CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
(b)
(c)
11 new routes were introduced;
58 frequency improvement items were implemented involving 82 buses;
(d) 43 new bus shelters were constructed; and
(e)
the carrying capacity on various routes was increased on 96 occasions through replacing two-axle
buses with three-axle buses.
During the year, KMB commissioned an independent consultant, the City University of Hong Kong, to undertake a large scale market research on air-conditioned bus services. The results revealed that the majority of passengers prefer air-conditioned bus services. Based on the findings of this survey and feedback from other
sources, KMB will
continue to expand
its air-conditioned
services to attract
customers from other
public transport
modes and private
transport. Bus routes
that
pass
through
tunnels ΟΙ which
have journey times
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longer than 30
minutes will be the
priority targets for
conversion to air-
conditioned services.
Transport Advisory Committee Chairman, Dr. Raymond C T Ho, and Mr. John Chan attending the Route 100 inauguration ceremony
In addition, KMB will consider lowering the fare premium to encourage customers to use the air-conditioned services. It is intended that KMB's air-conditioned bus fleet will gradually increase in response to demand.
Specific marketing programmes were launched during the year to stimulate higher usage of individual routes. A new cross harbour shuttle service, Route No. 100, was introduced to encourage private car users to shift to public transport and thus help alleviate traffic congestion.
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