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Transport

Road (Sha Tin Section) to cater for long-term traffic flow in Sha Tin. The planning for the project is under review.

The proposed Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point will connect with the Shenzhen Eastern Corridor and provide efficient access to eastern Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces via the Shenzhen-Huizhou and Shenzhen-Shantou expressways. Upon commissioning of the new control point, it will significantly shorten the travelling time between Hong Kong and Shenzhen and the nearby provinces and greatly facilitate future regional co- operation and development.

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) Limited (KMB). At the year end, KMB was operating 316 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 3,888 buses, of which 3,580 were wheelchair-accessible low-floor vehicles. It recorded 969 million passenger trips in 2015, or an average of 2.66 million per day, covering 285.59 million km of roads.

Bus services on Hong Kong Island are mainly provided by New World First Bus Services Limited (NWFB) and Citybus Limited (CTB). At the year end, NWFB was operating 45 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 720 buses, all of which were wheelchair- accessible low-floor vehicles. It recorded 169 million passenger trips in 2015, or an average of 463,500 per day, covering 44.35 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 21 routes plying between the urban areas and North Lantau and the airport. At the year end, CTB had a licensed fleet of 944 buses, of which 792 were wheelchair-accessible low-floor vehicles. CTB recorded 229 million passenger trips in 2015, or an average of 626,400 per day, covering 80.76 million km of

roads.

The Long Win Bus Company Limited was operating 23 routes between the New Territories and North Lantau and the airport as at the year end with a licensed fleet of 190 buses, all wheelchair-accessible low-floor vehicles. The company recorded 36.66 million passenger trips in 2015, or an average of 100,500 per day, covering 28.03 million km of roads.

The New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited (NLB) was operating 23 routes on Lantau Island as at the year end with a licensed fleet of 123 vehicles, of which 54 were wheelchair-accessible low-floor vehicles. The company recorded 25.48 million passenger trips in 2015, or an average of 69,800 per day, covering 8.5 million km of roads.

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