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SEOUL EYES INTRODUCING $US270MLN WATER TAXI, BUS SERVICES.

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SEOUL, Oct. 2 Asia Pulse - The Seoul metropolitan government plans to test water taxi and amphibious bus services on the Han River in Seoul starting next September in a bid to transform the river into a tourist attraction, regional government officials said Sunday.

The regional government said it plans to introduce call taxi and bus services for tourists on the river that bisects Seoul as part of its efforts to implement a new project called the "Renaissance of the Han River."

The envisioned US$270 million project is designed to turn the Han River into a world-class tourist destination by 2010 by improving people's access to the river, as well as building more cultural and tourism facilities and ...

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