TD reminds students to allow more commute time on first school day
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A spokesman for the TD said, "Students should familiarise themselves early with public transport routes to and from their schools and the service frequencies, especially those attending a new school. Those taking ferries should further check their vessel types and journey times. Students should also take heed of road safety on their journeys, properly use crossing facilities to cross the road, and not use a mobile phone, listen to any audio device, play mobile games, eat or drink when crossing the road."
Major public transport operators (PTOs) have been reminded to provide adequate services and enhance and deploy standby services and manpower when necessary to meet passenger demand. Local franchised bus operators providing services connecting land boundary control points (BCPs) and cross-boundary coach operators have been reminded to provide adequate services for cross-boundary students. Special routes serving school areas will also be resumed.
The operation of the TD's Emergency Transport Co-ordination Centre (ETCC) will be escalated to the highest tier, the Joint Steering Mode, tomorrow morning to jointly and closely monitor real-time traffic and public transport services on the first school day in collaboration with the Police and major PTOs. Staff will be deployed at major public transport interchanges, stations, school areas, land BCPs and tunnels across the territory for on-site monitoring and, where necessary, service enhancement and implementation of traffic management measures accordingly.
Members of the public are advised to heed the latest traffic news through the TD's website (www.td.gov.hk), the HKeMobility mobile application and radio and television broadcasts, or the service details from the PTOs:
| Public transport operator | Hotline | Website |
| MTR | 2881 8888 | www.mtr.com.hk |
| Citybus | 2136 8888 | www.citybus.com.hk |
| Kowloon Motor Bus | 2745 4466 | www.kmb.hk |
| Long Win Bus | 2261 2791 | www.lwb.hk |
| New Lantao Bus | 2984 9848 | www.nlb.com.hk |
| Sun Ferry | 2131 8181 | www.sunferry.com.hk |
| Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry | 2815 6063 | hkkf.com.hk |
Ends/Sunday, August 31, 2025
Issued at HKT 10:00
Issued at HKT 10:00
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