Public Transport Interchanges at TKO to open

The Transport Department announces that three new public transport interchanges (PTIs) at Hang Hau MTR Station, Tseung Kwan O MTR Station and Tiu Keng Leng MTR Station will be opened for operation on August 11, 2002.

Speaking on the related traffic arrangements, a spokesman for the Transport Department said: "These three new PTIs together with the existing Po Lam PTI are covered with integrated terminating facilities provided for buses, GMBs, taxis and drop off/pick up areas. These four PTIs are well connected to the existing Tseung Kwan O Line (TKOL) stations to enable commuters to interchange conveniently to the MTR. To help passengers to familiarize themselves in advance with new revised routeings, a number of routes will be diverted to call or terminate at the above four PTIs from August 11, that is, in the week before the opening of the MTR Tseung Kwan O Line."

Details of the public transport services arrangements are at Annex.

Notices will be displayed at all bus termini and bus stops and GMB stops along the routes of the services at Annex for passengers' reference. In addition, the bus companies will deploy bus regulators on site to give guidance to bus passengers.

Relevant information is also available at Transport Department website at http://www.info.gov.hk/td.

The spokesman noted that it may take some time for the public to get familiar with the changes in routeing and relocation of terminal points of the bus and GMB routes to these PTIs. He reminded passengers to take this into account these changes when planning their journeys to avoid last minute rush.

Annex

Public Transport Services Arrangements upon Opening of PTIs at Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O and Tiu Keng Leng MTR Station on August 11, 2002

Hang Hau MTR Station PTI

Relocation of Terminal

* Route 298E, to relocate the terminating point from Hang Hau (North) Bus Terminus to Hang Hau MTR Station PTI; and

* GMB 101, 102 and 102S to relocate the terminating point from Sheung Ning Road to Hang Hau MTR Station PTI.

Re-routeing

* Routes 98A, 98C, 296M and 298B, to re-route via Hang Hau MTR Station PTI; and

* GMB 11, to re-route via Hang Hau MTR Station PTI.

Tseung Kwan O MTR Station PTI

Relocation of Terminal

* Routes 796C and 796X to relocate the terminating point from Tseung Kwan O (Bauhinia Garden) to Tseung Kwan O MTR Station PTI.

Tiu Keng Leng MTR Station PTI

Relocation of Terminal

* Routes 792, 796, 796A and 796B to relocate the terminating point from Tiu Keng Leng (Choi Ming Court) to Tiu Keng Leng PTI.

Po Lam PTI

Re-routeing

Route 296M, to re-route via Po Lam PTI.

End/Thursday, August 8, 2002