at Hung Hom adjacent to the proposed cross-harbour tunnel, is still under consideration. The construction of a new major workshop to provide facilities for heavy and light repairs for locomotives and rolling stock is in progress at Ho Tung Lau, on reclaimed land. A new running shed being built at Hung Hom on the site adjacent to the proposed terminal station will enable locomotive running repairs to be made and will also provide 'stabling' space in the area.

ROADS

There are 609.3 miles of road in the Colony maintained by the government, 200 of which are on Hong Kong Island, 180.5 in Kowloon and 228.8 in the New Territories. To relieve traffic conges- tion and to meet ever-increasing traffic demands as a result of improved social and economic conditions, a large programme of road construction and improvement has been necessary. A total of $35.6 million was spent on major projects and $15.3 million on road improvement and maintenance during the year.

On Hong Kong Island, work progressed on the Garden Road complex, a comprehensive scheme to improve traffic flow along the

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