New Territories GMB Route 116

The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 116 is operated by Goodrich Transportation Limited (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 17964C). It runs circular between Pak Shing Kok and Tseung Kwan O Station, detouring via Sheung Tak on the return journey.

History[]

On 29 April 2022, the Transport Department (TD) issued a paper to the Traffic and Transport Committee (TTC) of the Sai Kung District Council (SKDC) to consult its members on the introduction of a green minibus (GMB) route circulating between Pak Shing Kok and the MTR Tseung Kwan O Station ^[1]. On 5 August of the same year, the Transport Department (TD) invited open tenders for the operation of six new GMB routes in four groups, with this route being one of them.^[2]

Route change history[]

27 August 2023: Route 116 entered service. ^[3]

Service hours and headways[]

The latest update is on 11/2024, please refer to the link below for the official route information.

From Pak Shing Kok
Service hours	Headways (mins)
Daily
07:00 - 09:30	15 - 20
09:30 - 16:30	25 - 30
16:30 - 19:00	15 - 20
19:00 - 19:30	30

This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department“HKeMobility” mobile app.

Fares[]

Fare chart
From \ To	Pak Shing Kok
Creative Secondary School	$4.0
Tseung Kwan O Station	$8.2

Fare Remarks
Same fare regardless of age. Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Elderly Octopus or Personalised Octopus cards, Hong Kong residents aged 60 to 64 using JoyYou Card, and eligible persons with disabilities using Personalised Octopus cards with"Persons with Disabilities Status" can enjoy a flat fare of $2.0 per journey under the Concessionary Fare. Passengers are required to tender exact fare in cash or by Octopus card upon boarding. No change will be given. Students in school uniform can pay the full fare in cash at a concessionary rate of $4.1.

Historical fares

Fare adjustment effective date	Full fare	Section fare
27 August 2024	$8.2	Pak Shing Kok to and from Wan Po Road: $4.0
27 August 2023	$6.5	Pak Shing Kok to and from Wan Po Road: $4.0

Octopus interchange concessions[]

Route 116 and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg	2nd leg	Discounted amount	Time limit
116	MTR	50￠	90 minutes
MTR	116	50￠	90 minutes
Notes: Passengers must use the same Octopus Card to pay the fare for both the minibus and MTR to enjoy the above-mentioned interchange concession. Passengers can enjoy the above transfer discount at any MTR station / minibus stop that connects to the second leg of the route. The MTR ride does not apply to Light Rail, Airport Express, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail, MTR Bus and MTR Feeder Bus services. The MTR interchange concession only applies to paid rides. Unless otherwise specified, passengers using the Monthly Pass Enhanced Version or Disneyland Line Monthly Ticket (including those who have paid First Class Supplementary Fare) cannot enjoy this concession when taking the MTR at designated stations; however, if Enhanced Monthly Pass or Disneyland Resort Line Monthly Ticket holders take paid rides outside the designated stations, the concession still applies. If passengers have just used the same Octopus Card for the Airport Express "Free MTR Connection," they cannot simultaneously enjoy the MTR interchange concession. If both "MTR Fare Saver" and "MTR Interchange Concession" are applicable, passengers can only enjoy one of the higher discounts. Higher concession amounts are available for certain GMB routes at designated MTR stations. For more details, please refer to MTR Website. Edit

Minibus deployments[]

According to the Schedule of Services of the Transport Department, this route is be served by a total of two minibuses, one of which is a 19-seater minibus. The total number of passengers carried in each direction during the peakiest hour is not less than 51.

At present, this route is actually served by five Toyota Coaster minibuses, including two 16-seater minibuses and two 19-seater minibuses.

List of vehicles on New Territories Route 116
Plate no.	Type code ^{[Remark 1]}	Seat(s)	Destination sign config.	Remarks
LL2713	2004 5LS	16 low-Adopt seater	Rollsign	Former vehicle on Kamalie's Kowloon Routes 62S/63 Joined in September 2024
LL6662	2004 5LS	16 high-Adopt seater^{[Remark 2]}		Former vehicle on Kellis' Kowloon Routes 2/26 series Was also a formerly vehicle of Red Minibus Kwa Tsing Route and Ming Wai Public Light Bus's New Territories Routes 75/76 Joined in July 2024
SU6582	2014 6LS	16 high-Adopt seater^{[Remark 2]}		Former vehicle on Kowloon Route 43M Formerly a vehicle on Yield Team's New Territories Route 618, PLB Kwun Tsing Route and Yau Tsing Route Converted to serve on this route in August 2023
YV3091	2023 7DL	19 seater factory 3-point seat belt seat	Transfull EDS with side sign	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine, automatic transmission and seat occupancy and seat belt status detection system
ZA4059	2023 7DL	19 seater factory 3-point seat belt seat	Transfull EDS	Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in February 2024

List of former vehicles on New Territories Route 116
Plate no.	Type no.	Date of retirement/withdrawal	Eventual whereabouts	Replacing vehicle(s)
FJ3018	2004 5LS2	May 2024	Transferred to Kellis' Kowloon Routes 2/2A	ZA4059 (2024 7DL)
YG465	2022 7LL	October 2023	Transferred to Kellis' Kowloon Routes 2/2A	FJ3018 (2004 5LS2)

This section was last updated on 12/2024202412

Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 6.6km, and the journey time is approximately 23mins. (The average speed is 17.2km/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.

Via: Pak Shing Kok Road, Wan Po Road, Po Yap Road, Po Shun Road, Tong Ming Street, Po Hong Road, Po Yap Road, Wan Po Road and Pak Shing Kok Road

New Territories GMB Route 116 (Pak Shing Kok ↺ Tseung Kwan O Station)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Tseung Kwan O South (Pak Shing Kok)	Pak Shing Kok Road	Pak Shing Kok (Fire and Ambulance Services Academy/Fire Services Department Pak Shing Kok Married Quarters)
2	Tseung Kwan O South (Pak Shing Kok)	Wan Po Road	Shaw Studios Creative Secondary School (Oscar By The Sea)	Two-way section fare ends here
3	Tseung Kwan O Town Centre	Po Yap Road	Bauhinia Garden Tseung Kwan O Station Park Central	Circular route return point
4	Tseung Kwan O (Sheung Tak)	Tong Ming Street	Tong Ming Court Tong Ming Street Park (TKO Spot) Sheung Chi House Sheung Tak Estate
5	Tseung Kwan O Town Centre	Po Hong Road	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
6	Tseung Kwan O South (Pak Shing Kok)	Wan Po Road	Creative Secondary School (Oscar By The Sea)	Section fare begins here
7	Tseung Kwan O South (Pak Shing Kok)	Pak Shing Kok Road	Pak Shing Kok (Fire and Ambulance Services Academy/Fire Services Department Pak Shing Kok Married Quarters)

Gallery[]

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).
↑ One of LL6662 equipped with Low-Adopt Seaters, changed the new high-Adopt seats after transferred to Kellis.

References[]

↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "建議百勝角往來港鐵將軍澳站（循環線）的專線小巴服務" (Suggestion on Introduction of a GMB Route between Pak Shing Kok and MTR Tseung Kwan O Station (Circular Route)) [20220429].
↑ G. N. 4213: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374D)--Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 26 Issue No. 31, 5 August 2022.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 116 (Pak Shing Kok - Tseung Kwan O Station (Circular))" [Traffic Advice], 24 August 2023.

External links[]

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[4] 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).

[5] One of LL6662 equipped with Low-Adopt Seaters, changed the new high-Adopt seats after transferred to Kellis.

[1] Transport Department HKSARG, "建議百勝角往來港鐵將軍澳站（循環線）的專線小巴服務" (Suggestion on Introduction of a GMB Route between Pak Shing Kok and MTR Tseung Kwan O Station (Circular Route)) [20220429].

[2] G. N. 4213: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374D)--Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 26 Issue No. 31, 5 August 2022.

[3] Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 116 (Pak Shing Kok - Tseung Kwan O Station (Circular))" [Traffic Advice], 24 August 2023.

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