Section 5  Public Transport

New World First Bus Services Limited

Group of Routes	Number of routes operated	Fares ($) (as at 31.12.2016)
Hong Kong Island	46	3.2 - 11.7
Urban Kowloon and N.T.	8	3.4 - 14.8
Cross Harbour	34	8.4 - 35.6
Total	88

Vehicles (registered as at 31 December 2016)

Configuration / class / (code)	Passenger Capacity	Number
(i) Rear-engined double-deck three-axle air-conditioned buses
Dennis Trident 12 metre	129/131/133	141
Dennis Trident 11.3 metre	118	24
Dennis Trident 10.6 metre	112	15
Dennis Trident 10.3 metre	105	60
Dennis Trident 10.7 metre	110	1
Dennis Trident E500 11.3 metre	118	40
Volvo Super Olympian 12 metre	129/131	103
Neoplan Centroliner 12 metre	126	30
Dennis Trident E500 12 metre	124/129	83
Dennis Trident E500MMC 11.3 metre	124	12
Dennis Trident Enviro500H 12 metre	123	1
Dennis Trident E500MMC 12 metre	136/137	136
Dennis Trident E500MMC 12.8 metre	146	4
Volvo B9TL 11.3 metre	126	30
Volvo B9TL 12 metre	136	25
MAN A95 ND323F 12.8 metre	143	1
Sub-total		706
(ii) Rear-engined single-deck two-axle air-conditioned buses
Dennis Dart SLF 10.1 metre	59	10
YOUNGMAN JNP6120GR 11.6 metre	71	8
Sub-total		18
(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
Sub-total		4
(iv) Rear-engined double-deck two-axle air-conditioned buses
Dennis Enviro400-LH 10.4 metre	88	6
Sub-total		6
Total		734

Vehicle kilometres operated

	2015('000)	2016('000)	% Change
Hong Kong Island	21,350	20,550	-3.7
Urban Kowloon and N.T.	5,215	5,115	-1.9
Cross Harbour	17,786	17,288	-2.8
Total	44,351	42,953	-3.2

Passengers carried

	2015('000)	2016('000)	% Change
Hong Kong Island	94,750	94,044	-0.7
Urban Kowloon and N.T.	16,920	16,637	-1.7
Cross Harbour	57,492	57,136	-0.6
Total	169,162	167,817	-0.8

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