The Kowloon Green Minibus (GMB) Route 74 is operated by Max Power Minibus Limited (駿浩專線小巴有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 12142C). It runs circular to and from Kowloon Station and Mong Kok (Sai Yeung Choi Street South, observing Prosperous Garden, MTR Yau Ma Tei Station, Kwong Wah Hospital, Yan Po Fong Street and Mong Kok East Station outbound and via MTR Yau Ma Tei Station and Shanghai Street inbound.
This route is one of the green minibus routes that is a hybrid intra-district and cross-district route, with Mong Kok direction being a Yau Tsim Mong District intra-district route, but the return trip towards Kowloon Station has to observe a section of Waterloo Road outside Man Kee Mansion belonging to the Kowloon City District.
History[]
- 27 March 1998: The Transport Department (TD) invited tenders for 15 groups of 19 Green Minibus (GMB) routes, including one circular route between Kowloon Station and Ho Man Tin Hill Road[1] to connect with the forthcoming Tung Chung Line and Airport Express[2]. However, at that time, no operator had bid for the right to operate the service.
- 10 March 2000: The TD invited tenders for eight new GMB routes, including one circular route between Kowloon Station and Ho Man Tin Hill Road[3][4], but still no tenders were received.
- 22 March 2002: The TD invited tenders for 7 groups of 14 new GMB routes for the third time.[5]
- 17 October 2002: Route 74 commenced service, initially running circular between Kowloon MTR Station and Ho Man Tin Hill Road.[6]
- 2003: Changed to circular operation between Kowloon MTR Station and Mong Kok (Luen Wan Street), and a supplementary route 74S running between Yau Ma Tei (Wing Sing Lane) and Ho Man Tin Hill Road was split out from this route; on the same day, a two-way section fare was introduced and a $1.5 interchange discount was offered with Route 74S.
- 17 March 2008: The interchange discount with 74S was cancelled due to the extension of Route 74S to Kowloon Station[7].
Service hours and headways[]
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Fares[]
| Journey | Fare |
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| Full Fare | $7.8 |
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Boarding Stop ＼ Alighting Stop |
Kowloon Station or after |
MTR Yau Ma Tei Station or after |
Mong Kok East Station or after |
Wing Sing Lane or after |
Battery Street or after |
| MTR Yau Ma Tei Station or before |
$5.7 | ／ | ／ | ／ | ／ |
| Mong Kok East Station or before |
$7.8 | $5.7 | ／ | ／ | ／ |
| Yau Ma Tei Fire Station or before |
／ | ／ | $5.7 | ／ | ／ |
| Kowloon Station or before |
／ | ／ | $7.8 | $5.7 | $5.1 |
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MTR Octopus Interchange Concession Scheme[]
| Route 74 and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
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| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 74 | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 74 | ||
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, a total of 7 minibuses are required to provide service on this route. The total capacity is not less than 96 passengers per direction during the busiest hour.
Currently, Kowloon Routes 74, 74S and CX1 operated under Max Power have a total of 16 16-seater Toyota Coaster LPG-minibuses, including 15 16-seater minibuses and 1 19-seater minibus.
| List of Kowloon Routes 74/74S/CX1 minibuses | ||||
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| Plate No. | Model Code[Remark 1] | Seat No. | Sign Configuration | Remarks |
| CU850 | 2003 5LS | 16-seater high back seats[Remark 2] | Rollsign | The front of the vehicle adopt 6th generation components |
| FA2028 | 2002 5LS | 16-seater low back seats | Formerly vehicle of PLB Jor Sheung Route and Sham Sheung Route fleets | |
| JD9989 | Original plate no. KU9465[Remark 3] and TM3514 Former vehicle from Yan Hing Transportation's New Territories Routes 25 series Joined in August 2015 | |||
| KM2484 | 16-seater high back seats[Remark 2] | Former vehicle from PLB Mei To Route fleets Joined in April 2013 | ||
| KM6474 | 16-seater low back seats | Former vehicle from PLB Wong Tsing Route fleets Joined in February 2008 | ||
| KT3493 | 16-seater high back seats[Remark 2] | |||
| KT6195 | ||||
| KT6522 | ||||
| KT7536 | ||||
| KT7671 | Former vehicle from PLB Castle Peak Road - Wong Tai Sin Route fleets Joined in September 2009 | |||
| KV4070 | 16-seater low back seat | Former vehicle from Hop Cheong' Kowloon Route 33A Joined in December 2013 | ||
| KV5499 | Former vehicle from PLB Mei Foo - To Kwa Wan Route fleets Joined in November 2011 | |||
| LF7436 | 2003 5LS | 16-seater high back seat[Remark 4] | The front of the vehicle adopt 6th generation components | |
| MA3365 | 2005 5LS2 | Entered service in August 2005 The front of the vehicle adopt 4th generation components | ||
| TN9692 | 2002 5LS | 16-seater low back seats | Original plate no. JF759 Former vehicle from PLB Ho Man Tin - Tsuen Wan Route fleets Joined in August 2015 and changed the plate no. | |
| XU876 | 2017 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseats | Patent Enterprises EDS | The only 19-seater minibus on this series Original plate no. VC9041, plate no. changed in March 2022 Former vehicle from Chew Luen' PLB Mong Kok - Sau Mau Ping Route fleets Was also a former vehicle of PLB Castle Peak Road - Kwun Tong Route, Sham Shui Po - Sheung Shui Route and Tai Po - Sheung Shui Route fleets Joined in June 2023 Once shifted to Hung Wai Development's New Territories Route 24 shortly in March 2024 |
| List of former minibuses under Route 74/74S/CX1 | ||||
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| Plate No. | Type No. | Date of Retirement/withdrawn | Fates | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| FS4749 | 1993 3rd generation | August 2005 | Retired | MA3365 (2005 5LS2) |
| GW5339 | 1996 3rd generation | August 2015 | TN9692 (2002 5LS) | |
| GW8259 | TM5314 (2002 5LS) Then the plate no. changed as JD9989 | |||
| KT2763 | 2002 5LS | December 2013 | Retired earlier due to traffic accident | KV4070 (2002 5LS) |
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 10/2025202510Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 18km, and the journey time is approximately 90mins. (The average speed is 12km/h.) (Full circular)
- The names listed in the table below under "Major Stop Locations" are the fixed pick-up/drop-off points for this route, and the part of the name with an underline refers to the name commonly used by passengers (including Cantonese transliterations of the commonly-used Chinese names)
- Passengers may be picked up and dropped off freely along the route outside the restricted area unless otherwise stated.
Via: Station Perimeter Road, (Nga Cheung Road, Museum Road (westbound), U-turn, Museum Road (eastbound)) #, Nga Cheung Road, Jordan Road, Ferry Street, Saigon Street, Canton Road, Public Square Street, Reclamation Street, Man Ming Lane, Shanghai Street, Wing Sing Lane, Nathan Road, Waterloo Road, Dundas Street, Kwong Wah Street, Yim Po Fong Street, Luen Wan Street, Sai Yee Street, Prince Edward Road West, Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok Road, Sai Yee Street, Argyle Street, Waterloo Road, Shanghai Street, Jordan Road, Nga Cheung Road and Station Perimeter Road
# Remark: Only selected departures will observe these roads.
| Kowloon GMB Route 74 (Kowloon Station ↺ Mong Kok Pioneer Centre） | ||||
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| 1 | Kowloon Station Commercial and Residential Area |
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| # | West Kowloon Cultural District | Museum Road |
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| 2 | Jordan | Ferry Street |
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| 3 | Yau Ma Tei | Canton Road |
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| 4 | Public Square Street |
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| 5 | Reclamation Street |
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| 6 | Shanghai Street |
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| 7 | Wing Sing Lane |
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| 8 | Nathan Road |
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| 9 | Waterloo Road |
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| 10 | Mong Kok | Kwong Wah Street |
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| 11 | Yim Po Fong Street |
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| 12 | Luen Wan Street |
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| 13 | Sai Yee Street |
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| 14 | Prince Edward Road West |
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| 15 | Sai Yeung Choi Street South |
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| 16 | Sai Yee Street |
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| 17 | Ho Man Tin | Argyle Street |
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| 18 | Waterloo Road |
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| 19 | Shanghai Street |
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| 20 | Jordan | Jordan Road |
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Related incidents[]
- 1 December 2013: At around 10am, a Toyota Coaster (KT2763) heading towards Mong Kok (Luen Wan Street) collided with a lorry at the junction of Wing Sing Lane and Temple Street and went out of control onto the pavement. A 90-year-old woman died of injuries after being swept underneath the lorry and three other people were injured.[16]
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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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 These set of minibuses adopted low back seaters.
- ↑ The plate no. originally belonged to a 6LS from Yan Hing Transportation's New Territories Routes 25 series in August 2015.
- ↑ A LF7436 was once adopted with Low back seats.
Related articles[]
- Kowloon GMB Route 40M (1st generation) (Cancelled)
- Kowloon GMB Route 74D
- Kowloon GMB Route 74S
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 1477, The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Gazette, Vol. 02, No. 13, 28 March 1998.
- ↑ 機場鐵路的施工進度和新機場的交通服務 (Progress of construction of the Airport Railway and transport services for the new Airport), Paper for the Panel on Transport of the Provisional Legislative Council, Transport Department, 6 March 1998
- ↑ G.N. 1428, The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Gazette, Vol. 04, No. 10, 10 March 2000.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Tenders invited for eight new green minibus routes" [News Bulletin], 4 April 2000.
- ↑ G. N. 1708: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374)--Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in Kowloon and the New Territories, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 06, Issue 12, 22 March 2002.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of Kowloon GMB Route No. 74 (Kowloon MTR Station – Ho Man Tin Hill Road (Circular))" [Traffic Notice]. Oct 2002.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "九龍專線小巴第74S號線更改服務" (Service Change of Kowloon GMB Route No. 74S) [Traffic Notice], Mar 2008.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 74, 74S and CX1" [Traffic Advice], 13 December 2022.
- ↑ According to the Reply Serial No. TLB113 from the Controlling Officer of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04, the operator originally applied for an increase of 14.3%, but the Transport Department eventually approved an increase of 11.4%.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 74 and 74S" [Traffic Advice], 4 December 2014.
- ↑ According to Legislative Council Finance Committee Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2015-16 Controlling Officer's Reply Serial No. THB(T)162, the operator originally applied for a 12.3% increase in fare, but the Transport Department eventually approved a 7.7% increase.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 74 and 74S" [Traffic Advice], 2 April 2013.
- ↑ According to the Reply Serial No. THB(T)139 from the Controlling Officer of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2013-14, the operator originally applied for an 8.2% increase, but the Transport Department eventually approved a 6.6% increase.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 74 and 74S" [Traffic Advice], 20 September 2011.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment of Kowloon GMB Route Nos. 74 and 74S" [Traffic Advice], September 2009.
- ↑ 小巴貨車互撼輾斃婆婆 (Old woman killed as minibus and lorry crashed head on with each other), Oriental Daily News, 2 December 2013.
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