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The Transport Department (TD) today (March 28) announced that as no tender submissions for the "Hung Hom - Central" and "Hung Hom - Wan Chai" ferry routes were received after two tender invitations, these two ferry routes would cease operation after the expiry of their current licences on March 31, 2011.
A TD spokesman said, "Affected passengers may take franchised bus route 115 to travel directly between Hung Hom/Whampoa and Hong Kong Island, or make use of franchised bus routes 8A or 8P to Tsim Sha Tsui (Star Ferry Pier) and interchange ferry routes to Central or Wan Chai. To cater for additional passenger demand, the TD has arranged with the franchised bus company to strengthen the frequency of cross harbour bus route 115. Alternatively, passengers may take green minibus routes 6 and 6X etc. to MTR stations and interchange MTR to Hong Kong Island.
"The TD believes that these public transport services have sufficient capacity to meet additional passenger demand."
Ends/Monday, March 28, 2011
Issued at HKT 16:42
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