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Written by: Liu Ding'an
2020-02-04 05:13
Last updated: 2020-02-04 05:13The epidemic of a new type of coronavirus commonly known as "Wuhan pneumonia" has continued. The Chief Executive Lin Zhengyue announced new epidemic prevention measures yesterday (February 3) to further expand local customs clearance. The new measures have closed Luohu Port, Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, Huanggang Port and Hong Kong and Macau Ferry Terminals at 00:00 am today (February 4). At present, passengers can only travel between Hong Kong and Mainland China from the Shenzhen Bay Bridge, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the airport.
Three days ago, CTS Bus issued an urgent notice on the official website: "Because of the impact of the epidemic, in order to implement the epidemic prevention and control response and win the epidemic prevention and control war, the relevant trips of the China Travel Bus to and from Hong Kong, Macao / Zhuhai will significantly increase. Short-term adjustment. The Shenzhen Bay Port shuttle bus to and from Hong Kong, Kowloon, and the New Territories will operate normally. The morning shuttle bus to and from Hong Kong Island will only be reserved at 07:30, and the rest will be serviced on the Hong Kong Island for half an hour.
After the implementation of the new measures in the early hours of today, the China Travel Bus immediately issued an "emergency announcement" on the Internet, stating that three new bus lines will be added urgently from Shenzhen Bay to Hong Kong Island (Sheung Wan and Wan Chai), Kowloon (Prince Edward Metropark Hotel) and New Territories (Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan), and shifts are even more frequent to 15 to 30 minutes. The service hours of the three lines start at 7.15 am. The Hong Kong Island Line will be closed at 9.30 pm. The Kowloon Line will be open until 11.20 pm. The New Territories Line will be the last train at 11 pm.
The announcement also includes a screenshot of the TV news report on the government ’s epidemic prevention press conference, stating that the SAR government will close ports such as Luohu, Huanggang, and Hong Kong and Macau terminals in the early morning. At the same time, it is also said: "In order to effectively fulfill the mission and responsibilities of central enterprises, the China Travel Bus will adjust its power as soon as possible to provide Shenzhen Bay Port with round-trip routes to Hong Kong urban areas and add direct routes to meet the cross-border travel needs of the general public."
Checking the information, the original route of the China Travel Bus from Hong Kong to Shenzhen Bay Port. The stops at Hong Kong include Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, Sheung Wan, Mong Kok, Prince Edward, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Disneyland and Hong Kong Airport. It takes about half an hour.
China Travel Bus announced that it has urgently added three direct bus lines to and from Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories.
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