Section 5 - Public Transport

New World First Bus Services Limited

Group of Routes

Number of routes operated

 Fares ($) (as at 31.12.2008)

Hong Kong Island :

Urban

35

3.2 – 8.9

Mid-level

10

4.4 – 9.8

All Night Services

2

6.7 – 7.2

Recreation Services

6

4.2 – 11.0

Sub-total

53

 

Urban Kowloon and New Territories :

Regular Services

8

3.4 – 14.8

Sub-total

8

 

Cross Harbour :

Regular Services

25

8.4 – 19.0

All Night Services

4

13.4 – 25.6

Sha Tin Racecourse

2

35.6

Recreation Services

3

13.4

Sub-total

34

 

Total

95

 


Note: The only non air-conditioned bus of route no.15C converted to air-conditioned bus on 25 January 2008.

Vehicles (registered as at 31 December 2008)

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

58

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

10

Volvo Super Olympian 12M W/A body (51xx)

131

4

Neoplan Centroliner 12M body (60xx)

126

30

Dennis Trident E500 12M (55xx)

124

18

Sub-total

676

(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

713

Vehicle kilometres operated

2007
('000)

2008
('000)

% Change

Hong Kong Island routes

25,359

24,543

-3.3

Urban Kowloon and New Territories routes

5,037

4,999

-0.8

Cross Harbour routes

19,997

19,860

-0.7

Total

50,393

49,402

-2.0


Passengers carried

2007
('000)

2008
('000)

% Change

Hong Kong Island routes

108,777

104,172

-4.2

Urban Kowloon and New Territories routes

16,542

14,081

-14.9

Cross Harbour routes

59,061

57,220

-3.1

Total

184,380

175,473

-4.8


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