New World First Bus Services Limited

Group of Routes Number of routes operated Fares ($) (as at 31.12.2006)
Non Air-Conditioned Air-Conditioned
Hong Kong Island :
Urban 35 N.A. 3.0 - 8.4
Mid-level 10 N.A. 4.2 - 9.2
All Night Services 2 N.A. 6.3 - 6.8
Recreation Services 6 3.2 3.2 - 11.6
Sub-total 53    
Urban Kowloon and New Territories :
Regular Services 8 N.A. 3.2 - 7.5
Sub-total 8    
Cross Harbour :
Regular Services 25 N.A. 8.1 - 18.2
All Night Services 4 N.A. 12.8 - 24.6
Sha Tin Racecourse 2 N.A. 34.2
Recreation Services 2 N.A. 12.8
Sub-total 33    
Total 94    


Vehicles (registered as at 31 December 2006)

Configuration / class (Code) Passenger Capacity Number
(i) Rear-engined double-deck three-axle non-air-conditioned
Dennis Condor 11M D/M body (open top) (DM) 130 1
Sub-total 1
(ii) Rear-engined double-deck three-axle air-conditioned
Leyland Olympian 11.3M W/A body (LA) 125 25
Volvo Olympian 11.3M W/A body (VA) 125 30
Volvo Olympian 11.3M W/A body (VA) 133 20
Volvo Olympian 11.3M W/A body (VA) 122 12
Volvo Olympian 12M Plaxton body (VA) 135 2
Dennis Condor 11M D/M body (DA) 125 65
Dennis Condor 11M D/M body (DA) 121 10
Dennis Dragon 12M D/M body (DA) 129 4
Dennis Trident 12M W/A body (1xxx) 133 160
Dennis Trident 12M W/A body (1xxx) 131 30
Dennis Trident 12M W/A body (12xx) 131 12
Dennis Trident 11.3M W/A body (14xx) 118 24
Dennis Trident 10.6M W/A body (16xx) 112 15
Dennis Trident 12M D/M body (30xx) 133 42
Dennis Trident 12M D/M body (30xx) 129 20
Dennis Trident 10.3M D/M body (33xx) 105 60
Dennis Trident 10.6M D/M body (36xx) 110 1
Volvo Super Olympian 12M W/A body (50xx) 129 89
Volvo Super Olympian 12M W/A body (50xx) 131 14
Neoplan Centroliner 12M body (60xx) 126 30
Sub-total 665
(iii) Rear-engined single-deck two-axle air-conditioned
Dennis Dart 10.6M Plexton body (20xx) 65 12
Dennis Dart 10.1M Plexton body (20xx) 59 24
Sub-total 36
Total 702

Vehicle kilometres operated 2005
('000)
2006
('000)
% Change
Hong Kong Island routes 25806 25564 -0.9
Urban Kowloon and New Territories routes 5144 5120 -0.47
Cross Harbour routes 21119 20239 -4.17
Total 52069 50923 -2.2

Passengers carried 2005
('000)
2006
('000)
% Change
Hong Kong Island routes 108301 109059 0.7
Urban Kowloon and New Territories routes 11374 15318 34.6
Cross Harbour routes 57801 58699 1.5
Total 177476 183076 3.1

The New World First Bus Services Limited commenced operations on 1 September 1998.