New Territories GMB Route 33

The New Territories Green Minibus Route 33 is operated by Luxe Form Investment Limited (樂方投資有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 6121C) under Ma Ah Muk. It runs between Yuen Long (Tai Fung Street) and Ha Pak Lai, via Ping Ha Road, Lau Fau Shan Road, Deep Bay Road and Nim Wan Road.

Due to the greater demand of this route, the Transport Department allowed the operator to operate another auxillary route Resident Bus Route NR941 to support, while the service details of the latter are consistent with this route except for service times.

Currently this route is the daytime intra-district minibus route with the highest fare in Hong Kong.

History[]

10 September 1982: The Transport Department invited open tenders for a total of 25 GMB routes in groups of 11, with this route, Routes 34 and 35 being in the same group. ^[1]
1 September 1983: Route 33 entered service running between Yuen Long (Tai Fung Street) and Pak Lai (Fui Yiu), to prepare for the replacement of service of KMB Route 57 (cancelled on 1 March 1984). ^[2]
Circa May 1985: Extended to Ha Pak Lai.^[3]
15 July 1990: The last trip was delayed from 21:00 to 21:30. ^[4]
26 January 1992: Due to the change in driving direction of Yuen Long (Tai Fung Street), minibuses towards Sha Kiu Tsuen and Tsim Bei Tsui were rerouted via Yuen Long Tung Tai Street, Tai Lee Street and Wang Chau Road towards Yuen long On Ning Road; whereas minibuses towards Yuen Long were rerouted via Sai Tai Street towards the terminus.
22 August 1993: Morning peak hour short-working trips between Yuen Long (Tai Fung Street) and Sheung Pak Lai were introduced with a frequency of 9-minute interval.
14 December 2003: Detoured via Tin Shui Wai Station Public Transport Interchange. ^[5]
25 June 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route. ^[6]

Service hours and headways[]

From Yuen Long (Tai Fung Street)	From Ha Pak Lai	Headways (mins)
Daily
05:00 - 10:00	05:00 - 10:00	20
10:00 - 16:00	10:00 - 16:00	30
16:00 - 18:20	16:00 - 18:20	20
18:20 - 21:30	18:20 - 21:30	25

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

Fares[]

Fare chart
From \ To	Yuen Long (Tai Fung Street)	Lau Fau Shan	Sheung Pak Lai	Long Jok Hang
Sheung Cheung Wai^[7]
Lau Fau Shan
Sheung Pak Lai		(To Ha Pak Lai) ／ (To Yuen Long)
Long Jok Hang
Ha Pak Lai	$11.6

Fare Remarks
Same fare regardless of age. Elderly persons aged 65 or above using Elderly Octopus or Personalised Octopus cards 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. ＊ Passengers who wish to pay the two-way section fares by Octopus card should press the "Section Fare" button on the Octopus fare processor to adjust the fare to the appropriate amount before tapping. This route accepts payments with AlipayHK "EasyGo", but interchange concessions and the $2.0 flat fare per trip are not entitled with this payment method.

Historical fares

Effective dates	Full fares	Section fares

Octopus interchange concessions[]

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Minibus deployments[]

According to Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route required to serve by a total of 4 minibuses to provide service. It has a total capacity of not less than 48 passengers in each direction during the peakiest hour.

Current this route and New Territories Routes 34A and 35 have a total of 12 of Toyota Coaster minibuses, included 8 of 16-seater minibuses and 4 of 19-seater minibuses. All of these vehicles can support with other routes when the car breaks down, can also serve on Route 79S at night.

List of Luxe Form Investment minibuses
Plate no.	Type code ^{[Remark 1]}	Seat(s)	Destination sign config.	Route	Remarks
FC3292	2005 5LS2	16-seater high adopt	Rollsign	35	The front side of the car equipped with the things of 4th generation Formerly a vehicle on Big Union's New Territories Route 59S Was also a formerly vehicle of Mingfame's New Territories Route 801, Charm King's New Territories Route 814, Chew Luen Red Minibus Kwun Mong Route and Causeway Bay - Tsz Wan Shan Route Joined in April 2024
KP709	2018 7LL	19-seater Vogelseat	Patent Enterprises EDS	35	Entered service in September 2018 The first 19-seater minibus on this series Plate originally belonged to a 2002 5LS^{[Remark 2]}
LW2910	2005 5LS2	16-seater high adopt	Rollsign	33/35	Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries's New Territories Route 44B1 Joined in September 2023
LY4321				33	Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries's New Territories Route 44 Joined in September 2023
MA479				33/35	Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries's New Territories Route 44B Joined in September 2023
MA5390					Formerly a vehicle on Big Union New Territories Route 59S Was also a formerly Vehicle on Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Route 101M/102 series/Route 111 and Brilliant Way's Kowloon Route 47 Joined in May 2024
MC3144					Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries's New Territories Route 44B1 Was also a formerly vehicle on Hong Kong Maxicab's Hong Kong Island 10/31 series Joined in September 2023
NM5881	2008 6LS				Formerly a vehicle on Garrison's Hong Kong Island 32/33 series Joined in May 2023
TE4825	2015 6LS			33	Equipped with Announcement System and Telescopic pedal Originally vehicle on Treasure Up's New Territories Route 113 Joined in December 2021
TE4984	2015 6LS			33／35	The front of the minibus equipped with the 6th generation things^{[Remark 3]} Originally vehicle on Treasure Up's New Territories Route 113 Joined in December 2021
TM3861	2015 6DL	19-seater Vegaset^{[Remark 4]}		33	Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealed windows and push-out doors One of the diesal minibus on this series Formerly a vehicle on Express Top Industries's New Territories Route 44 Joined in December 2018
XW9222	2022 7LL	19-seater Vogelseat	Transfull EDS	34A	Entered service in Last April 2022
XW9959	2022 7LL	19-seater Vogelseat	Transfull EDS	34A	Entered service in Last April 2022

List of former minibuses under Luxe Form Investment
Plate no	Type no	Date of Retired/Withdrawal	Going	Replacing vehicles
EZ2168	1998 3rd generation	2016	Retired
GY4693	1996 3rd generation	October 2016
HC4894	1997 3rd generation	2016
HC5510
HE5946
HM8072
HN120				LM285 (2004 5LS)
HS3788	1998 3rd generation
HS6607				LW503 (2005 5LS2)
HT2189
HT5440				LU770 (2005 5LS2)
HU3730				LM6800 (2004 5LS)
KM4540	2002 5LS	2019
KP709	2002 5LS	September 2018		2018 7LL of the same plate
LA906	2003 5LS	2017	Exchanged with LU7276 (2005 5LS2) that originally vehicle on Express Top Industries New Territories Route 44B Plate is now applied on a 2024 7DL in Express Top Industries's New Territories Route 44A
LA8037	2003 5LS	May 2015	Transferred to Fu Wan's New Territories 407 series	KM4540 (2002 5LS)
LM285	2004 5LS	June 2019	Retired Plate is now applied on a 2019 7LL in Express Top Industries's New Territories Route 44	LW3925 (2005 5LS2)
LM6800	2004 5LS	February 2020	Retired early due to a Traffic Accident Plate is now applied on a 2020 7LL in Express Top Industries's New Territories Route 44	LW7693 (2005 5LS2)
LS8229	2004 5LS2	December 2019	Retired	LY9681 (2005 5LS2)
LT1809	2004 5LS2	April 2022	Retired	XW9222 (2022 7LL)
LU770	2005 5LS2	2018	Retired Plate is now applied on a 2018 7DL in Express Top Industries's New Territories Route 44A
LU7276		November 2020	Retired	LT1809 (2004 5LS2)
LV1704		March 2021		LW9314 (2005 5LS2)
LV1937		December 2018		TM3861 (2015 6DL)
LV2773		February 2024		FC3292 (2005 5LS2)
LV5243		December 2021		TE4825 (2015 6LS)
LV7415		2019		LV1704 (2005 5LS2)
LW503		December 2019	Retired Plate is now applied on a 2019 7LL in Yan Yan Ho's New Territories Route 101M/102 series/Route 111	MD4262 (2005 5LS2)
LW3096		2019	Retired	MB7901 (2005 5LS2)
LW3925		March 2023
LW7693		2023
LW9314		April 2024		MA5390 (2005 5LS2)
LX1354		December 2018		LV5243 (2005 5LS2)
LY9681		April 2022		XW9959 (2022 7LL)
LZ6156		2019
MA4593		April 2023
MA5027^{[Remark 5]}	1997 3rd generation	2016
MA9127	2005 5LS2	December 2018		ME2677 (2005 5LS2)
MB5834		September 2023		MC3144 (2005 5LS2)
MB7901		November 2020		LV2773 (2005 5LS2)
MD4262		May 2023		NM5881 (2008 6LS)
ME2677		December 2021		TE4984 (2015 6LS)
NL6453	3rd generation	2016

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

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Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 15.4km, and the journey time is approximately 28mins. (The average speed is 33km/h.)

To Ha Pak Lai[]

Via: Tai Fung Street, Yuen Long Tung Tai Street, Yuen Long On Lok Road, Ma Wang Road, Castle Peak Road - Ping Shan, Ping Ha Road, Lau Fau Shan Road, Deep Bay Road, Nim Wan Road and Ha Pak Lai access

New Territories GMB Route 33 (Yuen Long (Tai Fung Street) → Ha Pak Lai)
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Yuen Long Town	Tai Fung Street	Yuen Long (Tai Fung Street) Minibus Terminus
2	Yuen Long Town	Ma Wang Road	San Shui House
3	Ping Shan	Castle Peak Road - Ping Shan	Long Bin
4	Ping Shan	Ping Ha Road	Ping Hing Lane Ping Shan Hang Mei Tsuen Sheung Cheung Wai Tin Shui Wai Station
5	Ha Tsuen	Ping Ha Road	Shek Po Road Sha Chau Lei Tsuen Ha Tsuen Sha Chau Lei Tsuen Archway Sik Kong Wai Lo UK Tsuen Tung Tau Tsuen (South) Tung Tau Tsuen (North) Fung Kong Tsuen	Hail-and-ride section
6	Lau Fau Shan	Lau Fau Shan Road	Sha Kong Wai San Hing Tsuen Lau Fau Shan Bus Terminus
7	Lau Fau Shan	Deep Bay Road	Deep Bay Grove Sha Kong Tsuen Ngau Hom Shek Ngau Hom Sha
8	Pak Lai	Nim Wan Road	Ha Tsuen Heung Pak Lai Village Office Sheung Pak Lai Ap Tsai Hang Pak Lai Long Jok Hang
9	Pak Lai		Ha Pak Lai Minibus Terminus	Beside village office

To Yuen Long[]

Via: Ha Pak Lai access, Nim Wan Road, Deep Bay Road, Lau Fau Shan Road, Ping Ha Road, Castle Peak Road - Ping Shan, Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long, Tung Lok Street, Yuen Long On Ning Road, Sai Tai Street and Tai Fung Street

# Remark: If the minibus was full at Pak Lai area and no passenger demanded to alight in Ping Shan North Area, the driver will reroute via Ngau Hom Shek Branch Road, Ha Tsuen Road and Tin Ha Road to head to Ping Ha Road.

New Territories GMB Route 33 (Ha Pak Lai → Yuen Long (Tai Fung Street))
No.	Area	Road	Major stop locations	Remarks
1	Pak Lai		Ha Pak Lai Minibus Terminus	Beside village office
2	Pak Lai	Nim Wan Road	Long Jok Hang Pak Lai Ap Tsai Hang Sheung Pak Lai Ha Tsuen Heung Pak Lai Village Office	Hail-and-ride section
3	Lau Fau Shan	Deep Bay Road	Ngau Hom Sha Ngau Hom Shek Sha Kong Tsuen Deep Bay Grove
4	Ha Tsuen	Lau Fau Shan Road	Lau Fau Shan Bus Terminus San Hing Tsuen Sha Kong Wai
5	Ha Tsuen	Ping Ha Road	Fung Kong Tsuen Tung Tau Tsuen Lo UK Tsuen Sik Kong Wai SINOPEC Ha Tsuen Petrol Station Sha Chau Lei Tsuen
6	Ping Shan	Ping Ha Road	Tin Shui Wai Station Sheung Cheung Wai Hang Mei Tsuen Ping Hing Lane Ping Shan
7	Ping Shan	Castle Peak Road - Ping Shan	LR Ping Shan Stopn
7	Yuen Long Town	Castle Peak Road - Ping Shan	Villa By The Park Shui Pin Wai Estate
8		Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long	Yuen Long Plaza LR Hong Lok Square Station Yuen Long Landmark
9		Tung Lok Street	Fook Tak Street intersection
10		Tai Fung Street	Yuen Long (Tai Fung Street) Minibus Terminus

Ridership[]

Related incidents[]

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).
↑ That 5LS originally was a Red Minibus and Brilliant Way's Kowloon Route 37M and was changed to serve on Red Minibus Kwun Tsuen Route in July 2005 and Kiu Wan's New Territories Route 40, after that sold to Luxe Form Investment in 2011, until September 2018 before retirement.
↑ The body of the minibus equipped with the things of LT6521 (2004 5LS2)
↑ This vehicle once equipped with NewHarmony (NHR) seats
↑ Original plate number HG5311, the number once changed in September 2005.

References[]

↑ G.N. 2925, Hong Kong Government Gazette, No. 124, Vol 36, 10 September 1982.
↑ Hong Kong Government, "3 New GMB Routes to be launched in Yuen Long" [Press Release], 30 August 1983.
↑ Government Records Service HKRS1501-2-18: Among them is the 25 April 1985 Order approving the file.
↑ "元朗兩小巴線昨起延長服務" (Service hours of 2 GMB routes in Yuen Long extended), Ta Kung Pao, 15 July 1990.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Diversion of Franchised Bus and GMB Routes to Tin Shui Wai Public Transport Interchange and Kam Sheung Road WR Station Public Transport Interchange" [Traffic Advice], December 2003.
↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 165 routes" [News Bulletin], 25 June 2021.
↑ Actually this section fare will extend to Tin Shui Wai Station.

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[8] 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).

[9] That 5LS originally was a Red Minibus and Brilliant Way's Kowloon Route 37M and was changed to serve on Red Minibus Kwun Tsuen Route in July 2005 and Kiu Wan's New Territories Route 40, after that sold to Luxe Form Investment in 2011, until September 2018 before retirement.

[10] The body of the minibus equipped with the things of LT6521 (2004 5LS2)

[11] This vehicle once equipped with NewHarmony (NHR) seats

[12] Original plate number HG5311, the number once changed in September 2005.

[1] G.N. 2925, Hong Kong Government Gazette, No. 124, Vol 36, 10 September 1982.

[2] Hong Kong Government, "3 New GMB Routes to be launched in Yuen Long" [Press Release], 30 August 1983.

[3] Government Records Service HKRS1501-2-18: Among them is the 25 April 1985 Order approving the file.

[4] "元朗兩小巴線昨起延長服務" (Service hours of 2 GMB routes in Yuen Long extended), Ta Kung Pao, 15 July 1990.

[5] Transport Department HKSARG, "Diversion of Franchised Bus and GMB Routes to Tin Shui Wai Public Transport Interchange and Kam Sheung Road WR Station Public Transport Interchange" [Traffic Advice], December 2003.

[6] Transport Department HKSARG, "Real-time arrival information system for Green Minibuses extended to cover 165 routes" [News Bulletin], 25 June 2021.

[7] Actually this section fare will extend to Tin Shui Wai Station.

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