Transportation Guide for Central Counting Station 10 10 The counting of votes of Functional Constituencies (FC) including District Council (second) Functional Constituency (DC(2nd)FC) for the 2012 Legislative Council Election will be held at Halls 3-11 of AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE). The Central Counting Station is easily accessible by various modes of transportation. 1 By Airport Express 1.1 Airport Express provides a direct and convenient link to and from AWE with the in-venue AsiaWorld-Expo Station. Please leave the Station at Exit A and make use of the access control point at 1/F east lobby of AWE for entry into the Central Counting Station. 1.2 Airport Express operates daily with the following route: Hong Kong Station Æ Kowloon Station Æ Tsing Yi Station Æ Airport Station Æ AsiaWorld-Expo Station From Approx. Travelling Time Adult Fare for Special Round-trip Ticket to AsiaWorld-Expo (with two-day validity from Station 9 to 10 Sept 2012 +) Hong Kong Station 28 mins HK $52 Kowloon Station 25 mins HK $52 Tsing Yi Station 17 mins HK $42 ++ Airport Station 1 min + Visitors can redeem the tickets with Octopus Card at the designated counters (located at Lower Level 2 of Hong Kong Station or Kowloon Station – Trains to Airport and AsiaWorld-Expo and Level U4 of the Tsing Yi Station – Trains to Airport and AsiaWorld-Expo respectively). Counter Opening Hours : 9 September 2012 - 4:00 pm till the last train 10 September 2012 - the first train to 3:00 pm ++ Single journey ticket is available at HK $5 or using Octopus Card for a single journey at HK $5. 1.3 Visitors planning to take the Airport Express are advised to note the following daily timetable - From City/Airport to AsiaWorld-Expo Airport Express Station First Train Last Train Headway (mins) Hong Kong 05:50 00:48 10 -12 Kowloon 05:53 00:52 10 -12 Tsing Yi 06:00 00:59 10 -12 Airport 06:15 01:13 10 -12 From AsiaWorld-Expo to City/Airport Airport Express Station First Train Last Train Headway (mins) City and Airport 06:00 00:45 10 -12 E1 2 By MTR and the Airport Express 2.1 The Airport Express also provides direct connections with the territory-wide MTR network. Please refer to Section 1 above for details about the Airport Express. Adult Fare for Airport Express (Special Same-day MTR Interchange Station Interchange for the MTR Line Return Fare) # for Airport Express Airport Express - use Octopus Card - stay at AWE for over 1 hour Central Station Airport Express Island Line (a few minutes’ walk to Hong HK $72 Hong Kong Station Kong Station) Lai King Station Æ MTR Tsing Yi Airport Express Tsuen Wan Line HK $42 Station Tsing Yi Station Airport Express Tung Chung Line (a) MTR Kowloon Station (a) Kowloon Station (a) HK $64 (b) MTR Tsing Yi Station (b) Tsing Yi Station (b) HK $42 Prince Edward Station Æ Lai Airport Express Kwun Tong Line HK $42 King Station Æ Tsing Yi Station Tsing Yi Station Tiu Keng Leng Station Æ Prince Airport Express Tseung Kwan O Line Edward Station Æ Lai King HK $42 Tsing Yi Station Station Æ MTR Tsing Yi Station Kowloon Tong Station Æ Prince Airport Express East Rail Line Edward Station Æ Lai King HK $42 Tsing Yi Station Station Æ MTR Tsing Yi Station Tai Wai Station Æ Kowloon Tong Station Æ Prince Edward Station Airport Express Ma On Shan Line HK $42 Æ Lai King Station Æ MTR Tsing Tsing Yi Station Yi Station Nam Cheong Station Æ MTR Airport Express West Rail Line HK $42 Tsing Yi Station Tsing Yi Station # Passengers must travel with the same Octopus Card to and from AisaWorld-Expo station on the same day and must stay in AWE for over 1 hour between exiting and re-entering the station ticket gate. Any fare rebate will be automatically credited to the Octopus Card at the return trip exit gate. Passengers can enjoy free MTR connections when using the same Octopus Card (with sufficient value) to interchange within 1 hour of arrival between the Airport Express at Hong Kong, Kowloon or Tsing Yi Station and the interconnecting MTR line. The free connection trip includes travel to Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau stations, but excludes Light Rail, MTR Bus and East Rail Line First Class. When changing between Tsim Sha Tsui/East Tsim Sha Tsui Stations, passenger must do so within 30 minutes of arrival at either station. The savings will vary depending on the fare of the connection journeys. For passengers whose boarding and destination stations are different, the total fare will be calculation as the average of the fares for the two journeys. E2 2.2 Public members who alight at MTR Tung Chung Station can travel to AWE by bus route X1 (Point-to-Point Express and stop at the East Entrance of the venue) and S1. For full details of Airport Express and MTR services and fare arrangements, please visit www.mtr.com.hk or call the MTR hotline at 2881 8888. 3 By Bus 3.1 Visitors may choose to go to AWE directly by means of buses. Please refer to the ensuing paragraphs for details of bus services. On 9 September 2012 (A) 10 Airport Bus Routes (from 8:00pm onward at places of origin) Estimated Bus Bus Headway From (District Covered) Journey Time no. Company (mins) (mins) Ap Lei Chau Estate A10 Citybus 30 98 Southern, Central & Western North Point Ferry Pier A11 Fortress Hill, Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, Citybus 20-30 79 Central & Western E3 Estimated Bus Bus Headway From (District Covered) Journey Time no. Company (mins) (mins) Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) A12 Citybus 20-30 97 Eastern, Central & Western MTR Hung Hom Station A21 Citybus 10-20 75 Yau Tsim Mong MTR Lam Tin Station A22 Citybus 15-25 75 Kwun Tong, Kowloon City, Jordan Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) A29 Citybus 30 70 Hang Hau, Diamond Hill, Wong Tai Sin Tsuen Wan West Railway Station Long Win A31 20-30 65 Tsuen Wan , Kwai Tsing Bus Sha Tin (Yu Chui Court) Long Win A41 15-20 65 Sha Tin Bus Ma On Shan (Yiu On) Long Win A41P 30 80 Sha Tin Bus Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) Long Win A43 20-30 78 Sheung Shui, Fanling Bus Remark : The above in-bound “A” routes will be detoured to AWE after their stop at the Airport from 8:00pm on 9 September at the places of origin till the last in-bound bus on that day. (B) 6 “E” Bus Routes Estimated Bus Bus Headway From (District Covered) Journey Time no. Company (mins) (mins) Causeway Bay (Tin Hau) E11 Citybus 15-20 80 Wan Chai, Central & Western Tai Kok Tsui (Island Harbourview) E21 Citybus 15-30 80 Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing Lam Tin (North) E22 Citybus 15-20 96 Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin Tseung Kwan O (Hong Sing Garden) E22A Citybus 30 100 Wong Tai Sin MTR Kwai Fong Station Long Win E32 15-20 65 Tai Wo Hau, Tsing Yi Bus Tai Po Tau Long Win E41 15-20 84 Tai Po Bus Remark : On leaving AWE, visitors going to Kowloon or Hong Kong can take Citybus Routes E11, E21, E22 or E22A to the Ground Transportation Centre (GTC) of the Airport to interchange with Citybus Routes A10(Ap Lei Chau), A11(North Point), A12(Siu Sai Wan), A21(Hung Hom), A22(Lam Tin) or A29 (Tseung Kwan O). The fare of the journey from AWE to GTC would be waived upon making the interchange with the same Octopus card. Visitors going to the New Territories can take Long Win Bus Routes E32 and E41 from AWE to GTC to interchange with Long Win Routes A31(Tsuen Wan), A41(Shatin), A41P(Ma On Shan), A43(Fanling), E33 (Tuen Mun), E34 (Tin Shui Wai via Yuen Long) or E42 (Shatin (Pok Hong) via Tai Wai). The fare of the journey from AWE to GTC would be waived upon making the interchange with the same Octopus card. E4 (C) X1 and S1 Bus Routes Estimated Bus Bus Headway From (District Covered) Journey Time no. Company (mins) (mins) Citybus / X1+ MTR Tung Chung Station Long Win 15 9 bus Citybus / MTR Tung Chung Station S1^ Long Win 7-10 20 Airport bus + Special point-to-point express bus service for public members to travel between Tung Chung Railway Station Bus Terminus (Exit B of MTR Tung Chung Station) and the East Entrance of AWE (from 20:00 on 9 September to 01:45 on 10 September). The fare per journey is HK$5.8. ^ At the Airport, visitors can interchange bus route S1 at Cheong Tat Road (outside the ground level of Passenger Terminal Building) to AWE bus terminus. On 10 September 2012 (A) 3 “N” Bus Routes Estimated Bus Bus Headway From (District Covered) Journey Time no. Company (mins) (mins) Central (Macau Ferry) N11 Citybus 30 75 Causeway Bay, Jordan Tsim Sha Tsui (Star Ferry ) N21 Jordan, Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po, Mei Citybus 20 80 Foo, Tsing Yi Tsuen Wan (Discovery Park Bus Terminus) Long Win N31 30 68 Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi Bus Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi Remark : The terminus of the above in-bound “N” routes will be extended from the Airport to AWE in the mid-night hours on 10 September. (B) 6 “E” Bus Routes Estimated Bus Bus Headway From (District Covered) Journey Time no. Company (mins) (mins) Causeway Bay (Tin Hau) E11 Citybus 12-20 80 Wan Chai, Central & Western Tai Kok Tsui (Island Harbourview) E21 Citybus 13-20 80 Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing E5 Estimated Bus Bus Headway From (District Covered) Journey Time no.