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General Elite Limited (景益有限公司) is a GMB operator serving the Central and Western District and Causeway Bay, and it operates 5 GMB routes in the Central and Western District and 3 routes from Southern District to Central and Western District/Wan Chai District. General Elite's hotline number is 2522 2770 with the registered address located at Hong Kong Station Minibus Terminus, G/F Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central.

History[]

General Elite Limited enrolled in 11 September 2000[2] and took over routes 1, 1A, 2, 3, 3A and 28 from Sun Luen Green Minibus Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 2708C) in mid-2000.

General Elite also launched Routes 28S and 28M in August 2012 and February 2016 respectively. It also launched Route 28A in June 2018, however it was cancelled in July 2020 due to unsatisfactory ridership.

Minibus Routes[]

Green Minibus Routes operated by General Elite
Route Number Termini Remarks
1 Service daily
1A
2 Central (Hong Kong Station)Old Peak Road Service during Monday to Saturday
3 Service daily
3A Service only during Monday to Friday peak hours
28 Baguio Villas (Upper)Causeway Bay (Sun Wui Road) Service daily
28M Baguio Villas (Upper)HKU Station Service daily during Monday to Friday and Saturday daytime
28S Baguio Villas (Upper)Causeway Bay (Sun Wui Road) Service daily
List of former General Elite routes
Route Number Termini Remark
28A Service only during Monday and Friday evening peak hours

Minibus fleets[]

Currently Hong Kong Island Route 1, 1A, 2, 3, 3A and 28 series under General Elite have a total of 36 Toyota Coasters, including 15 16-seater minibuses and 21 19-seater minibus. All of these vehicle can support out of the permanent routes when necessary.

List of General Elite minibuses
Plate no. Type [Remark 1] Seats Destination sign configuration Scheduled route(s) Remarks
EH8786 2004 5LS2 16-seater high adopt Rollsign Spare
FP258 2007 5LS2 1 series/23 series Former vehicle on I Sun Green Minibus' Hong Kong Island Routes 12/13
Plate originally belonged to a 1993 3rd Generation of that series
FW7879 2008 6LS Entered service in January 2008
Plate originally belonged to 1993 3rd Generation of I Sun Green Minibus Hong Kong Island Route 13
FZ6899 Emtered service in May 2008
Plate originally belonged to a 1994 3rd Generation
LR5299 2018 7LL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS 28 series Entered service in August 2018
Plate originally belonged to 2004 5DL
LU1302 1 series/23 series Entered service in August 2018
Plate originally belonged to 2005 5DL
LY1183 2005 5LS2 16-seater high adopt Rollsign 28 series Formerly a vehicle of Red Minibus Wan Tsuen Route
Entered service in January 2012
MM5491 2006 5LS2 1 series/23 series
MN2505 Entered service in October 2006
MP3139 Entered service in November 2006
MR2438 Crash on 18 November 2024 with a traffic accident
MR5934
MS1990 2007 5LS2 Entered service in January 2007
MT5344
MT6055 Entered service in March 2007
MU7989
NH6561 2008 6LS Entered service in May 2008
NJ2409
VE4093 2017 7LL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS 28 series Entered service in December 2017
VL6098 2018 7LL 1 series/23 series
VX7857 2019 7LL Entered service in January 2019
VY8991 Entered service in March 2019
WB7438 Enyered service in April 2019
WB9370
WD1788
WD2458 28 series
WE5184 1 series/23 series Entered service in June 2019
WE6583
WE9557
WF3763
WM4657 2019 7DL 19-seater original 3-point harness seat 28 series Entered service in December 2019
XC5079 2020 7DL Transfull EDS Entered service in December 2020
XC9505
XL7353 2021 7DL Entered service in August 2021
The forst entered service Euro 6 Toyota Coaster Public Light Bus
YA5349 2022 7DL Entered service in June 2022
ZU6163 2024 7DL Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission and seat occupancy and seat belt status detection system
Entered service in December 2024
ZV471
List of Former minibus under General Elite
Plate No. Type No. Date retired/withdrawn Fates Substituted vehicle(s)
DC1113 2005 5LS2 Unknown Transferred to Red Minibus Wong Mong Route and Chew LuenKwun Mong Route
DX8318 4th Generation October 2016 Transferred to Sai Kung P.L.B.New Territories 1 series/Route 7/9/9A then the plate no. is applied Golden Dragon XML6701J18 in April 2018 and Toyota Coaster (7LL) in August 2021
EM9642 5DL Unknown Retired
EV3660
FA4999
FD8666
FM359 1993 2nd Generation
FP173 1997 3rd Generation January 2008 Transferred to I Sun Green Minibus Hong Kong Island Route 12/12S then the plate number is now applied on 6LS in June 2010 FW7879 (2008 6LS)
FR442 1993 2nd Generation 2005 Retired 2005 5DL of the same plate
2005 5DL July 2012 Transferred to Sai Kung P.L.B. New Territories 1 series/Route 7/9/9A then the plate number is now applied on 7LL in November 2019 DX8318 (4th Generation)
FR2972 2008 6LS November 2020 Transferred to Kellis Kowloon Route 2/2A
FT1321 Wait for check October 2006 Retired MN2505 (2006 5LS2)
FZ4653 Unknown
FZ6899 1994 3rd Generation May 2008 2008 6LS of the same plate
FZ8721 Unknown
FZ9563
GA3995 May 2008 2008 6LS of the same plate
2008 6LS March 2021 Transferred to Goodrich Transportation Kowloon Route 43M
GD5957 2008 6DS August 2023 Retired ZU6163 (2024 7DL)
GJ7491 1995 3rd Generation April 2011 Retired
Plate is now apying on 2011 6LS of Pacific Way Transportation New Territories Route 88/88B
GN4697 Unknown Retired
GP6913
GU3335 1996 3rd Generation Transferred to Aberdeen Maxicab Hong Kong Island 39 series
GY5935 1995 3rd Generation November 2010 Retired
Plate is now applying on 2010 6LS of Raytop International Hong Kong Island Route 14M/21A/21M
HA7080 5DL Unknown Retired
HF1025 1997 3rd Generation March 2008 Transferred to I Sun Green Minibus Hong Kong Island Route 12/12S then the plate number is now applied on 6LS in May 2010 NF7098 (2008 6LS)
HF2484 May 2010 Retired earlier due to traffic accident PE8464 (2002 5LS)
HH7090 Unknown Retired
JB1504 1999 4th Generation
JD802 Transferred to Red Minibus Northern Island Trunk Route then the plate is now applied on 6LS in March 2013
JD1408 July 2013 Retired
Plate is now applied in 2013 6LS of Marvel Wealth Holdings' New Territories Routes 503/503K
JD9091 Unknown Retired
JF2569
JH9584
KK4373 2002 5LS
KL6407
KT4630
KU4692
KU4989 4th Generation
KZ9568 2003 5LS March 2020 Transferred to Chit Fai Motors' Kowloon 2/6 series[Remark 2] GD5957 (2008 6DS)
LD4376[Remark 3] 2007 5DL August 2021 Retired XL7353 (2021 7DL)
LH1994 2008 6DL October 2023 ZV471 (2024 7DL)
LH5054[Remark 4] 2007 5DL June 2022 YA5349 (2022 7DL)
LH9776 2004 5LS Unknown
LK2526
LR5299 2004 5DL August 2018 2018 7LL of the same plate
LU1302 2005 5DL
LV2680 Unknown
LV3947 Transferred to Hop Wo Investment New Territories Route 88D
LY8927 3rd Generation July 2009 Retired LV2680 (2005 5DL)
LZ1189 2005 5LS2 Unknown
LZ8527 2005 5DL
MA7050 2005 5LS2 January 2021 Transferred to Pacific Way Transportation New Territories Route 88/88B
MK8179 2006 5LS2 Unknown Transferred to Red Minibus 17 Route
MU2287 2007 5LS2 December 2011 Retired earlier due to Traffic Accident KL6407 (2002 5LS)
NC3699 2005 5LS2 January 2021 Transferred to Pacific Way Transportation New Territories Route 88/88B
NF7098 2008 6LS November 2020 Transferred to Kellis Kowloon Route 2/2A
NG4327 Transferred to Goodrich Transportation Kowloon Route 43M
NW1398 2009 6LS January 2019 Transferred to Red Minibus Kwun Chai Route
PB3627 2004 5LS Unknown Transferred to Jetwide Kowloon Route 78/78A then the plate no. is now applied on 7LL in April 2020
PE8464[Remark 5] 2002 5LS Retired
PL7058 2010 6LS December 2020 Transferred to Pacific Way Transportation New Territories Route 88/88B XC5079 (2020 7DL)

The information may not be complete and accurate, to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.

This section was last updated on 1/2025202501


Gallery[]

Remarks[]

  1. Numbers placed after the model Toyota Coaster (if any) are only used within the transport enthusiasts, others (including the industry) does not use such names.
  2. This minibus always idled at outside of Whampoa Garden after transferred to Chit Fai Motors, had not served on other route
  3. Original plate number MR908, plate was applied on 3rd Generation of Chit Fai Motors' Kowloon 2/6, plate changed in 2008.
  4. Original plate number MY2826, plate changed in 2008
  5. Original plate number KM3488, plate no. changed in 2010

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