China Motor Bus Company Limited (中華汽車有限公司), known as China Motor Bus or CMB (中華巴士、中巴), was established in 1924 by its late founder, Ngan Shing-kwan (顏成坤), as a franchised bus company to operate bus routes on Hong Kong Island and cross-harbour bus routes between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon until the end of August 1998, when its franchise was not renewed.
After the loss of its Hong Kong Island bus franchise, CMB retained a small number of buses to operate a free shuttle bus route between Island Place and North Point Government Offices, and after the cessation of the route on 1 July 2015, CMB transformed itself into a pure property developer.
Past core businesses[]
Franchised Buses[]
The China Motor Bus Company Limited used to provide franchised public bus services in Hong Kong and was CMB's core business at that time. Its franchise terminated at midnight on 31 August 1998 and its routes were mainly taken over by the New World First Bus Services Limited (NWFB) and the Citybus Limited (Citybus).
Non-franchised Buses[]
Upon the expiry of the franchise, CMB used to hold a Passenger Service Licence with number 3432A and provided a free shuttle bus service to its own property Island Place with four single-decker buses. See CMB Island Place Free Shuttle Bus for details.
History[]
Before WWII[]
Founded in 1924 by Ngan Shing-kwan (顏成坤) and Wong Mong-choi (黃旺財), CMB initially operated bus services in Kowloon and the New Territories, while bus services on Hong Kong Island were mainly operated by The Aberdeen Kai Fong Motor Bus, The Hongkong Hotel Bus and Hong Kong Tramways (HKT) Bus.
In 1933, when the Hong Kong Government implemented the district franchises, CMB was granted a franchise for Hong Kong Island and moved 10 buses from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island, and purchased a total of 44 buses from the three bus companies mentioned above to operate 7 bus routes, with the depot located at Watson Road, Causeway Bay.
| Route No. | Origin | Terminal | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Pier | Happy Valley | |
| 2 | Blake Pier | Taikoo Dockyard | |
| 3 | Blake Pier | University | via Caine Road |
| 4 | Blake Pier | University | via Queen's Road West |
| 5 | Tai Hang | Kennedy Town | |
| 6 | Blake Pier | Repulse Bay | |
| 7 | Ham Yue Lan[1] | Aberdeen |
In the 1930s, CMB also operated Routes 3A, 5A, 6A and 7A.
1950s to 1970s[]
As the population of Hong Kong Island continued to grow after the Second World War, CMB actively expanded its route network and bus fleet. Between 1951 and 1966, CMB's fleet doubled from 151 to 498 buses, and its annual passenger capacity increased from 46.12 million to 186 million. CMB's operating strategy has always been regarded as more progressive than that of KMB on the other side of the harbour, and it was the first to install latex seats in bus compartments as early as the 1950s.
In 1960, CMB was granted another 15-year bus franchise on Hong Kong Island, and in 1962, CMB listed 25% of its shares in Hong Kong under the Traffic Services (Hong Kong Island) Bill 1960, turning the private company into a listed company. At that time, control of the company was still in the hands of the Ngan Shing-kwan and Wong Wong Choi families.
The 1970s was the golden age for CMB, with the introduction of the first double-deck rear-engined bus, the Daimler Fleetline, in 1972. This bus featured a low-floor design, which was very avant-garde compared to the semi-cabin front-engined buses of the time. With the opening of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel in the same year, CMB and KMB began to operate a number of cross-harbour routes together, and purchased a large number of new bus services, all of which were fitted with fibre bodies that were easier to maintain.
By 1976, CMB had fully implemented the one-person operating mode for ticketing, and its annual turnover exceeded HK$20 million, the highest since its establishment.
1980s[]
With the uncertainties of Hong Kong's sovereignty and the Government's announcement of the construction of the MTR Island Line, CMB began to reduce its investment in its bus fleet in the 1980s. CMB and KMB both adjusted their fares on 12 April 1981, for the second time in 14 months, with a cumulative increase of 100%. In the month following the second fare increase, the number of passengers travelling on CMB decreased by 6%, but fare revenue increased by 20%. The Public Relations Officer of CMB, Mr Yu Kai-mou (余啟謀), said publicly on 8 June that with the imminent construction of the Island Eastern Corridor and the Island Line of the Mass Transit Railway, the congestion on trunk roads such as King's Road was bound to deteriorate, making it even more difficult for CMB to allocate trips, thus resulting in a downward trend of bus patronage between 1980 and 1981. It was necessary to expeditiously improve the carriageway, build more flyovers and tunnels, and provide more bus-only lanes to enhance the efficiency of bus services and reduce operating costs, thus naturally reducing the rate of fare increase, and CMB undertook that it would not increase its fares again within one year.
The real reason behind the frequent fare increases was the internal management problems of CMB. Between 1980 and 1982, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) successfully detected a sensational corruption case on CMB, in which dozens of bus captains conspired with the depot's editorial staff and the staff of the cashbox bank to steal coins from the buses' cashboxes every day, and the amount of money was estimated to be equal to CMB's annual profit.
The opening of the MTR Island Line on 31 May 1985 led to a sharp drop in CMB's patronage, and CMB became increasingly conservative in its business style. 1989 saw a breakdown in the negotiation between CMB's employers and employees over the pension arrangements, and in late November the staff went on strike during the morning peak hours, paralysing the traffic on Hong Kong Island. As there was no railway connection to the Southern District at that time, and red minibuses were not allowed to run in Ap Lei Chau, residents could only walk or take temporary converted lorry buses to get in and out of the district, and the Education Department even made a historic announcement that schools on Hong Kong Island would be closed in the mornings of the first day of the CMB strike.
1990s[]
In order to prevent the recurrence of the traffic chaos caused by CMB's strike, the Government gave approval to Citybus in 1990 to operate three estate bus routes 37R, 90R and 97R, which ran between three housing estates in the Southern District and Admiralty MTR Station, and all of them were operated by air-conditioned buses, which had attracted a lot of passengers to switch to these routes. In order to counteract Citybus' estate bus routes and to prevent the company from further expansion in the Southern District, CMB announced the introduction of 12 double-decker air-conditioned buses in the same year, and introduced two air-conditioned bus routes, 537 and 504, between the housing estates in the Southern District and the urban area of Hong Kong Island North in July and September respectively, and Hong Kong Island has since become a battleground for the head-to-head battle between CMB and Citybus.
In 1991, the Government decided to introduce further competition to improve bus services on Hong Kong Island by putting out to tender Route 12A, which had been cancelled by CMB in 1987, and Citybus was successful in winning the franchise for the route with its experience in operating estate buses, making it the fourth franchised bus company in Hong Kong. Due to the deterioration of CMB's service quality and the repeated strikes following the 1989 strike, the Hong Kong government decided to reduce 28 of its routes in 1992 when it renewed CMB's franchise and introduced new operators through open tender. Subsequently, Citybus was awarded the right to operate these 28 routes (i.e. the "Network 26") and commenced operation from 1 September 1993 onwards.
In 1993, CMB sold its two depots in North Point for cash, but its relationship with the Government was deteriorating. Coupled with the lack of improvement in service quality, the Administration extended CMB's franchise for three years in 1995 and decided to further reduce CMB's route network by deleting 14 routes from CMB's network, which would be transferred directly to Citybus through "no open negotiation". The then Secretary for Transport, Mr Haider Hatim Tyebjee Barma, explained that this arrangement could not be put out to tender due to time constraints. At the same time, the Government added a special clause in the CMB franchise, which came into effect on 1 September, to allow the Government to further reduce the operating rights of Routes 105 and 590 in the event of a reduction in CMB's routes affecting labour relations and leading to a deterioration in the quality of service.
On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival (8 September 1995, 14th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar), a week after CMB had just been granted a three-year franchise and had its routes cut for the second time, the last two trips of Route 15 from The Peak were cancelled for no apparent reason, resulting in nearly 200 people being stranded at the Peak after enjoying the moonlight, and necessitating the Police to send out a large truck to carry the people back down the Peak. The passengers called the Commercial Radio phone-in programme "Tea Cups in the Storm" (風波裡的茶杯) hosted by the celebrity Albert Cheng (鄭經翰) in the morning of the following day to complain about the incident, which made Route 15 the focus of the news at that time and aroused the Hong Kong Government's dissatisfaction. An investigation by the Transport Department later found that 40% of the scheduled trips of Route 15 after 20:15 did not take place on that day. The following year, the Governor in Council fined CMB $8,000 for the first time under Section 22 of the Public Bus Services Ordinance.
CMB's routes were cut again, causing its business to dwindle, while service quality remained unimproved, and patronage continued to fall, with passengers switching to Citybus or other modes of transport, which its performance had been aggressive at that time.
End of franchise in 1998[]
- The main article of this section is 1998 End of CMB Franchised Bus Service.
After the commissioning of the MTR Island Line on 31 May 1985, CMB's patronage dropped drastically, and the management's desire to invest in bus services was reduced, resulting in an aging fleet, with some of the Guy Arab V buses being as old as 30 years old. On the Mid-Autumn Festival night of 1995, the last bus of CMB Route 15 lost its service, resulting in a large number of tourists being stranded at the Peak, which caused the Hong Kong government to be extremely dissatisfied, and a fine of $8,000 was levied on the bus. The Government was so dissatisfied that it fined CMB $8,000, which was the trigger for the non-renewal of the franchise.
In addition, when the MTR introduced the Octopus fare system to replace the Common Stored Value Ticket in 1997, the MTR Corporation joined hands with KCRC, KMB and Citybus to form a joint venture to strongly support and co-operate with the implementation of the system. However, CMB stated that it refused to add the Octopus system to its routes, and the fact that CMB ignored the problem of its ageing fleet ultimately led to the decision of the Transport Department (TD) not to renew CMB's franchise.
On 17 February 1998, the Executive Council ordered the Government to terminate CMB's franchise and restructure the bus network then operated by CMB. Immediately, 88 CMB routes were put up for open tender, another 12 routes were directly operated by Citybus, one cross-harbour tunnel route originally jointly operated with KMB was converted to be solely operated by KMB, and another 24 bus routes were cancelled. On 31 March of the same year, New World First Bus Services Limited, a joint venture between New World Development and the British FirstGroup plc, was awarded the franchise for 88 CMB routes.
On the last night of CMB's franchised bus service on 31 August 1998, bus fans and the public were busy catching the CMB's "Blue Warrior" buses in action. CMB's 65 years of franchised bus operation came to an end when the last bus, Route 84M, departed Chai Wan Station at 00:05 on 1 September and arrived at Siu Sai Wan Estate. After the end of the franchise, CMB had considered joining the resident bus services, but in the end it did not happen.
In a media interview in 2014, CMB's Deputy Commissioner, Mr Ngan Kit-keung (顏傑強), mentioned that one of the conditions in the 1995-1996 negotiations between the Government and CMB on franchise renewal was that Mr Ngan Kit-ling (顏潔齡) would no longer be the Chairman of CMB.
Records[]
- First to introduce the "One-Person-Control Mode" on ticketing, which is now adopted by all bus companies in Hong Kong, whereby the driver is responsible for both driving and fare collection at the same time
- First to introduce rear-engined buses (Daimler Fleetline/RLX1→SF1)
- First to introduce buses with power-assisted steering ("air steering") (Daimler Fleetline/LF31-105)
- First to introduce buses with air suspension (Metro-Scania Metropolitan/MS1-2)
- The only Hong Kong bus company to convert a single-decker bus (Guy Arab V) into a double-decker bus
Franchised Bus Routes[]
In its heyday, CMB operated more than 100 routes, mainly on Hong Kong Island, as well as a number of cross-harbour bus routes jointly operated with the Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB). In addition to these routes, CMB also operated a number of racecourse routes, Airbus routes, luxury bus routes and overnight bus routes.
Unless otherwise specified, the following sections show only franchised bus routes operated by CMB in the 1990s.
Routes cancelled before September 1993[]
| Route No. | Origin | Terminal | Service area(s) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47X | Central (Exchange Square) | Baguio Villas | Hong Kong Island (HKI) Route | Temporary route |
| 79M | Tin Wan | Admiralty (West) | Reorganised as Route 43 on 9 May 1992 | |
| 141 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Kai Yip | Cross-Harbour Route | Reorganised as Route 641 on 15 March 1993 |
| 312 | Cross-Harbour Tunnel Toll Plaza | North Point (Java Road) |
28 routes taken over by Citybus in September 1993[]
- The main article of this section is Network 26.
| Route No. | Origin | Destination | Service area(s) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central (Rumsey Street) | Happy Valley (Upper) | Hong Kong island (HKI) Route | Now extended to Felix Villas |
| 1M | Admiralty MTR Station (East) | Happy Valley Racecourse | Now cancelled | |
| 5 | Causeway Bay (Whitfield Road) | Sai Ying Pun (Centre Street) | ||
| 5A | Happy Valley (Lower) | Kennedy Town | ||
| 5B | Felix Villas/Kennedy Town | ↺ Causeway Bay (Hong Kong Stadium) | Now shortened to Kennedy Town on a whole-day basis and changed to a two-way route | |
| 6 | Central (Exchange Square) | Stanley Prison | Now relocated to Stanley Market | |
| 6A | Central (Exchange Square) | Stanley Fort | Now changed to one-way from Central to Stanley Fort (Gate) | |
| 10X | Kennedy Town | → Admiralty MTR Station (West) | Now cancelled | |
| 12 | Central (Exchange Square) | ↺ Robinson Road | Now extended to Central Pier 3 | |
| 12M | Admiralty MTR Station (East) | ↺ Park Road | ||
| 48 | Wah Fu (North) | Wong Chuk Hang/Ocean Park | Now extended to Sham Wan and changed to circular to and from Wah Fu | |
| 61 | Central (Exchange Square) | Repulse Bay | Now cancelled | |
| 61M | Admiralty MTR Station (East) | Repulse Bay | ||
| 70 | Aberdeen | Central (Exchange Square) | Now extended to Wah Kwai Estate | |
| 70M | Aberdeen | Admiralty MTR Station (East) | Extended to Wah Kwai Estate in 2004, now cancelled | |
| 72 | Wah Kwai Estate | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | ||
| 72A | Wong Chuk Hang | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | Now extended to Sham Wan | |
| 72B | Aberdeen | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | Now cancelled | |
| 75 | Wong Chuk Hang | Central (Exchange Square) | Now extended to Sham Wan | |
| 76 | Shek Pai Wan | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | Now changed to operate between Wong Chuk Hang Station ↺ Causeway Bay (Pennington Street) ● | |
| 90 | Ap Lei Chau Estate | Central (Exchange Square) | ||
| 92 | Ap Lei Chau Estate | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | Now cancelled | |
| 96 | Lei Tung Estate | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) | Now cancelled | |
| 97 | Lei Tung Estate | Central (Exchange Square) | ||
| 97A | Lei Tung Estate | →Wong Chuk Hang | Reorganised as Route Ap Lei Chau Main Street ↺ Sham Wan ● in 2002, now cancelled | |
| 98 | Lei Tung Estate | Aberdeen | Now relocated to Chengtu Road | |
| 107 | Aberdeen | Kowloon Bay | Cross-Harbour (CHT) route | Jointly-operated with KMB, now extended to Wah Kwai Estate |
| 170 | Wah Fu (Central) | Sha Tin KCR Station | Jointly-operated with KMB |
Routes cancelled between September 1993 and September 1995[]
| Route No. | Origin | Terminal | Service area(s) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | City Garden | Central (Macau Ferry) | Hong Kong Island (HKI) Route | Cancelled in 1994 and replaced by Route 10A |
| 81M | Hing Wah Estate | Central (Douglas Street) | Cancelled in 1994 and replaced by Route 88 | |
| 82A | Chai Wan (Sheung On Street) | Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier | Cancelled in 1994 | |
| 87 | Heng Fa Chuen | Central (Douglas Street) | Cancelled in 1994 and replaced by Route 88 | |
| 119 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Shun Lee | Cross-Harbour (CHT) Route | Split into Routes 115 and 619 in 1995 |
| 261 | Central (Exchange Square) | Chung Hom Kok | HKI Route | Cancelled in 1994 and replaced by Route 66 |
| 525 | Central (Exchange Square) | Braemar Hill | Cancelled in 1994 |
14 routes taken over by Citybus in September 1995[]
- The main article of this section is 1995 Extension of CMB Franchise.
| Route No. | Origin | Terminal | Service area(s) | Remark(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Shek Pai Wan | Central (Ferry Piers) | Hong Kong Island (HKI) Route | |
| 11 | Central (Exchange Square) | Jardine's Lookout | ||
| 37 | Chi Fu Fa Yuen | Central (Exchange Square) | Later reorganised with Citybus Route 37M into today's Routes 37A/37B | |
| 40 | Wah Fu (North) | Wan Chai Ferry | Now relocated to Exhibition Centre Station | |
| 40M | Wah Fu (North) | AdmiraltyMTR Station (West) | Now extended to Exhibition Centre Station and changed to provide one-way service to Wan Chai | |
| 71 | Wong Chuk Hang | Central (Ferry Piers) | Now shortened to Central (Rumsey Street) | |
| 73 | Wah Fu (North) | Stanley Prison | Now changed to operate between Cyberport ↔ Stanley Market ● | |
| 85 | Siu Sai Wan | North Point Ferry Pier | Now changed to operate between Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) ↺ Braemar Hill[Remark 1] ● | |
| 99 | South Horizons | North Point | Now extended to Shau Kei Wan | |
| 103 | Pokfield Road | Chuk Yuen Estate | Cross-Harbour (CHT) Routes | Jointly-operated with KMB |
| 182 | Central (Macau Ferry) | City One Shatin | Jointly-operated with KMB, now extended to Yu Chui Court | |
| 260 | Central (Exchange Square) | Stanley Prison | HKI Route | Now relocated to Stanley Market |
| 511 | Central (Exchange Square) | Jardine's Lookout | Now changed to operate one-way from Jardine's Lookout to Central Ferry Piers | |
| 592 | South Horizons | Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) |
Routes cancelled between September 1995 and August 1998[]
| Route No. | Origin | Termini | Service area(s) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Central (Rumsey Street) | Pokfield Road | Hong Kong Island (HKI) Route | Cancelled in 1997 and Citybus commenced a new route 3B in its place, now cancelled |
| 22 | Yiu Tung Estate | Central (Rumsey Street) | Cancelled in 1997 and replaced by Route 20, now cancelled | |
| 41 | North Point Ferry Pier | Wah Fu (Central) | Cancelled in 1997 and Citybus commenced a new route 41A in its place | |
| 45 | Wah Fu (South)/Wah Kwai Estate | ↺ Robinson Road | Cancelled in 1997 and Citybus commenced a new route 40P in its place and changed to operate one-way to Robinson Road | |
| 47 | Wah Fu (North) | AdmiraltyMTR Station (West) | Cancelled in 1997 and Citybus commenced a new route 47A, later changed to Route M47, now cancelled | |
| 77 | Aberdeen | West Point (Holland Street) | Cancelled in 1996 | |
| 105 | Kennedy Town | Lai Chi Kok | Cross-Harbour (CHT) Route | Jointly operated with KMB; split into Routes 905, 105A and 1st generation Route Cross-Harbour Bus Route 905P when Western Harbour Crossing opened to traffic on 1 May 1997, among them Route 905P was renumbered as Route 904 in September of the same year |
| 114 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Sham Shui Po | Jointly operated with KMB; reorganised as Route 914 when Western Harbour Crossing opened to traffic on 1 May 1997 | |
| 348 | Cheung On | Sheung Wan | Jointly operated with KMB; reorganised as Route 948 in 1997 | |
| 357 | Central (Exchange Square) | HKCCCU Cemetery | HKI Route | Cancelled in Ching Ming Festival in 1998 and merged into Route 347 |
| 500 | Central Ferry Piers | Wan Chai Ferry Pier | Cancelled in 1996 | |
| 543 | Wah Kwai Estate | Central (Exchange Square) | ||
| A20 | Central (Exchange Square) | Kai Tak Airport | Airport Route | Cancelled on 6 July 1998 |
Routes on 31 August 1998 (including 112 fixed routes)[]
| Route No. | Origin | Termini | Service area(s) | Remarks | Receiving operator[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shau Kei Wan | Central (Macau Ferry) | Hong Kong Island (HKI) Route | NWFB, now extended to Grand Promenade | |
| 2A | Yiu Tung Estate | Wan Chai Ferry | NWFB | ||
| 2M | Yiu Tung Estate | ↺ Shau Kei Wan | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 3A | Central (Ferry Piers) | Felix Villas | NWFB | ||
| 4 | Wah Fu (South) | Central (Ferry Piers) | NWFB, now changed to operate between Wong Chuk Hang ↔ Central (Exchange Square) ●[3] | ||
| 8 | Siu Sai Wan | Wan Chai Ferry | NWFB, Eastern District terminus now relocated to Heng Fa Chuen and was upgraded to express route | ||
| 9 | Shau Kei Wan | Shek O | NWFB | ||
| 10 | North Point Ferry Pier | Kennedy Town | Citybus | ||
| 10A | Central (Gilman Street) | North Point Ferry Pier | Route cancelled | ||
| 11A | Wan Chai Ferry | Lai Tak Tsuen | Reorganised with Route 25M into Citybus Routes 25A and 25C, the latter was also cancelled | ||
| 13 | Central (Star Ferry) | Kotewall Road | NWFB, now extended to Admiralty (Tamar Street) | ||
| 14 | Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier | Stanley Fort | NWFB, now extended to Grand Promenade | ||
| 15 | Central (Exchange Square) | The Peak | NWFB, now extended to Central Pier 5 after 10:00 daily | ||
| 15A | North Point Ferry Pier | The Peak | NWFB, later extended to Shau Kei Wan, provided service for the last time in 2013 | ||
| 15B | Tin Hau MTR Station | The Peak | NWFB, now extended to Wan Chai (HKCEC New Wing) | ||
| 15C | Central (Star Ferry) | Garden Road Peak Tram Terminus | NWFB | ||
| 15M | Admiralty MTR Station (East) | The Peak | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 15X | Central | The Peak | Emergency replacement route during suspension of Peak Tram services | NWFB, later cancelled, replaced by Route 15 temporary detours via Garden Road Peak Tram Terminus | |
| 18 | North Point (Healthy Street Central) | West Point (Holland Street) | NWFB, Western District terminus now relocated to Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay) | ||
| 19 | Shau Kei Wan | Tai Hang Road | NWFB, later shortened to North Point Ferry Pier, now cancelled | ||
| 20 | Shau Kei Wan | Central (Wing Wo Street) | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 21 | Central (Exchange Square) | ↺ Taikoo Shing | Changed to Route M21 after takeover by NWFB, later merged into Route 722 as Route M722 | ||
| 23 | North Point Ferry Pier | Pokfield Road | NWFB | ||
| 23A | Lai Tak Tsuen | ↺ Robinson Road | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 23B | Lai Tak Tsuen | ↺ Park Road | NWFB, later extended to Braemar Hill, | ||
| 25 | Central (Ferry Piers) | ↺ Braemar Hill | NWFB, now extended to Central Pier 3 | ||
| 25M | Wan Chai (HKCEC New Wing) | ↺ Braemar Hill | Reorganised with Route 11A into Citybus Routes 25A and 25C, the latter was also cancelled | ||
| 26 | Lai Tak Tsuen | ↺ Hollywood Road | NWFB | ||
| 27 | North Point Ferry Pier | ↺ Braemar Hill | |||
| 38 | Chi Fu Fa Yuen | North Point Ferry Pier | NWFB | ||
| 38A | Chi Fu Fa Yuen | Tin Hau MTR Station | Route cancelled | ||
| 42 | Wah Fu (South) | North Point Ferry Pier | NWFB | ||
| 43 | Tin Wan | Admiralty MTR Station (West) | NWFB, later cancelled after reorganisation with Route 43X | ||
| 43X | Wah Kwai Estate | Central (Exchange Square) | NWFB, later amended its routing after reorganisation with Route 43, now cancelled | ||
| 63 | North Point Ferry Pier | Stanley Prison | NWFB | ||
| 64 | Central (Exchange Square) | Chung Hom Kok | NWFB, cancelled after Southern District Bus Route Reorganisation | ||
| 65 | North Point Ferry Pier | Stanley Village | NWFB | ||
| 66 | Central (Exchange Square) | Ma Hang | |||
| 78 | Wong Chuk Hang | ↺ Wah Kwai Estate | |||
| 79 | Wah Kwai Estate | ↺ Aberdeen | Route cancelled | ||
| 80 | Siu Sai Wan | Central (Wing Wo Street) | Originally planned to be taken over by Citybus, but cancelled due to overlapping with Route 8X, NWFB commenced Route 8P in place between Siu Sai Wan and Wan Chai Ferry | ||
| 81 | Hing Wah Estate | Lai Tak Tsuen | NWFB | ||
| 81A | Hing Wah Estate | Lai Tak Tsuen | |||
| 82 | Chai Wan (Sheung On Street) | North Point Ferry Pier | NWFB, now Chai Wan terminus relocated to Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) | ||
| 83 | Siu Sai Wan | ↺ Taikoo Shing | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 84 | Heng Fa Chuen | ↺ Yiu Tung Estate | |||
| 84M | Siu Sai Wan | Chai Wan MTR Station | NWFB, later cancelled and replaced by Route 82M; Route 82M was also cancelled in August 2022 | ||
| 86 | Chai Wan (East) | Causeway Road (Victoria Park) | Route cancelled | ||
| 88 | Hing Wah Estate | Central (Exchange Square) | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 91 | Ap Lei Chau Estate | Central (Ferry Piers) | NWFB | ||
| 91A | Ap Lei Chau Estate | Wah Fu (South) | |||
| 93 | Ap Lei Chau Estate | ↺ Robinson Road | |||
| 93A | Lei Tung Estate | → Robinson Road | |||
| 94 | Lei Tung Estate | Central (Ferry Piers) | NWFB, later cancelled, replaced by Route 91 detouring whole day via Lei Tung | ||
| 94A | Wah Fu (Central) | ↺ Lei Tung Estate | NWFB | ||
| 94X | Lei Tung Estate | ↺ Admiralty MTR Station (East) | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 95 | Ap Lei Chau Estate | ↺ Shek Pai Wan | NWFB, later reorganised with Route 95A and extended to Lee Nam Road Industrial Area | ||
| 95A | Ap Lei Chau (Lee Nam Road) | Aberdeen | NWFB, cancelled after reorganisation with 95 later | ||
| 95B | South Horizons | ↺ Wong Chuk Hang | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 101 | Kennedy Town | Kwun Tong (Yue Man Square) | Cross-Harbour (CHT) Route | Jointly operated with KMB | NWFB |
| 101R | Happy Valley Racecourse | → Kwun Tong (Yue Man Square) | |||
| 102 | Shau Kei Wan | Mei Foo | Citybus | ||
| 102R | Happy Valley Racecourse | → Mei Foo | NWFB | ||
| 104 | Kennedy Town | Pak Tin | NWFB, now relocated to Pak Wan Street | ||
| 105A | Central (Macau Ferry) | ↺ Cross-Harbour Tunnel Toll Plaza | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 106 | Siu Sai Wan | Wong Tai Sin | NWFB, now relocated to Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) | ||
| 109 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Ho Man Tin Estate | NWFB | ||
| 110 | Shau Kei Wan | Jordan Road Ferry | NWFB, now changed to circular operation with Tsim Sha Tsui as return point | ||
| 111 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Ping Shek | NWFB | ||
| 112 | North Point (Pak Fuk Road) | So Uk | |||
| 113 | West Point (Holland Street) | Choi Hung | NWFB, now extended to Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay) | ||
| 115 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Kowloon City Ferry | NWFB | ||
| 115P | Laguna Verde | → Central (Macau Ferry) | |||
| 116 | Quarry Bay | Tsz Wan Shan (North) | NWFB, now shortened to Tsz Wan Shan (Central) | ||
| 260X | Central (Exchange Square) | Repulse Bay | HKI Route | Festival Route | NWFB, later cancelled |
| 262 | Central (Exchange Square) | Chung Hom Kok | |||
| 300 | Sheung Wan | Prince Edward MTR Station | CHT Route | Jointly operated with KMB | Changed to operate solely by KMB, later cancelled |
| 301 | Cross-Harbour Tunnel Toll Plaza | → Sheung Wan | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 302 | Tsz Wan Shan (North) | → Sheung Wan | NWFB | ||
| 303 | Yiu On | → Sheung Wan | Citybus, renumbered as Route 681P | ||
| 304 | Causeway Bay (Victoria Park Flower Market) | → Wah Fu (South) | HKI Route | NWFB, later cancelled | |
| 305 | Mei Lam | → Sheung Wan | CHT Route | Jointly operated with KMB | NWFB, later reorganised as Route 985 via Western Harbour Crossing and Tsing Sha Highway |
| 307 | Tai Po Central | Sheung Wan | Citybus | ||
| 308 | Causeway Bay (Victoria Park Flower Market) | → Siu Sai Wan | HKI Route | NWFB, later cancelled | |
| 309 | Central (Exchange Square) | Shek O | |||
| 336 | Lei Muk Shue | Sheung Wan | CHT Route | Jointly operated with KMB | Changed to operate solely by KMB and cancelled AM special departures from Lei Muk Shue, later reorganised into Route 936 observing Western Harbour Crossing |
| 337 | Kwai Shing (East) | Sheung Wan | Route cancelled | ||
| 338 | Chi Fu Fa Yuen | ↺ Aberdeen | HKI Route | NWFB, later cancelled | |
| 347 | Central Ferry Piers | ↺ Aberdeen | Festival Route | Citybus, now extended to Admiralty (West) | |
| 374 | Wah Kwai | Repulse Bay | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 388 | Chai Wan MTR Station | ↺ Chai Wan Cemeteries | Festival Route | NWFB | |
| 389 | Shau Kei Wan | ↺ Chai Wan Cemeteries | |||
| 392 | Causeway Bay (Victoria Park Flower Market) | → South Horizons | Route cancelled | ||
| 399 | South Horizons | Stanley | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| 504 | Wah Fu (South) | Wan Chai Ferry | Route cancelled，NWFB commenced Route 4X in place, now cancelled (Route 4X operating as of today is the 2nd generation) | ||
| 537 | Chi Fu Fa Yuen | Admiralty (West) | Citybus, reorganised as Route 37X | ||
| 590 | South Horizons | Central (Exchange Square) | NWFB, later reorganised as RouteM590/590A(the former no longer observed Hong Kong Station afterwards, renumbered back as 590, and eventually cancelled; the latter has also been cancelled) | ||
| 595 | South Horizons | ↺ Aberdeen | NWFB | ||
| 601 | Admiralty MTR Station (East) | Sau Mau Ping (Central) | CHT Route | Jointly operated with KMB | NWFB, now extended to Po Tat |
| 606 | Siu Sai Wan | Choi Wan (Fung Shing Street) | Citybus | ||
| 619 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Shun Lee Estate | |||
| 641 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Kai Yip Estate | NWFB, now extended to Kai Tak (Kai Ching Estate) | ||
| 680 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Lee On | NWFB, now shortened to Admiralty (East) | ||
| 690 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Hong Sing Garden | Citybus, now shortened to Central (Exchange Square) | ||
| 691 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Hang Hau (North) | NWFB, merged with KMB's Route 693 (Sheung Tak - Central) into Route 692, the latter was also cancelled | ||
| 720 | Shau Kei Wan | Central (Gilman Street) | HKI Route | NWFB, now extended to Grand Promenade and Central (Macau Ferry) | |
| 721 | Taikoo Shing | Central (Exchange Square) | NWFB, renumbered as Route 720P | ||
| 722 | Yiu Tung Estate | Central (Exchange Square) | NWFB, later merged with Route M21 as Route M722; renumbered back as Route 722 in May 2010 | ||
| 780 | Siu Sai Wan | Central (Wing Wo Street) | Citybus, now changed to operate between Chai Wan (East) and Central Ferry Piers | ||
| 781 | Hing Wah Estate | Central (Douglas Street) | NWFB, later cancelled and reorganised as Citybus Route 780P | ||
| 788 | Siu Sai Wan | Central (Wing Wo Street) | Citybus, now extended to Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) and Central (Macau Ferry) | ||
| 802 | Shatin Racecourse | → Siu Sai Wan | CHT Route | Jointly operated with KMB | NWFB, later cancelled |
| 811 | Shatin Racecourse | → Central (Macau Ferry) | NWFB, later extended to Kennedy Town, eventually cancelled | ||
| 904 | Kennedy Town | Lai Chi Kok | NWFB, now shortened to Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay) | ||
| 905 | Wan Chai Ferry | Lai Chi Kok | NWFB | ||
| 914 | Tin Hau MTR Station | Sham Shui Po Ferry | NWFB, now extended to Cheung Sha Wan (Hoi Lai Estate) | ||
| 948 | Cheung On/Greenfield Garden | Tin Hau MTR Station | NWFB | ||
| 970 | Aberdeen | So Uk Estate | NWFB, now changed to operate between Cyberport and So Uk | ||
| N2 | Shau Kei Wan | Central (Macau Ferry) | HKI Route | Festival Route | NWFB, replaced by Routes N2A and N2X, both routes were now cancelled |
| N4 | Wah Fu (South) | Central (Ferry Piers) | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| N8 | Siu Sai Wan Estate | Wan Chai Ferry | NWFB, now changed to operate between Exhibition Centre Station ↺ Heng Fa Chuen | ||
| N9 | Shau Kei Wan | Shek O | Festival Route | NWFB, renumbered as Route 9S in 2014 | |
| N10 | North Point Ferry Pier | Kennedy Town | Citybus, later cancelled | ||
| N14 | Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier | Stanley Village | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| N15 | Central (Exchange Square) | The Peak | NWFB, renumbered as 15S in 2014, later cancelled | ||
| N23 | North Point Ferry Pier | Pokfield Road | NWFB; renumbered as 23S in 2004 due to conflict on numbering with Citybus Route N23, later cancelled | ||
| N25 | Causeway Bay | Lai Tak Tsuen | Route cancelled | ||
| N38 | Chi Fu Fa Yuen | North Point Ferry Pier | NWFB, renumbered as 38S in 2014 | ||
| N38A | Chi Fu Fa Yuen | Tin Hau MTR Station | Route cancelled | ||
| N111 | Choi Hung | Victoria Park Flower Market | CHT Route | Jointly operated with KMB | NWFB, later extended to Tsz Wan Shan (Central) and renumbered as Route N116, now HKI terminus extended to North Point (Healthy Gardens) |
| N112 | Prince Edward MTR Station | Victoria Park Flower Market | NWFB, renumbered as N112, later cancelled | ||
| N121 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Ngau Tau Kok | NWFB | ||
| N122 | North Point Ferry Pier | Mei Foo | NWFB, later extended to Shau Kei Wan | ||
| N590 | South Horizons | Central (Exchange Square) | HKI Route | Festival Route | NWFB, renumbered as Route 590S in 2014, later cancelled |
| N595 | South Horizons | Aberdeen | NWFB, later cancelled | ||
| N680 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Kam Ying Court | CHT Route | Jointly operated with KMB | NWFB |
| N691 | Central (Macau Ferry) | Sheung Tak | NWFB, now extended to Tiu Keng Leng | ||
| N970 | Aberdeen | So Uk Estate | NWFB, later cancelled |
Racecourse Routes[]
CMB has been operating racecourse routes since the 1960s:
- Central Star Ferry to Happy Valley Racecourse
- Central (Chater Road) to Happy Valley Racecourse
- Wan Chai Ferry Pier to Happy Valley Racecourse
In February 1980, in conjunction with the opening of the revised early MTR system, CMB introduced a feeder route to and from the Happy Valley Racecourse;
- 1M: running between Happy Valley Racecourse and Admiralty MTR Station
Upon the opening of the Sha Tin Racecourse in 1978, CMB and KMB jointly operated the following Sha Tin Racecourse routes;
- 881: Sha Tin Racecourse to Kennedy Town
- 882: Sha Tin Racecourse to Chai Wan
- 884: Sha Tin Racecourse to Aberdeen (via Mid-levels and Pok Fu Lam)
By 1981, CMB also operated the following cross-harbour routes from Happy Valley Racecourse to Kowloon jointly with KMB;
- 101R: Happy Valley Racecourse to Kwun Tong
- 102R: Happy Valley Racecourse to Lai Chi Kok (under bridge) (now Mei Foo)
In 1985, routes 881, 882 and 884 ceased service. By 1991, CMB and KMB re-introduced two cross-harbour routes from Sha Tin Racecourse:
- 802: Sha Tin Racecourse to Shau Kei Wan (later extended to Siu Sai Wan)
- 811: Sha Tin Racecourse to Sheung Wan Macau Ferry (later extended to Kennedy Town)
Airport Routes[]
Historically, CMB had only one airport bus route - A20 - Kai Tak Airport - Central (Exchange Square).
CMB did not participate in the bidding for the Airbus and North Lantau External Bus services between Hong Kong International Airport and Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, and when Kai Tak Airport ceased to operate in July 1998, Route A20 also ceased to operate and thus bringing CMB's only airport bus service to an end.
Route Numbering Method[]
CMB route numbers can be summarised into the following categories:
Two digits[]
Starting from the mid-1970s, the two-digit routes are organised on a district basis:、
- 1-27: according to the order of the commencement of routes (e.g. 10 in 1951, 11 in 1954, 12 in 1955, 13 is an exception), if there is a cancellation of a route number in the middle to be left vacant, the new route was used to return to the vacant number (examples of routes with number reused for many times including 17, 18, 24, etc.)
- 3X: Chi Fu Fa Yuen, e.g. 37, 38
- 4X: Telegraph Bay, Kellet Bay (Wah Fu, Wah Kwai), e.g. 40, 41, 42
- 5X: Mount Davis, Sandy Bay, e.g. 56, 57
- 6X: Stanley, Repulse Bay, e.g. 61, 62
- 7X: Southern District (mainly Aberdeen, Wong Chuk Hang), e.g. 70, 71, 72, 73
- 8X: Chai Wan, Siu Sai Wan, e.g. 80, 81, 82
- 9X: Ap Lei Chau, e.g. 90, 91, 92
Three digits[]
- 1XX: Cross-Harbour Routes via Cross-Harbour Tunnel, e.g. 101, 102, etc.
- 2XX: Luxury rural routes, including 260, 261 and 262.
- 3XX:
- 5XX: All air-conditioned routes, e.g. 504, 537, etc.
- 6XX: Cross-Harbour routes via Eastern Harbour Crossing, e.g. 601, 641, etc.
- 7XX: Island Eastern Corridor Express routes, e.g. 720, 721, 780, etc.
- 8XX: Sha Tin Racecourse routes, e.g. 802, 811
- 9XX: Cross-Harbour routes via Western Harbour Crossing, e.g. 905, 970, etc.
English alphabets[]
Suffix
- A-C: refers to the branch routes derived from a particular route, e.g. 5A, 5B and 5C are all derived from Route 5.
- M: MTR feeder routes to/from MTR stations (derived from Metro), e.g. 25M, 84M.
- P: Peak hour routes, including 115P, 690P and 905P.
- R: Happy Valley Racecourse routes, including 101R and 102R.
- S: Special Festival Routes, including 111S and 112S.
- X:
- Temporary special routes, e.g. 47X, 95X
Express routes, e.g. 10X, 43X, 94X
Prefix
- A: Ex-Kai Tak Airport route, A20 only
- N: Overnight routes, e.g. N8, N122, N691
Route colour on stop signs[]
- Black letters on white background: General Hong Kong Island daytime routes (except terminus signs)
- Red letters on white background: General Hong Kong Island Daytime Routes (Terminus Boards only); Temporary stops will also adopt this colour scheme for all Daytime Routes.
- Red letters on yellow background: semi-direct routes (e.g. 20, 88) / luxury routes
- White letters on red background: CHT/EHC routes (except cross-harbour morning special routes)
- White letters on green background: Western Harbour Crossing (WHC) / Island Eastern Corridor (IEC) Express routes.
- Blue letters on white background: cross-harbour morning special routes (i.e. 300 series cross-harbour routes)
- White letters on blue background: Hong Kong Island Air-conditioned Bus routes (local centre portion of the routes are flag-stopped only)
- Yellow letters on dark blue background: Hong Kong Island Overnight Bus Routes
After the end of franchise[]
Upon the termination of bus franchise, CMB sold over 710 of its buses to NWFB and shifted its full business focus to property investment and development.
Non-franchised Buses[]
CMB retained 11 buses after the end of the franchise, namely eight air-conditioned Dennis Dart (CX) single-decker buses registered as non-franchised public buses and two air-conditioned Volvo Olympian double-decker buses (VA62, VA64) to operate a non-franchised bus route between Hong Kong Disneyland and North Point Government Offices, with three buses deployed. Apart from these, a 1949 Tilling-Stevens "Express" K5LA7 (HK104) vintage single-decker bus also obtained a private bus licence.
In 2000, CMB sold the two double-decker buses to Citybus and acquired a Volvo B6LE bus from Citybus, bringing the total fleet size to 10 buses. The single-deck bus purchased from Citybus was the first low-floor bus successfully introduced into CMB's fleet in its history. Towards the end of CMB's franchised bus operation, the management planned to introduce single-deck and double-deck low-floor air-conditioned buses in 1997. The plan eventually came to an end when the Dennis depot in the United Kingdom failed to cope with CMB's urgent demand and the plan was replaced by the purchase of 10 Denny's Condor non-low-floor buses (No. DA83-92).
On 1 July 2015, CMB ceased the only remaining non-franchised bus route operated at that time, representing a complete withdrawal of CMB from the bus passenger business as it no longer has any buses to carry passengers in Hong Kong.
Property Development[]
To improve the welfare of its staff, CMB was granted a site, Inland Lot No. 7105, Kam Hong Street, North Point, by the Government in 1954 for the construction of dormitories for the accommodation of its staff and their families. CMB had been listed since 1962 and when it built its Chai Wan Depot in the 1970s, it had already considered the future development of its North Point Depot and head office building into a property project to diversify its business.
In the 1990s, due to the uncertainty of the bus business on Hong Kong Island and the boom in the property market, CMB and Swire Properties jointly developed the North Point CMB Head Office and Depot and the Tsat Tsz Mui Road Depot into residential properties, shopping centres and commercial office buildings, which brought in substantial profits for CMB. Today, the shopping arcade of the mixed-use development at the former CMB Head Office on King's Road, North Point, is known as "SK Place" in memory of Mr Ngan Shing Kwan, the founder of CMB, who passed away on 14 April 2001 in Hong Kong.
CMB and Swire Properties have worked closely together since then and in 1994 planned to develop the former Wong Chuk Hang Depot site at Wong Chuk Hang Road into a hotel project. On the eve of the franchise renewal, the Government made it clear that it was not appropriate to assume that the depot would not be needed to support CMB's future services, that another site would not be provided as a replacement if the site was successfully sold, and that consideration would be given to amending the law to enhance the Government's power to take over the assets of the franchised bus companies.
In February 2001, CMB privately purchased a 3-storey tenement building at 3 Jordan Road with a site area of about 270.3 square metres from the company's Executive Director, Ms Lynda Ngan Kit-ling (顏潔齡), at a cost of $68 million for redevelopment into a 26-storey residential and retail project with service facilities and a gross floor area of about 2,776 square metres. This is CMB's new property development project in the past few years since it partnered with Swire for the development of Island Place in North Point and Les Saisons (逸濤灣) in Sai Wan Ho.
On 8 May 2015, CMB and Swire Properties signed a land exchange with the Government to develop the former Wong Chuk Hang Depot site at Wong Chuk Hang Road into a 28-storey Grade A office building for long term investment, which will comprise three levels of basement car parking, a ground floor entrance lobby with a number of restaurants, a 25-storey office tower, a fire refuge floor and an electrical plant room. The building plans, excavation and foundation plans of the planned office building have been submitted to the Buildings Department for approval. The building was completed in 2018 and was named "South Island Place".
CMB is currently engaged in property development and property leasing in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. After completing the redevelopment of the staff quarters at Kam Hong Street in North Point into Island Lodge (港濤軒), CMB is currently undergoing the Chai Wan Depot development plan with Swire Properties.
Year List[]
- In the 1920s, China Motor Bus Company Limited was established with its first route serving Kowloon.
- On 11 June 1933, CMB was granted a franchise and changed its service area to Hong Kong Island.
- In 1941, CMB's fleet size: 108 vehicles.
- Between December 1941 and 1945, the Japanese occupied Hong Kong and most of the buses were requisitioned or destroyed by the Japanese.
- In 1946, the number of CMB's bus fleet: 4, with some converted lorries provided by the British Army as buses.
- By the end of 1946, the number of CMB's bus fleet: 44 ,and 42 new buses had been ordered.
- In 1948, the size of the CMB fleet was restored to its pre-war level.
- In 1952, the number of CMB's bus fleet: 170.
- By the end of the 1950s, the number of CMB's bus fleet: 269.
- In 1956, to improve staff welfare, CMB built a staff quarters and a welfare centre at Kam Hong Street, North Point; the quarters could accommodate 200 families, and the welfare centre had a restaurant, a clinic and a recreation room.
- In 1957, the five-storey head office building and depot at 510 King's Road, North Point was completed and opened at a cost of $1.8 million.
- In 1960, CMB purchased 36 double-decker buses with a capacity of 90 passengers.
- In 1962, the first double-decker bus was put on trial; in the same year, CMB became a listed company (HKSE No. 0026).
- In March 1971, the one-person control mode for ticketing was trialled.
- In February 1972, the first rear-engined bus was put into service.
- In 1975, all CMB non-air-conditioned single-decker buses were retired.
- In 1976, the one-person control mode was fully implemented.
- On 5 May 1981, CMB introduced 12-metre three-axle buses.
- In 1988, CMB began a trial of air-conditioned buses.
- In 1990, the first double-decker air-conditioned bus of CMB fleet was put into service.
- On 1 September 1993, Citybus took over 28 CMB routes, mainly in the Southern District.
- On 1 September 1995, Citybus took over 14 more CMB routes.
- In 1997, CMB's fleet size: 832 vehicles.
- On 17 February 1998, CMB's bus franchise was not renewed.
- On 31 August 1998, the last bus departed at 23:59 from a number of termini including Shau Kei Wan and North Point Ferry Pier.
- At midnight on 1 September 1998, New World First Bus (NWFB) and Citybus took over 91 and 8 CMB routes respectively, two cross-harbour routes jointly operated with Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) were converted to be operated solely by KMB, and the remaining routes were cancelled, resulting in CMB's complete withdrawal from the franchised bus market.
- On 2 November 1998, CMB operated a free shuttle bus route to the Island Place as a non-franchised bus route.
- On 1 July 2015, the free shuttle bus service to Island Place ceased operation permanently and CMB withdrew from the non-franchised bus market, and at the same time completely ceased its bus operations.
Bus Depots[]
Depots recovered by the Government and handed over to NWFB and Citybus:
- Wong Chuk Hang Depot
- Kennedy Town Depot
Decommissioned depots:
- Chai Wan Depot
- North Point Depot
Bus Fleets[]
Bus fleets before the cancellation of Island Place Shuttle Bus[]
- Dennis Dart (CX)
- Volvo B6LE (VC)
- Tilling-Stevens "Express" K5LA7 (HK104) (not for passenger-carrying purposes)
Retired and Sold Fleets[]
Retired air-conditioned buses[]
| Information of China Motor Bus (CMB)'s retired/sold fleets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Body | Fleet No. | Engine | Gearbox | Year of retirement/sale | Remark(s) | |
| Dennis Dart | Carlyle C28 | DC1-20 | Cummins 6BT | Allison AT545 | Transferred to NWFB (1998-2002) |
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| Marshall C37 | CX1-3, 8 | 2007, 2010 | |||||
| MCW Metrorider | MCW | CM1 | 1995 | ||||
| CM2 | Perkins Phaser | ||||||
| Information of CMB's sold air-conditioned bus fleets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Body | Fleet No. | Engine | Gearbox | Year of retirement/sale | Remarks | |
| Dennis Condor 11m |
Duple MetSec | DA1-56 | Cummins LTA10-B282 | Voith DIWA 863 | Transferred to NWFB (1998-2011) |
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| DA57-82 | Cummins LTA10-B252 (Euro 1) |
Transferred to NWFB (1998-2015) |
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| DA83-92 | Cummins M11-235E (Euro 2) |
Voith DIWA 863.3 | |||||
| Leyland Olympian 11m |
Walter Alexander RH | LA1-25 | Cummins LT10-B245 | ZF Ecomat 4HP500 | Transferred to NWFB (1998-2010) |
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| Volvo Olympian 11m |
VA1-50 | Cummins LTA10-B252 (Euro 1) |
Transferred to NWFB (1998-2014) |
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| VA51-61, 63 | Volvo D10A-245 (Euro 2) |
Transferred to NWFB (1998-2015) |
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| VA62, 64 | Transferred to Citybus (2002-2016) |
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Retired non-air-conditioned buses[]
- The main article of this section is Victory and Fleetline Combo.
- The main article of this section is CMB's Eight Beasts.
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Gallery[]
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Franchised Buses[]
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![For an advertisement of Takako Matsu (松隆子)'s watch, CMB painted the LM5 all red[4]](/wiki/File:CMB_LM5_first_94X.jpg "CMB LM5 first 94X.jpg (99 KB)")
Non-franchised Buses[]
Running order list of the final month of the CMB franchise[]
(Source: Hong Kong Bus Discussion Board (HKBDB))
Remarks[]
- ↑ Daily departures after 22:30 will convert to two-way operations, terminate at North Point Ferry Pier and omit Braemar Hill.
Related Articles[]
- 1995 Extension of CMB Franchise
- 1998 End of CMB Franchised Bus Service
- Aberdeen Kai Fong Motor Bus
- New World First Bus
- Citybus
Notes and References[]
- ↑ Located at the junction of Connaught Road West and Wilmer Street, Sai Ying Pun, currently 118 Connaught Road West
- ↑ Routes taken over by NWFB and still in existence on 1 July 2023 has been changed to operate by Citybus on that day following the Citybus and NWFB Franchised Bus Network Merger.
- ↑ except departures before 09:50 on Mondays to Fridays
- ↑ hkitalk：《巴士模型展》 (hkitalk: "Bus Model Exhibition)