The fifth wave of the epidemic has slowed down. Although there are still about 3,000 new confirmed cases every day, it still does not prevent filial sons and grandsons from going up to the mountain to worship at Qingming Festival.
However, several special bus routes served by NWFB in Qingming in previous years have not reopened this year. As a result, since last weekend, citizens have repeatedly reported that hundreds of people were waiting at the Cape Collinson Crematorium and Chai Wan. Long dragon.
Lin Jinbiao, chairman of the NWFB Trade Union, said that before the Ching Ming Festival, he told the company that a special route would be added, but the company refused on the grounds of cost. Recently, the driver has also been asked to take unpaid leave, and a group of drivers have also been arranged for Qingming. Have a holiday.
He said that even though there were still long queues at the main station, the company asked the captain to leave work because he was unwilling to "refill water", "I don't know what the service promise is!"
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Under the influence of the restricted gathering order, there are fewer filial sons and grandsons who go to visit graves than before. However, there are long queues of trains at Chai Wan MTR Station and Cape Collinson.
This year, outside the Chai Wan MTR station, only minibuses go to the Chai Wan Cemetery. Unlike previous years, NWFB will provide special line 388 for Ching Ming from Chai Wan to Cape Collinson.
Lin Jinbiao said that before the Ching Ming Festival this year, he had expressed to NWFB and the Transport Department that special classes would need to be set up to ease the flow of people during Ching Ming Festival.
He quoted the management as saying during the meeting that the Transport Department had requested that special classes for Qingming should not be set up.
However, the government later announced that it would relax social distancing measures, and KMB also launched a special line. However, NWFB still refused to open the special line in order to save costs.
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NWFB Shau Kei Wan to Chai Wan Cemetery Special Line only runs every half an hour
NWFB and Citybus will only operate special route 389 between Shau Kei Wan and Chai Wan Cemetery this year on the Ching Ming Festival. However, the frequency is only every 30 minutes. Passengers can also take Route 9 to travel between the two places.
As for the special line Citybus 347 and NWFB 9C, 388 and 971R that went to Pokfulam Road Cemetery or Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery in the past, there is no service for Qingming this year.
According to the NWFB timetable, Route 9 should run every 7 to 10 minutes during public holidays.
Lin Jinbiao pointed out that under the epidemic, Line 9 has been reduced from 6 to 4 per hour, and the employer has stated that even if there are many people on Qingming Festival, each bus must be on time or completely full before it can leave, but many customers Seeing that the bus has been loaded with seven, seven, eight, eight, he would rather wait to get off work and not get on the bus, resulting in some colleagues being scolded by the public for not driving.
He went on to point out that when a colleague drove Line 9 to Shek O Terminus, even though he knew that there were still people waiting for the car at the cemetery, the employer had to “fill up water” with the employee in order to prevent the employee from working overtime, so he simply asked the driver to collect the car. Return to the depot for get off work.
On April 3, filial sons and grandsons waited for the train at Chaiwan MTR station to worship the crowd
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Lin Jinbiao bluntly said that it is difficult to understand the company's thinking, "The company has money, but it wants employees to take unpaid leave. I don't know what the company is." Unpaid leave, no increase in shifts, "I don't know what to think about the business".
He also believes that it is necessary for the Transport Department to play a supervisory role.
"Hong Kong 01" has made enquiries to NWFB, Citybus and Transport Department and is waiting for a reply.
▼April 5th Qingming Festival, Tseung Kwan O Cemetery was less crowded than usual▼
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KMB strengthens services on several special routes to Pai Shan
KMB said today that in order to cooperate with the public tomb sweeping during the Ching Ming Festival, it will strengthen the services to and from Wo Hop Shek Cemetery to various districts, as well as special lines for other cemeteries.
Among them, the special routes to and from Wo Hop Shek Cemetery and various districts, including 62S, 70S, 74S, and 279S, will be extended to 5:00 pm, and 76S will be extended to 5:30.
38S from Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery to Kwai Fong Station, 52S from Tsang Tsui Columbarium and Tuen Mun Road Interchange, and 56S from Tsang Tsui Columbarium to Tuen Mun Station Terminus will be strengthened depending on passenger demand Serve.
Ching Ming Festival｜The crowd at Tseung Kwan O Cemetery has been reduced due to the gathering restrictions, and the income has been cut by half. The offerings have shrunk by half. Long queue of 350 people waiting to go to the cemetery to worship ancestors. During the Qingming Festival, the weather is sunny and dry. The observatory is expected to be hot in the afternoon, reaching 28 degrees, or the hottest Qingming Festival in the past six years. Hurry up to do the funeral Qingming Festival丨I have immigrated friends, please come to the Hong Kong men's scolding line on the way to visit the tomb: I am a relative
