Section 5   Public Transport

New World First Bus Services Limited


Group of Routes

Number of routes operated

Fares ($) (as at 31.12.2005)

Non Air-Conditioned

Air-Conditioned

Hong Kong Island :

Urban

36

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

54

 

 

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

95

 

 




Vehicles (registered as at 31 December 2005)


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

69

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

103

Neoplan Centroliner 12M body

(60xx)

126

30

Sub-total

669

(iii) Rear-engined single-deck two-axle air-conditioned

Dennis Dart 10.6M Plexton body

(20xx)

63

12

Dennis Dart 10.1M Plexton body

(20xx)

59

24

Sub-total

36

Total

706





Vehicle kilometres operated

2004
('000)

2005
('000)

% Change

Hong Kong Island routes

28092

25806

-8.1

Urban Kowloon and New Territories routes

5599

5144

-8.1

Cross Harbour routes

22738

21119

-7.1

Total

56429

52069

-7.7





Passengers carried

2004
('000)

2005
('000)

% Change

Hong Kong Island routes

115652

108301

-6.4

Urban Kowloon and New Territories routes

9039

11374

+25.8

Cross Harbour routes

59937

57801

-3.6

Total

184628

177476

-3.9



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