NEW WORLD FIRST BUS SERVICES LIMITED Group of Routes Number of routes operated Fares ($) (as at 31.12.2003) Non Air-Conditioned Air-Conditioned Hong Kong Island : Urban 39 N.A. 3.0 - 10.5 Mid-level 10 N.A. 4.2 - 9.2 All Night Services 2 N.A. 6.3 - 6.8 Recreation Services 8 3.2 3.2 - 11.6 Sub-total 59     Urban Kowloon and New Territories : Regular Services 10 (2) N.A. 3.2 - 7.5 Sub-total 10 (2)     Cross Harbour : Regular Services 25 (1) 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 (1)     Total 102 (3)     Note: Figures in brackets denote new routes introduced in 2003 Vehicles (registered as at 31 December 2003) Configuration / class (Code) Passenger Capacity Number (i) Rear-engined double-deck three-axle non-air-conditioned     Dennis Condor 11M D/M body (DM) 142 20     Dennis Condor 11M D/M body (open top) (DM) 130 1 Sub-total 21 (ii) Rear-engined double-deck three-axle air-conditioned     Leyland Olympian 11.3M W/A body (LA) 125 21     Volvo Olympian 11.3M W/A body (VA) 125 13     Volvo Olympian 11.3M W/A body (VA) 133 11     Volvo Olympian 11.3M W/A body (VA) 122 7     Volvo Olympian 12M Plaxton body (VA) 135 2     Dennis Condor 11M D/M body (DA) 125 82     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 21     Dennis Trident 11.3M W/A body (14xx) 118 30     Dennis Trident 10.6M W/A body (16xx) 112 62     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) 129 103     Neoplan Centroliner 12M body (60xx) 126 30 Sub-total 709 (iii) Rear-engined single-deck two-axle air-conditioned     Dennis Dart Carlyle body (DC) 59 9     Dennis Dart Carlyle body (w/ luggage rack) (DC) 53 1     Dennis Dart 10.6M Plexton body (20xx) 63 12     Dennis Dart 10.1M Plexton body (20xx) 59 24 Sub-total 46 Total 776 Vehicle kilometres operated 2002 ('000) 2003 ('000) % Change Hong Kong Island routes 30899 30018 -2.9 Urban Kowloon and New Territories routes 6539 6007 -8.1 Cross Harbour routes 23502 23384 -0.5 Total 60940 59409 -2.5 Passengers carried 2002 ('000) 2003 ('000) % Change Hong Kong Island routes 121094 114216 -5.7 Urban Kowloon and New Territories routes 12391 7892 -36.3 Cross Harbour routes 61965 58430 -5.7 Total 195450 180538 -7.6 The New World First Bus Services Limited commenced operations on 1 September 1998.