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trips (a daily average of 2.76 million passenger trips), which covered 331 million kilometres of roads during the year. Its fares ranged from $1.60 to $38 for the regular
routes.
Local bus services on Hong Kong Island are provided by NWFB and CTB. At year- end, NWFB was operating 53 bus routes on Hong Kong Island, eight in Kowloon and Tseung Kwan O and 33 cross-harbour routes, 29 of which were run jointly with KMB. It had a licensed fleet of 694 buses, of which 693 were air-conditioned and 532 wheelchair-accessible.
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NWFB recorded 184.4 million passenger trips passenger trips which covered 50.4 million kilometres of roads during the year. Its
fares ranged from $3 to $34.2 for the regular routes.
CTB operates two bus networks under two franchises. One of the franchises covers 63 bus routes on Hong Kong Island, one bus route in the New Territories and 30 cross-harbour routes, 22 of which are operated jointly with KMB. Another franchise covers a network of 18 routes plying between the urban areas and North Lantau or the airport.
At year-end, CTB had a licensed fleet of 919 air-conditioned buses, of which 173 were wheelchair-accessible. The company recorded 210.4 million passenger trips (a) daily average of 576 000 passenger trips) which covered 82.5 million kilometres of road during the year. Its fares ranged from $2.50 to $48 for the regular routes.
The Long Win Bus Company Limited provides bus services between the New Territories and Lantau Island/the airport. The company made 27.7 million passenger trips (a daily average of 75 800 passenger trips) covering 24.9 million kilometres of road during the year. At year-end, 155 buses were serving a total of 18 routes; all were air-conditioned and 152 were wheelchair-accessible. Fares ranged from $3.50 to $28 for the regular routes.
The New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited mainly provides bus services on Lantau Island. The company recorded 16.1 million passenger trips (a daily average of 44 200 passenger trips) which covered 5.5 million kilometres of road during the year. It ran 23 routes with a licensed fleet of 94 vehicles. Its fares ranged from $3 to $40 for the regular routes.
Different forms of fare concessions are provided by the franchised bus companies. For example, all franchised bus companies offered concessionary fares for children aged under 12 and elderly passengers on all routes (except recreational routes operated by CTB).
Bus-Bus Interchange schemes are being implemented to encourage more efficient use of bus resources and limited road space, and to allow more choices for passengers. Fare discounts are offered to passengers when interchanging among designated bus routes. At year-end, a total of 228 Bus-Bus Interchange schemes were in operation, involving about 400 routes.