Section 5Public Transport
New World First Bus Services Limited
| Group of Routes | Number of routes operated | Fares ($)
(as at 31.12.2019) |
|---|
| Hong Kong Island | 47 | 3.4 – 12.3 |
| Kowloon Urban and N.T. | 13 | 3.6-15.6 |
| Cross Harbour | 33 | 8.8 – 35.2 |
| Total | 93 | |
Vehicles (registered as at 31 December 2019)
| Configuration / class / (code) | Passenger Capacity | Number |
|---|
| i) Rear-engined double-deck three-axle air-conditioned buses |
| Dennis Trident 12 metre | 131 | 5 |
| Dennis Trident 10.3 metre | 105 | 2 |
| Dennis Trident E500 11.3 metre | 118 | 40 |
| Volvo Super Olympian 12 metre | 129 | 10 |
| Neoplan Centroliner 12 metre | 126 | 8 |
| Dennis Trident E500 12 metre | 124/129 | 83 |
| Dennis Trident E500MMC 11.3 metre | 124/125 | 52 |
| Dennis Trident Enviro500H 12 metre | 123 | 1 |
| Dennis Trident E500MMC 12 metre | 136/137 | 256 |
| Dennis Trident E500MMC 12.8 metre | 146 | 110 |
| Volvo B9TL 11.3 metre | 126 | 30 |
| Volvo B9TL 12 metre | 136 | 25 |
| MAN A95 ND323F 12.8 metre | 143 | 1 |
| Volvo B8L 12 metre | 139 | 3 |
| ii) Rear-engined single-deck two-axle air-conditioned buses |
| Dennis E200MMC 10.7 metre | 66 | 5 |
| YOUNGMAN JNP6120GR 11.6 metre | 71 | 8 |
| iii) Electric Motor single-deck two axle air-conditioned buses |
| BYD K9 Electric 11.6 metre | 68 | 2 |
| Great Dragon Electric Bus 11.6 metre | 64 | 2 |
| iv) Rear-engined double-deck two-axle air-conditioned buses |
| Dennis Trident Enviro400-LH 10.4 metre | 89/90 | 60 |
| Total | 703 |
Vehicle kilometres operated
| | 2018('000) | 2019('000) | % Change |
|---|
| Hong Kong Island | 19,160 | 18,833 | -1.7 |
| Kowloon Urban and N.T. | 5,176 | 5,424 | +4.8 |
| Cross Harbour | 17,036 | 16,519 | -3.0 |
| Total | 41,372 | 40,776 | -1.4 |
Passengers carried
| | 2018('000) | 2019('000) | % Change |
|---|
| Hong Kong Island | 90,651 | 89,882 | -0.8 |
| Kowloon Urban and N.T. | 17,529 | 19,004 | +8.4 |
| Cross Harbour | 58,246 | 58,279 | +0.1 |
| Total | 166,427 | 167,165 | +0.4 |
The New World First Bus Services Limited commenced operations on 1 September 1998.
