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Eddie Lee

Tony Cheung

Commuters are starting their journeys to work early on Tuesday as main roads in Kowloon and on Hong Kong Island remain closed amid ongoing pro-democracy protests.
Public transport services in Wan Chai, Central and Western districts are expected to be further burdened when more children return to school in the morning.
Classes at all primary schools in these districts resume on Tuesday, a day after classes in secondary schools resumed there. Kindergartens remain closed.
The special service Citybus Route 40M will operate from 6am to 6pm between Pokfield Road Bus Terminus and Central.
The MTR has reminded passengers in a statement to spare more time for their journeys as "there will be more passengers than usual."
Like on Monday, trains will run more frequently starting from 7.15am, the subway operator said. The corporation said train services would be increased throughout the day if necessary.
On Hong Kong Island, the New World First Bus and CityBus companies say 139 bus routes will be diverted while 26 routes will be suspended.
In Kowloon, route diversion is also in place for 70 Kowloon and New Territories routes and 74 cross-harbour routes.
The Transport Department said on Tuesday that it has implemented special traffic arrangements at several locations and has urged the public to plan journeys in advance and to avoid driving to the affected areas.
Tram service between Western Market and Victoria Park has been suspended.
The following Hong Kong Island green minibus routes have been suspended:
3A, 8 (Lower Baguio Villa Bound), 8X (Lower Baguio Villa Bound), 10P, and 28 (Causeway Bay-bound) and 31X - The following Hong Kong Island green minibus routes are diverted: 1, 1A, 2, 3, 9, 10, 22, 22S, 24A, 24M, 31, 39M, 40, 40X, 56, 56A
The 30A Kowloon green minibus route has been suspended. The following Kowloon green minibus routes have been diverted: 5M, 12A, 12B, 27M, 28M, 79K.


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