Hop Fat Light Bus Company Limited (合發小巴有限公司) is one of the green minibus operator serving Yau Tsim Mong District and Ho Man Tin in Kowloon City District, and it is also one of the earliest GMB operators in Kowloon.
The hotline number of the company is 2499 7806, and the company is situated at 1A Po Yip Building, 62-70 Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan. The company's persons in charge are Tse Yuk Wo (謝旭和) and Tse Cheuk Yu (謝卓余), and is in the same series as Central Venture and Yuk Tin, with its Passenger Service Licence (PSL) number 6416C.
Hop Fat Light Bus is one of the few GMB operators that have never introduced LPG minibuses.
History[]
On 16 October 1981, the Transport Department (TD) invited open tenders for nine sets of 19 new green minibus (GMB) routes, including Kowloon GMB Route 8, as well as two new routes, Routes 3 and 4, which were awarded to Hop Fat Light Bus.[1]
These routes came into service in 1982, and with the exception of Route 4 and the later branch route 4M, which ceased operation due to insufficient patronage, the other two routes have been in operation since then.
In response to the traffic demand in Ho Man Tin, the Government approved the introduction of an additional supplementary route 8S, which came into operation on 10 October 2011.[2] Another supplementary service, 8M, commenced service on 23 October 2016 to connect residents of Ho Man Tin Estate and Oi Man Estate to MTR Ho Man Tin Station.
Routes[]
| Routes operated by Hop Fat Light Bus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route no. | Termini | Remarks | |
| 3 | Tsim Sha Tsui (Ashley Road) ↔ Tai Kok Tsui (Chung Wui Street) ● | Daily service | |
| 8 | |||
| 8M | |||
| 8S | Daily service | ||
| Routes once operated by Hop Fat Light Bus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route no. | Termini | Remarks | |
| 4 | Yau Yat Chuen ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui (Hankow Road) | Cancelled in circa 1994 | |
| 4M | Yau Yat Chuen ↔ Mong Kok MTR Station | Cancelled on 18 January 1988 | |
| 8P | Cancelled on 28 February 2022 | ||
Minibus fleets[]
Currently Kowloon Routes 3 and 8 series under Hop Fat Light Bus have a total of 42 Toyota Coaster diesel minibuses, including 14 16-seater minibuses and 28 19-seater minibuses.
| List of Hop Fat Light Bus minibuses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Route | Remarks |
| ER293 | 2013 6DS | 16-seater high adopt seat | Rollsign | 8／8S | Entered service in May 2013 Plate originally belonged to a 1990 2nd generation and a 1997 3rd generation |
| HE8830 | 2014 6DS | 3 | Entered service in July 2014 Plate originally belonged to a 1997 3rd generation[Remark 2] | ||
| HJ6323 | 2019 7DL | 19 seater factory 3-point seat belt seat | Patent Enterprises EDS | 8/8S | Entered service in May 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 1997 3rd generation and a 2010 6DS |
| HZ269 | 2024 7DL | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in February 2024 Plate Originally belonged to a 1999 4th generation and a 2017 7DL | |||
| HZ831 | 2017 7DL | 19-seater Vegaset | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in December 2017 Plate originally belonged to a 1999 4th generation[Remark 3] | ||
| HZ3229 | 2018 7DL | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in January 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 1999 4th generation | |||
| JJ7260 | 2017 7DL | 3 | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in January 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 1999 4th generation[Remark 4] | ||
| JK965 | |||||
| JR8009 | 2018 7DL | ||||
| JY2086 | 8/8S | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in February 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 2000 4th generation | |||
| LB1139 | 2010 6DS | 16-seater high adopt seat | Rollsign | Entered service in August 2010 Plate originally belonged to a 3rd generation | |
| LN860 | 2019 7DL | 19 seater factory 3-point seat belt seat | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in June 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5DL | |
| LP6260 | Entered service in July 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5DL | ||||
| LU7293 | 2010 6DS | 16-seater high adopt seat | Rollsign | 8M | Entered service in February 2010 Plate originally belonged to a 3rd generation[Remark 5] |
| NN2106 | 2023 7DL | 19 seater factory 3-point seat belt seat | Patent Enterprises EDS | 8／8S | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in August 2023 Plate originally belonged to a 2008 6DS |
| NN7086 | |||||
| PC7015 | 2010 6DS | 16-seater high adopt seat | Rollsign | Entered service in February 2010 | |
| PE2291 | 8M | Entered service in July 2010 | |||
| PG7421 | |||||
| PH6052 | |||||
| SR3062 | 2014 6DS | 3 | Entered service in April 2014 | ||
| SU408 | Entered service in June 2014 | ||||
| SU6599 | Entered service in August 2014 | ||||
| SW5140 | 8/8S | ||||
| TF6681 | 2015 6DS | 16 seater factory 3-point seat belt seat | |||
| TR1670 | |||||
| VC2974 | 2017 7DL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | 3 | The first entered service Toyota Coaster 7th generation diesel minibuses in Hong Kong Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in November 2017 |
| VC7954 | 8/8S | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in November 2017 | |||
| VD2653 | |||||
| VD3922 | |||||
| VD7487 | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in December 2017 | ||||
| VE8137 | 2018 7DL | 3 | |||
| VE8185 | 8/8S | ||||
| VF6081 | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in January 2018 | ||||
| VG4726 | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in February 2018 | ||||
| VH3379 | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in March 2018 | ||||
| VJ4840 | 3 | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in April 2018 | |||
| VK6507 | 8/8S | ||||
| WB6567 | 2019 7DL | 19 seater factory 3-point seat belt seat | Entered service in April 2019 | ||
| WB8549 | |||||
| YR1910 | 2023 7DL | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in May 2023 | |||
| YZ7683 | 2018 7DL | 19-seater Vegaset | Equipped with automatic transmission, sealed windows and output automatic door Entered service in April 2018 Original plate number JE6768[Remark 6], plate number changed in November 2023 after the traffic accident | ||
| List of Hop Fat Light Bus minibuses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate no | Type no | Number of Seats | Date of Retired/Withdrawal | Going | Replacing vehicles |
| CY7488 | 2nd generation | 16 | 2005 | Retired Plate is now applied on a 2005 5LS2 on Kam Jet's New Territories Routes 409/409S |
|
| EE3014 | 1989 2nd generation | Unknown | Retired | ||
| EF6830 | |||||
| EG1127 | 2005 | HZ269 (1999 4th generation) | |||
| EG5737 | Unknown | 4th generation of the same plate | |||
| 4th generation | April 2018 | VK6507 (2018 7DL) | |||
| EK885 | 1990 2nd generation | Unknown | |||
| ER293 | 2005 | HZ1604 (1999 4th generation) | |||
| 1997 3rd generation | May 2013 | 2013 6DS of the same plate | |||
| ER976 | 1991 2nd generation | Unknown | |||
| EV2001 | |||||
| GJ3525 | 1995 3rd generation | February 2010 | PC7015 (2010 6DS) | ||
| GK340 | July 2010 | PG7421 (2010 6DS) | |||
| GV2643 | 1996 3rd generation | Unknown | |||
| GY3708 | July 2010 | PH6052 (2010 6DS) | |||
| HC7500 | 1997 3rd generation | May 2013 | JK965 (1999 4th generation) | ||
| HC9080 | June 2010 | ||||
| HD3010 | May 2013 | JJ7620 (1999 4th generation) | |||
| HD5840 | JM1429 (2000 4th generation) | ||||
| HE7132 | June 2014 | SU408 (2014 6DS) | |||
| HE8830 | July 2014 | 2014 6DS of the same plate | |||
| HJ6323 | June 2010 | 2010 6DS of the same plate | |||
| 2010 6DS | June 2019 | Retired earlier due to traffic accidents | 2019 7DL of the same plate | ||
| HX1077 | 1998 4th generation | Unknown | Retired | ||
| HZ269 | 1999 4th generation | December 2017 | 2017 7DL of the same plate | ||
| 2017 7DL | 19 | June 2023 | Retired earlier due to traffic accidents | 2024 7DL of the same plate | |
| HZ291 | 1999 4th generation | 16 | December 2017 | Retired | VD7487 (2017 7DL) |
| HZ831 | 2017 7DL of the same plate | ||||
| HZ1086 | November 2017 | VD2653 (2017 7DL) | |||
| HZ1604 | VD3922 (2017 7DL) | ||||
| HZ1605 | December 2017 | VE8135 (2018 7DL) | |||
| HZ3229 | January 2018 | 2018 7DL of the same plate | |||
| JA1201 | March 2018 | VH3379 (2018 7DL) | |||
| JE6768 | April 2018 | 2018 7DL of the same plate Then the plate number once changed as YZ7683 in November 2023 | |||
| JG4656 | November 2017 | VC7954 (2017 7DL) | |||
| JJ7260 | December 2017 | 2017 7DL of the same plate | |||
| JK965 | |||||
| JK8639 | February 2018 | VG4726 (2018 7DL) | |||
| JM1429 | 2000 4th generation | April 2014 | Transferred to Central Venues' Kowloon Routes 12 series | SR3062 (2014 6DS) | |
| JM2619 | Unknown | Retired | |||
| JR8009 | 1999 4th generation | January 2018 | 2018 7DL of the same plate | ||
| JX5318 | 2001 4th generation | January 2018 | VF6081 (2018 7DL) | ||
| JY2086 | February 2018l | 2018 7DL of the same plate | |||
| KV1330 | 3rd generation | Unknown | |||
| LB1139 | August 2010 | 2010 6DS of the same plate | |||
| LK8419 | 2004 5DL | April 2019 | WB6567 (2019 7DL) | ||
| LM7987 | WB8549 (2019 7DL) | ||||
| LN860 | June 2019 | 2019 7DL of the same plate | |||
| LP6260 | July 2019 | ||||
| LU7293[Remark 7] | 3rd generation | February 2010 | 2010 6DS of the same plate | ||
| LY1956 | July 2010 | PE2291 (2010 6DS) | |||
| NN2106 | 2008 6DS | August 2023 | 2023 7DL of the same plate | ||
| NN4470 | May 2023 | YR1910 (2023 7DL) | |||
| NN7086 | August 2023 | 2023 7DL of the same plate | |||
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 10/2024202410
Gallery[]
Kowloon GMB Route 3 under Hop Fat Light Bus
Kowloon GMB Route 8 under Hop Fat Light Bus
Kowloon GMB Route 8S under Hop Fat Light Bus
Kowloon GMB Route 8M under Hop Fat Light Bus
Remarks[]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ That 3rd generation was originally vehicle of Brilliant Way's Kowloon Routes 37A/37M, sold to Hop Fat Light Bus in January 2006, until July 2014 before retirement
- ↑ That 4th generation was originally vehicle on Champion Legends's New Territories Route 810, and was shifted to Hop Fat Light Bus in earlier 2007, until December 2017 before retirement
- ↑ Two of JJ7260 and JK965 was originally a vehicle on King On Transportation's New Territories Route 313, and was shifted to Hop Fat Light Bus in January and March 2013 respectively, until December 2017 before retirement.
- ↑ That original plate number of the 3rd generation was DP6663 and was originally a vehicle on Better Coin Investment's Kowloon Routes 54 series, and was shifted to Hop Fat Light Bus then changed the plate number, until July 2010 before retirement. the plate is now applied on a 2005 5LS2 on C & W Mini Bus Service's New Territories Route 43A.
- ↑ The plate originally belonged to a 1999 4th generation
- ↑ Original plate number DP6663, it was changed in 2005.
Related articles[]
- Central Venture
- Yuk Tin
- Hop Wo Investment
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 3106, Hong Kong Government Gazette, No. 123, Vol. 42, 16 October 1981.
- ↑ Traffic Advice of Transport Department: "Introduction of GMB Route 8S Tsim Sha Tsui (Hankow Road) - Ho Man Tin Public Transport Interchange (Supplementary Service of GMB Route 8)", 2011-10-07
External links[]
Hop Fat