Transport Department Enhances Services for Residents Affected by Tai Po Fire with Additional Buses and Shuttle Services

TD steers to enhance public transport services to support Tai Po fire residents admitted into transitional housing

The Transport Department (TD) today (December 19) said that it has been steering public transport operators to strengthen services by deploying additional vehicles and manpower to support residents affected by the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, who have been admitted into transitional housing in various districts.

Among them, an additional shuttle bus service will be launched connecting Lok Sin Village in Tai Po and Tai Po Market Station, while KMB will extend the service hours of 75K. To date, the public transport arrangements for various transitional housing projects are set out below:

District

Project

Current public transport services

Additional/enhanced public transport services

Tai Po

Good House

• KMB 72C, 73P, 74E, 75K, 75P and 275R to Tai Po Market, Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong respectively

• Green Minibus (GMB) 20B, 20C, 20E, 20G, 20R and 20T to Tai Po Market Station

• Additional residents' service (RS) NR540 to and from Good House and Tai Po Market Station, providing service from morning to nighttime daily

• Additional shuttle bus service to and from Good House, Tai Po Centre and Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, providing service from morning to nighttime daily

Lok Sin Village

• Additional shuttle bus service to and from Lok Sin Village and Tai Po Market Station, providing service from morning to nighttime from Mondays to Saturdays

• GMB 20B, 20C and 20G services enhanced

• Enhanced service by three additional vehicles under KMB 75K, with last departure from Tai Mei Tuk extended from 11.40pm to 0.05am in the following day

Trackside Villas

• RSNR50 to and from Trackside Villas and Tai Po Market Station

• NR50 to enhance service

Yuen Long

CONCORDIA Sheung Yue River

• KMB 77K to Sheung Shui Station and Yuen Long Station

• Red minibus to Sheung Shui Station and Yuen Long

• Enhanced service by additional vehicle under KMB 77K

CONCORDIA Tsat Sing Kong

• KMB 54, 77K, 251B and 251M to Yuen Long, Sheung Shui and Tsuen Wan respectively

• GMB 608 and 608S to Yuen Long and Kam Sheung Road Station respectively

THE STEP

• RS NR976 to and from THE STEP and Kam Sheung Road Station

• KMB 76K to Long Ping and Sheung Shui

• GMB 75 to Yuen Long and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point, 76 to Yuen Long and 78 to Tai Lam Tunnel Toll Plaza and Lok Ma Chau (San Tin)

• Red minibus to Sheung Shui Station and Yuen Long

• Additional supplementary service of RS NR976 to and from THE STEP and Tai Po Market Station, providing service from morning to nighttime daily

North

Pok Oi Sing Ping Village

• KMB 79K to Fanling and Sheung Shui Station

• GMB 52K to Fanling Station

• Service enhanced by additional vehicle under KMB 79K

For details of franchised bus and GMB services, please refer to the website of the TD (www.td.gov.hk) and franchised bus operators. The TD will continue to maintain close liaison with the operating organisations of transitional housing projects concerned and public transport operators to cater for residents' commuting needs.

The Transport Department, Photo by Bastille Post

CS concludes visit to Beijing

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, today (April 2) led the delegation of the Working Group on Planning and Construction of the University Town (WG) under the Committee on Development of the Northern Metropolis to continue their visit to Beijing.

The Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Xia Baolong, met with Mr Chan and other members of the delegation in the morning. Mr Chan thanked Mr Xia for his care and guidance for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government's work on planning and constructing the Northern Metropolis University Town (NMUT). He also reported that, in the past three days, the delegation of the WG had visited several places, including the Ningbo Higher Education Park, the Xiasha Higher Education Park in Hangzhou, the Zhejiang University International Campus (Haining), the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center, and Xiong'an New Area in Hebei. Through on-site visits to higher education developments in different places, and exchanges with experts and scholars on their successful experiences and development strategies, the delegation gained practical inspiration for the top-level design of the NMUT. This will help advance the deep integration of Hong Kong's academic excellence with industry, promoting industrial development through education. Mr Chan said that the WG will continue to push forward the development of the NMUT with enhanced quality, speed, and efficiency, in proactive alignment with the outline of the National 15th Five-Year Plan, as well as contribute Hong Kong's strengths to the national goal of building China into a leading country in education, and helping Hong Kong better integrate into and serve the overall national development.

The meeting was attended by the Executive Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Xu Qifang. The Secretary for Education of the HKSAR Government, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, also reported on her work. The Director of the Northern Metropolis Co-ordination Office, Miss Linda So, and representatives from the eight University Grants Committee-funded universities attended the meeting together.

Mr Chan and other members of the delegation concluded their visit to Beijing and returned to Hong Kong this afternoon. Dr Choi continued her visit to Beijing this afternoon, and will return to Hong Kong tomorrow (April 3).

CS concludes visit to Beijing Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

CS concludes visit to Beijing Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases