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introduced, between the city of Victoria and the Peak, and be- tween Shau Kei Wan and Stanley by way of Tai Tam reservoir.
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd maintains services in Kowloon and the New Territories. This company had also previously operated under a licence issued by the Governor in Council. During 1960 the Company ran 31 bus routes in Kowloon and 12 routes in the New Territories, and in April 1960 in- augurated a service on Lantau Island. Two new routes were added in Kowloon and plans were completed to add 7 new routes and extend 6 routes by March 1961, and to improve the frequencies of the New Territories' service. Towards the end of the year double- deck buses entered service on the Kowloon - Tsuen Wan run, the first time that double-deck buses have operated in the New Territories.
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The Company's fleet already operates 296 double-deck and 267 single-deck buses. In March, eight 14-seater tour coaches-were acquired and let to tourist agencies for sight-seeing tours. Orders were placed for 100 Albion Victor single-deck buses and 40 Daimler double-deck buses.
375 million passengers were carried compared with 295 million in 1959, and the mileage covered was 29.8 as against 24.3 million.
Tramways. An electric tramway service is operated on Hong Kong Island by Hong Kong Tramways Limited. The track, the gauge of which is 3 feet, is about 19 miles in length if single tracks are measured. It goes from Kennedy Town to Shau Kei Wan, with a branch line round the Race Course in Happy Valley. All routes pass through the City of Victoria. The tramcars are four-wheeled double-deckers, with single staircases, and are designed for single-ended working, the termini having turning circles. The operating voltage is 500 volts direct current.
The average daily service of cars run in 1960 was 142. This gave a car every two minutes in each direction on all routes. Through the city area, which is in the centre of the system, the minimum frequency of service was a car every 34 seconds in each direction. The number of passengers carried during the year was 175.8 million, while the total mileage run was 7.6 million.
Fares are charged at a flat rate for any distance over any route of 20 cents (3d) 1st class, and 10 cents (14d) 3rd class; the