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Transport
• Lin Ma Hang Road: The proposed road widening works comprise the widening of the single-lane Lin Ma Hang Road between Ping Yuen River and Ping Che Road (Western Section), and between Tsung Yuen Ha and Lin Ma Hang (Eastern Section), to a single two-lane carriageway. Both detailed design for the Western Section and an environmental impact assessment for the Eastern Section are in progress.
Buses
Franchised Buses
Franchised buses are the largest road-based carriers, accounting for 31 per cent of the total daily public transport volume. Bus services in Kowloon and the New Territories are largely provided by The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) (KMB). At the year end, KMB was operating 323 bus routes in Kowloon and the New Territories and 61 cross-harbour routes, 51 of which were run jointly with another operator. KMB had a licensed fleet of 3,916 buses, of which 3,866 were wheelchair-accessible low-floor vehicles. It recorded 990 million passenger trips in 2016, or an average of 2.71 million per day, covering 282.5 million km of roads.
Bus services on Hong Kong Island are provided mainly by New World First Bus Services (NWFB) and Citybus (CTB). At the year end, NWFB was operating 46 bus routes on Hong Kong Island, eight in Kowloon and Tseung Kwan O and 34 cross-harbour routes, 29 of which were run jointly with KMB. NWFB had a licensed fleet of 691 buses, all of which were wheelchair-accessible low- floor vehicles. It recorded 168 million passenger trips in 2016, or an average of 458,500 per day, covering 42.95 million km of roads.
CTB operates two bus networks under two franchises. One covers 52 bus routes on Hong Kong Island, one bus route in the New Territories and 29 cross-harbour routes, 22 of which are operated jointly with KMB. The other franchise covers a network of 22 routes plying between the urban areas and North Lantau and the airport. At the year end, CTB had a licensed fleet of 946 buses, of which 911 were wheelchair-accessible low-floor vehicles. CTB recorded 227 million passenger trips in 2016, or an average of 619,900 per day, covering 79.42 million km of roads.
The Long Win Bus Company was operating 28 routes between the New Territories and North Lantau and the airport as at the year end with a licensed fleet of 242 buses, all wheelchair- accessible low-floor vehicles. The company recorded 37.28 million passenger trips in 2016, or an average of 101,900 per day, covering 32.01 million km of roads.
The New Lantao Bus Company (1973) (NLB) was operating 23 routes on Lantau Island and Shenzhen Bay Port as at the year end with a licensed fleet of 121 vehicles, of which 57 were wheelchair-accessible low-floor vehicles. The company recorded 26.33 million passenger trips in 2016, or an average of 71,900 per day, covering 8.58 million km of roads.
In 2016, the government continued to work with bus operators to actively rationalise their services, so as to enhance network efficiency, improve service quality, alleviate traffic congestion and improve roadside air quality.
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