The New Territories Green Minibus Route 103 is operated by Fonsilk Investment Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 8590C). It runs between Kwun Tong Ferry Pier and Clear Water BaySecond Beach, passing through Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, Hang Hau (Po Ning Road, Hang Hau Road) and Clear Water Bay Road (Silverstrand to Tai Au Mun).
History[]
- 6 June 1997: The Transport Department invited open tenders for the operating rights of 19 sets of new green minibus (GMB) routes, among which this route was grouped with Route 104. [1]
- May 1998: Route 103 entered service, making it the first GMB route operated by Fonsilk Motor to serve Tseung Kwan O, and its fleet was even the first to have bell installed.
- 27 August 2002: Rerouted via Tseung Kwan O Station, Sheung Tak and Chiu Shun Road to facilitate with the opening of MTR Tseung Kwan O Line. Note that this change was not made effective on the same date as Route 103M.
- 30 August 2002: Resumed observing Po Ning Road and Po Shun Road to and from Tseung Kwan O Tunnel as the result of detouring via Tseung Kwan O Town Centre was unsatisfactory.
- April 201: Monday to Friday departures from 18:15 to 19:15 from Kwun Tong Ferry were rerouted via Wai Fat Road and Kwun Tong Road to Tseung Kwan O Road, omitting King Yip Street, Cha Kwo Ling Road, Lei Yue Mun Road and Kwun Tong Road.
- 19 June 2015: The first departures from Kwun Tong Ferry Pier and Clear Water Bay Second Beach were advanced to 05:25 and 06:00 respectively. [2]
- 28 June 2022: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. [3]
Historical route information[]
Details of the past service hours and headways, fares and other route information of this route are set out in the "Historical route information" sub-page of this article.
Service hours and headways[]
| From Kwun Tong Ferry Pier | From Clear Water Bay Second Beach | Headways (mins) |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | ||
| 05:25 - 05:45 | ———— | 20 |
| 05:45 - 07:00 | 06:00 - 07:30 | 15 |
| 07:00 - 09:30 | 07:30 - 10:00 | 10 |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | 10:00 - 11:00 | 15 |
| 10:30 - 17:10 | 11:00 - 17:40 | 20 |
| 17:10 - 19:00 | 17:40 - 19:30 | 10 |
| 19:30 - 20:00 | 19:30 - 20:30 | 15 |
| 20:00 - 23:00 | 20:30 - 23:30 | 20 |
- This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.
Fares[]
| Fare chart (to Clear Water Bay Second Beach) | ||
Boarding stop \ Alighting stop |
Kwun Tong Ferry Pier or after |
King Yung House King Lam Estate or after |
| Hang Hau (North) or before |
$7.0 | |
| Clear Water Bay Second Beach or before |
$11.1 | $7.0 |
| Fare chart (to Kwun Tong Ferry Pier) | |||
Boarding stop \ Alighting stop |
Clear Water Bay Second Beach or after |
Sheung Sze Wan Road or after |
Ming Tak Estate or after |
| Kwun Tong Ferry Pier or before |
$11.1 | $10.5 | $7.0 |
| Fare Remarks |
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Octopus interchange concessions[]
| Route 103 and MTR Interchange Concessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st leg | 2nd leg | Discounted amount | Time limit |
| 103 | MTR | 50￠ | 90 minutes |
| MTR | 103 | ||
Notes:
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Minibus deployments[]
According to the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route requires a total of 7 minibuses, including 1 19-seater minibus, and the total passenger capacity in each direction during the peak hour is not less than 96.
Current this route and Routes 103M, 104 have a total of 17 Toyota Coaster LPG minibuses, included 10 16-seater minibuses and 7 19-seater minibuses. All of these minibuses can support other route when necessary.
| List of Routes 103/103M/104 minibuses | |||||
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| Plate no. | Type code [Remark 1] | Seat No. | Destination sign config. | Route | Remark |
| KH2644 | 2001 5LS | 16-seater high back seat[Remark 2] | Rollsign | 104 | Equipped with high adopt things |
| KH8297 | 16-seater low back seat | The second producted of Toyota Coaster LPG minibus | |||
| KL2032 | 2002 5LS | 16-seater high back seat[Remark 2] | Equipped with high adopt things | ||
| KP7277 | 16-seater low back seat | 103 | |||
| KR4458 | 16-seater high back seat[Remark 2] | Equipped with high adopt things | |||
| LH8346 | 2004 5LS | 16-seater low back seat | Entered service in February 2004 | ||
| LN3891 | 103/103M | Entered service in August 2004 | |||
| LV5763 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high back seat | Entered service in March 2005 | ||
| LV6780 | |||||
| MA2441 | Former vehicle on Kowloon Route 46 Entered service in May 2021 | ||||
| VM6606 | 2018 7LL | 19-seater Vegaseat | Patent Enterprises EDS | 103M | Entered service in June 2018 |
| VN3477 | |||||
| VW3009 | Entered service in November 2018 | ||||
| VX594 | Transfull EDS | Entered service in December 2018 | |||
| XK3759 | 2021 7LL | 103 | Entered service in June 2021 | ||
| XK6434 | |||||
| XL2058 | 103M | Entered service in July 2021 | |||
| List of former minibuses on New Territories Routes 103/103M/104 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Type no | Retirement/Withdrawal date | Fate | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| KJ542 | 2001 5LS | June 2018 | Retired | VM6606 (2018 7LL) |
| KJ937 | November 2018 | VW3009 (2018 7LL) | ||
| KL5154 | 2002 5LS | July 2021 | XL2058 (2021 7LL) | |
| KL7502 | December 2018 | VX594 (2018 7LL) | ||
| KS3515 | June 2018 | VN3477 (2018 7LL) | ||
| LM817 | 2004 5LS | May 2021 | MA2441 (2005 5LS2) | |
| LM4711 | June 2021 | XK6434 (2021 7LL) | ||
| LN2349 | XK3759 (2021 7LL) | |||
The information may not be complete and accurate, and are to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.
This section was last updated on 1/2025202501
Routing[]
The distance of this route is approx. 14.8km, and the journey time is approximately 30mins. (The average speed is 29.6km/h.)
- 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.
To Clear Water Bay Second Beach[]
| Routing | Roads observed |
| ① Regular |
Kwun Tong Ferry Pier Square access, Wai Yip Street, King Yip Street, Shing Yip Street, Cha Kwo Ling Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, Kwun Tong Road (westbound), roundabout, Kwun Tong Road (eastbound), Lei Yue Mun Road, Tseung Kwan O Road, Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road, Po Shun Road, Po Ning Road, Hang Hau Road, Clear Water Bay Road and Tai Au Mun Road |
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| ②*＊ Weekday evening omit Kwun Tong |
Kwun Tong Harbour Plaza access, Wai Yip Street, Wai Fat Road, Kwun Tong Bypass, Tseung Kwan O Road, Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, ... |
| New Territories GMB Route 103 (Kwun Tong Ferry Pier → Clear Water Bay Second Beach) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Kwun Tong Business Area |
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| 2 * | King Yip Street |
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Not applicable to trips using routing ② | |
| 3 * | Lei Yue Mun Road |
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| 4 * | Kwun Tong (Tsui Ping) |
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| 5 ＊ | Tseung Kwan O Road |
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 Tseung Kwan O Tunnel
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| 6 | Tseung Kwan O (Po Lam) | Po Shun Road |
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Section fare begins here |
| 7 | Tseung Kwan O (Hang Hau) | Po Ning Road |
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Hail-and-ride section |
| 8 | Hang Hau | Hang Hau Road |
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| 9 | Silverstrand | Clear Water Bay Road |
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Hail-and-ride section |
| Clear Water Bay Road |
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| 10 | Tai Au Mun Road |
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| 11 |
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To Kwun Tong Ferry[]
Via: Tai Au Mun Road, Clear Water Bay Road, Hang Hau Road, Po Ning Road, Po Shun Road, Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road, Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, Tseung Kwan O Road, Cha Kwo Ling Road, Lei Yue Mun Road, Kwun Tong Road, Hoi Yuen Road and Kwun Tong Ferry Pier Square access
| New Territories GMB Route 103 (Clear Water Bay Second Beach → Kwun Tong Ferry Pier) | ||||
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| No. | Area | Road | Major stop locations | Remarks |
| 1 | Clear Water Bay |
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| 2 | Tai Au Mun Road |
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| 3 | Clear Water Bay Road |
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Hail-and-ride section | |
| Silverstrand |
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| 4 | Hang Hau | Hang Hau Road |
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| 5 | Tseung Kwan O (Hang Hau) | Po Ning Road |
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Section fare begins here Hail-and-ride section |
| 6 | Po Shun Road |
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| Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, Tseung Kwan O Road
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| 7 | Kwun Tong Business Area | Kwun Tong Road |
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| 8 | Hoi Yuen Road |
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| 9 |
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Ridership[]
Related incidents[]
Gallery[]
The terminus of Route 103 is at Kwun Tong Ferry Pier
A Route 103 minibus has just arrived at Clear Water Bay Second Beach
The terminus of Routes 103 and 103M are both at Clear Water BaySecond Beach
More pictures, photos and related information about this article are available in the following Gallery Page:
Remarks[]
- ↑ The group of codes (if any) placed after the model name Toyota Coaster is used only by transport enthusiasts, and is not referred to as such by anyone else (including insiders).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 this Minibus was equipped with lower back seaters
Related articles[]
- New Territories GMB Route 16
- New Territories GMB Route 102
- New Territories GMB Route 103M
- KMB Route 91S
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 2832, Hong Kong Government Gazette No. 139, Vol 23, 6 June 1997.
- ↑ "運輸署匯報西貢區各項公共交通服務的更改措施" (Transport Department's Report on Changes to Public Transport Services in Sai Kung District), Sai Kung District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. 161/15.
- ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 453 routes" [News Bulletin], 28 June 2022.
External links[]
- Official information on Transport Department (HKeMobility website): New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 103
- 16SEATS.net - New Territories Green Minibus Route 103
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