Ferry Services will be strengthened during Tung Chung Road closure
The Transport Department announces that ferry services will be strengthened for Lantau residents during the temporary closure of Tung Chung Road on Monday (July 16).
A spokesman for the department said Tung Chung Road south of Shek Mun Kap Road on Lantau will be closed to all traffic from 9 am to 5 pm on that day to facilitate the removal of a 20-tonne concrete pump truck which plunged onto a valley off the Road near Tai Tung Shan Service Reservoir on July 9.
According to Police's advice, the towing operation which requires the road closure will be very difficult as the spot is steep and limited in maneuvering space.
He said the following bus services operated by New Lantao Bus Co. (1973) Ltd. (NLB) will be suspended during the road closure period
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route 3 (including 3M) plying between Mui Wo and Tung Chung; |
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route 11 plying between Tai O and Tung Chung; |
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route 23 plying between Ngong Ping and Tung Chung; and |
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route A35 plying between Mui Wo and the Airport. |
Traffic notices have been put up at bus stops and termini on Lantau to advise passengers of the road closure.
During the road closure, Lantau taxis will not be able to operate on Tung Chung Road south of Shek Mun Kap Road.
The following special transport arrangements will be in place during the closure period to cater for the needs of Lantau residents and tourists.
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New World First Ferry will deploy vessels with larger carrying capacity during the morning peak hours for departures from Mui Wo to Central at the schedule below: | ||
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7.50 a.m. (triple-decked ferry) | ||
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8.05 a.m. (400-seat catamaran) | ||
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8.30 a.m. (400-seat catamaran) | ||
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8.45 a.m. (triple-decked ferry) | ||
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Discovery Bay Transportation Services Limited will closely monitor the situation and arrange additional sailings for its ferry service between Mui Wo and Discovery Bay to cater for any sudden upsurge in demand. The ferry services operate at: | ||
| From Discovery Bay | From Mui Wo |
| 7.25 a.m. | 7.45 a.m. |
| 11.00 a.m. | 11.20 a.m. |
| 3.00 p.m. | 3.20 p.m. |
| 4.10 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| 6.10 p.m. | 6.30 p.m. |
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Lee Tat Ferry Ltd. will operate a special ferry service, with a total of 12 sailings between Tai O and Tung Chung: |
| From Tai O | From Tung Chung |
| 8.00 a.m. | 9.35 a.m. |
| 10.30 a.m. | 11.15 a.m. |
| 12.00 noon | 12.45 p.m. |
| 1.30 p.m. | 2.15 p.m. |
| 3.00 p.m. | 3.45 p.m. |
| 4.30 p.m. | 5.50 p.m. |
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NLB bus route 37 will be strengthened to carry passengers traveling between Tung Chung ferry pier and Tung Chung MTR Station; |
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Discovery Bay Transit Services Limited will strengthen its residents' services from Discovery Bay to Tung Chung and the Airport subject to passenger demand; and |
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NLB will strengthen its bus routes 1 (Tai O - Mui Wo), 2 (Mui Wo - Ngong Ping), 34 (Shek Mun Kap - Tung Chung) and 37 (Yat Tung Estate - Tung Chung North) to cope with passenger demand. |
The Emergency Transport Co-ordination Centre of TD and the District Emergency Control Centre of the Islands District Office will be activated during the closure to closely monitor the situation and co-ordinate traffic and transport arrangements.
Members of the public may call Transport Department's road closure information hotline 2802 2311 to listen to the recorded message on the public transport arrangements on Lantau. They can also obtain the information from the Notice Board of TD's homepage (http://www.info.gov.hk/td/).
End/Saturday, July 14, 2001