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Launch of New Metro Service

TEXT

新路線今日正式開通。
san1 lou6 sin3 gam1 jat6 zing3 sik1 hoi1 tung1.

由新界直達市中心,行程時間縮短四十分鐘。
jau4 san1 gaai3 zik6 daat6 si5 zung1 sam1, haang4 cing4 si4 gaan3 suk1 dyun2 sei3 sap6 fan1 zung1.

市民反應好好,日日都爆滿。
si5 man4 faan2 jing3 hou2 hou2, jat6 jat6 dou1 baau3 mun5.

TRANSLATION

New line officially opened today.

Directly connects New Territories to city center – journey time reduced by 40 minutes.

Public response is very good, packed every day.

BREAKDOWN

新路線今日正式開通。
(san1): new;路線 (lou6 sin3): route/line;今日 (gam1 jat6): today;正式 (zing3 sik1): officially;開通 (hoi1 tung1): open/commence operation

由新界直達市中心,行程時間縮短四十分鐘。
(jau4): from;新界 (san1 gaai3): New Territories;直達 (zik6 daat6): directly connects;市中心 (si5 zung1 sam1): city center;行程 (haang4 cing4): journey;時間 (si4 gaan3): time;縮短 (suk1 dyun2): reduced;四十分鐘 (sei3 sap6 fan1 zung1): 40 minutes

市民反應好好,日日都爆滿。
市民 (si5 man4): residents/public;反應 (faan2 jing3): response;好好 (hou2 hou2): very good;日日 (jat6 jat6): every day; (dou1): all;爆滿 (baau3 mun5): packed/full

NOTES

MTR is Hong Kong’s urban rail system

新界 is one of the three areas of Hong Kong – along with Kowloon and Hong Kong Island