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The New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route 808B is operated by Wai Ching Industrial Company Limited (偉程實業有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 18376C). It runs between Shek Mun Estate and Wan Tau Tong, via A Kung Kok, Tai Shui Hang, Heng On Station, Ma Liu Shui, Pak Shek Kok (Hong Kong Science Park), Tai Po Market and Tai Po Mega Mall.

History[]

The Transport Department (TD) issued a consultation paper to the Sha Tin and Tai Po District Councils in December 2018, proposing the introduction of a green minibus (GMB) route between Sha Tin (Wong Nai Tau) and Tai Po (Wan Tau Tong) via Yuen Chau Kok, Shek Mun, A Kung Kok, Tai Shui Hang, Science Park and Kwong Fuk Estate in view of the development of the Hong Kong Science Park and Pak Shek Kok.[1]

As a number of Tai Po and Sha Tin District Council members reflected that the route was too meandering, and the routing could not cover the Tai Po Centre, and the fare was too high (the maximum permitted fare was $19.8 according to the Scale of Fares)[2], the Transport Department (TD) released a revised scheme in March 2019, splitting it into two routes, one each starting from Wong Nai Tau and Shek Mun Estate, with the former via Kwong Yuen Estate, Yu Chui Court, City One Shatin, Ravana Garden, and the latter via A Kung Kok Street, Kam Tai Court, Heng On Estate, Yan On Estate, and both routes then head to Tate's Cairn Highway for travelling to/from the Hong Kong Science Park, and return to Wan Tau Tong via Kwong Fuk Road (Tai Po Market), Tai Po Tai Wo Road (Tai Po Mega Mall) within the Tai Po District, with the maximum permitted fare reduced to $15.8.[3][4]

Route change history[]

  • 5 July 2019: The Transport Department (TD) invited open tenders for the right to operate five groups of 12 green minibus routes, which were grouped in the same group of tenders as routes 29, 413 and 806A. [5]
  • 1 March 2020: Route 806B came into service. [6]
  • 28 June 2020: Section fares from Science Park Road to Wan Tau Tong and from Tai Chung Kiu Road to Wong Nai Tau were added. [7]
  • 29 October 2020: Without notice, a new special departure at 19:00 from Wan Tau Tong every Mondays to Fridays, not via Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Kwong Fuk Road, Shek Mun and City One Shatin.[8] The cancellation date of this arrangement is not known.
  • 1 November 2020: Both directions were detoured via Fo Shing Road and Fo Chun Road, and the stops at "Providence Bay" on southbound and "Pak Shek Kok" on northbound Chong San Road were cancelled.[9]
  • 25 June 2021: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route.[10]
  • 31 July 2022: Special departures omitting via Pak Shek Kok at Mondays to Fridays peak hours on a trial basis were introduced.[11]

Service Hours and Headways[]

From Shek Mun Estate From Wan Tau Tong Headways (mins)
Daily
07:00 - 22:00 07:00 - 22:00 15

Special trips[]

Shek Mun EstateWan Tau Tong (omit Pak Shek Kok and Ma Liu Shui)
From Wong Nai Tau From Wan Tau Tong
Mondays to Fridays
07:00、17:00 17:00
No service on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
Service timetable provided by Transport Department
From Wong Nai Tau From Wan Tau Tong Headways (mins)
Daily
07:00 - 22:00 07:00 - 22:00 20 - 25

Fares[]

Journey Fares
Full fare $12.8
Fare chart
From
\
To
Shek Mun Estate Ma Liu Shui Ferry Pier
Yan On Estate $7.2
Wan Tau Tong $12.8 $9.4
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.
  • Passengers using Personalised Octopus Cards with "Student Status" can enjoy a fare of $6.4 regardless of journey distance until further notice.
Historical fares
Fare Adjustment Effective Date Full Fare Section Fare
7 May 2023 [12] $12.8[13] Shek Mun Estate to/from Hang Fai Street: $8.2 $7.2
Science Park Road to/from Wan Tau Tong: $10.4 $9.4
TBC
(No later than April 2021)
$11.8 Shek Mun Estate to/from Hang Fai Street: $7.5 $6.5
Science Park Road to/from Wan Tau Tong: $9.5 $8.5
28 June 2020 $11.8 $11.6 Shek Mun Estate to/from Hang Fai Street: $7.5 $6.5
Science Park Road to/from Wan Tau Tong: $9.5 $8.5
1 March 2020 $11.8 $11.6 No section fares

Octopus Interchange Concession Schemes[]

Route 806B and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg 2nd leg Discounted amount Time limit
806B MTR 50¢ 90 minutes
MTR 806B
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.

Minibus deployments[]

According to Transport Department's Schedule of Services, this route, together with routes 29, 806B, 806C and 806M, are served by a total of 18 19-seater minibuses. The five routes have a combined carrying capacity of not less than 171 passengers per direction during the busiest hour.

Currently a total of 36 minibuses are deployed on Routes NT GMB Routes 29, 413, 806A, 806B, 806C and 806M operated under Wai Ching Industrial, including 6 16-seater and 30 19-seater minibuses.

Among all these minibuses, those without commercial advertisements sticked on Route 806 series are affixed with route promotion advertisements of the set of routes; all minibuses running on the set of routes are equipped with intercoms for drivers and regulators to report on service conditions; vehicles of the set of routes not equipped with side electronic signs have plastic plates writing "806" sticked on windows.

List of Wai Ching Industrial minibuses
Plate No. Model Type No.[Remark 1] Seat Route Sign Configuration Route(s) Remarks
AY3318 Mitsubishi Rosa 2017 BE641G 19-seater Vogelsitze seat Lucky Yu EDS
with wide front EDS
29/806 series Formerly vehicle of Chit Fai Motors' Kowloon routes 2/6 series[Remark 2]
Plate originally belonged to the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter belonging to that set of routes, (2000 413CDi)[Remark 3] and a Toyota Coaster (2000 4th generation) [Remark 4]
Joined in November 2020, and at the same time side and rear EDS were removed
BE230 Toyota Coaster 2021 7LL 19-seater original 3-point harness seat Transfull EDS with side display Plate originally belonged to a 2nd generation of Tin Shing Motors' Kowloon routes 10A/10M and a 2008 6DS of routes under Chiu Luen and Hon Wah Public Light Bus Association [Remark 5]
CG798 2020 7LL 19-seater Vegaseat Plate originally belonged to a Mitsubishi Rosa (2004 BE649E)) of Chit Fai Motors' Kowloon routes 2/6 series
DZ6281 2020 7LL Transfull EDS Original plate number WP8583[Remark 6]
EP987 Transfull EDS with side display Plate originally belonged to a 5LS from Red Minibus Lei Tsuen Route
ET8426 Plate originally belonged to a 1991 2nd generation from Red Minibus To Tsuen Route and a 2004 5DL from Wyman Development's Route 26
EV6428 Mitsubishi Rosa 2020 BE641G 19-seater Vogelsitze seat Lucky Yu EDS Plate originally belonged to a Toyota Coaster (5DL) on Fine Luck's Kowloon Route 25M
FF6620 Toyota Coaster 2020 7LL 19-seater Vegaseat Transfull EDS with side display Plate originally belonged to a 1992 2nd generation from Min Kee Motors' NT Route 401/402S and a 2004 5DL from Wyman Development's Route 26
FG6898 Plate originally belonged to a 4th generation from Chit Fai Motors' Kowloon Routes 2/6 series
GG213 Plate originally belonged to a 5LS on Red minibus Yuen Jor Route[Remark 7]
HL7893 2015 6LS 16-seater original 3-point harness seat Rollsign 413 Shifted once to Foo Wo Public Light Bus' New Territories Routes 71/72, during April 2023 and December 2024
Former vehicle on Li Wai Chun Transportation's New Territories Routes 89 series/98
Plate originally belonged to a 1997 3rd generation belonged to that set of routes
Joined in April 2023
JV940 2004 5LL 19-seater NewHarmony (NHR) seats 29/806 series Originally part of Red Minibus Island North Trunk Route, Sheung Shui - Ping Yeung Route and Sham Sheung Route fleets[Remark 8]
Original plate number LR3599 and NH5094
Plate now belonged to a 2002 5LS on 94 Licensed Mini-Bus' NT Route 94 series[Remark 9] and a 4th generation of Southern District branch fleet [Remark 10]
Joined in February 2021, and was added to 19 seats
KE230 2019 7LL 19-seater Vegaseat Patent Enterprises EDS Original plate number WL5275
LB6690 2020 7LL Transfull EDS with side display Plate originally belonged to a 2003 5DL of Good View Maxicab Service [Remark 11]
LK2040 2004 5LS 16-seater low adopt Not equipped with Rollsign Currently parks in Wan Tau Tong Bus Terminus for use as the Terminus Supervisor Office
Former vehicle of PLB Keun Yau Route and Lam Jor Route
Was also a former vehicle on PLB Shek Tsuen Route, To Tsuen Route and Tsz Tsuen Route
Joined in November 2024
LL5771 2020 7LL 19-seater Vegas eat Transfull EDS with side display Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5DL of Good View Maxicab Service
LM4438 2004 5LS 16-seater high adopt seat[14] Rollsign The body shell, dials and seats are equipped with the components of the 6th generation
Former vehicle on PLB Yuen Jor Route and Yuen Mong Route
Joined in January 2023 and entered service in November of the same year
MB2939 2020 7LL 19-seater Vegaseat Transfull EDS with side display 413 Plate originally belonged to a 2005 5LS2 from PLBPing Tsuen Route and Yuen Jor Route[Remark 12]
Original plate number WP4967
MK 26 2021 7LL 29/806 series Plate originally belonged to a 6DS of Wyman Development's New Territories Route 26 [Remark 13]
NC 69 2013 6LS 16-seater high-back seat Route rollsign 413 Formerly a vehicle of Min Kee Motors' NT routes 401/402S [Remark 14]
Original plate number NT412 [Remark 15]
NG1926 2020 7DL 19-seater Vogelise Transfull EDS with side sign 29/806 series Plate originally was WP3440
Formerly vehicle of Red Minibus Mong Kok - Western District Route
Entered service in July 2024
NT 412 2005 5LS2 16-seater high back seat Route rollsign Originally vehicle of Min Kee Motors' New Territories Route 308M
Was also a vehicle of KC Investments' Route 412 (defunct) and 94 Licensed Mini-Bus's Routes 94/94A/94S
Original plate number EU4124
TZ4313 2016 6LS 16-seater original 3-point harness seat 413 Entered service in July 2023
Originally vehicle on Smart Champion Investments' Kowloon Route 69 series before joining
VJ2292 2020 7LL 19-seater Vegaseat Transfull EDS with side display 29/806 series
VL2892 2022 7LL 19-seater Vogel seat Formerly a vehicle of Smart Champion Investments' Kowloon Route 69 series
Plate originally belonged to a 2005 5LS2 of Wyman Development's New Territories Route 26[Remark 16]
Joined in July 2022
WC806 Mitsubishi Rosa 2016 BE641G 19-seater Vogelsitze seat Lucky Yu EDS Formerly vehicle of Chit Fai Motors' Kowloon routes 2/6 series[Remark 17]
Original plate number BX987[Remark 18]
Joined in March 2021, and at the same time side and rear EDS were removed
WP9187 Toyota Coaster 2020 7LL 19-seater Vegaseat Transfull EDS with side display
WP9482
WP9991
WR451 Patent Enterprises EDS
XD8567 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2021 516CDi 16-seater original 3-point harness seat[Remark 19] Lucky Yu EDS
With wide front EDS, side and rear EDS
413 Low-floor minibus, wheelchair-accessible
Operates during Monday to Friday daytime and Saturday AM hours
YF5333 Toyota Coaster 2022 7LL 19-seater Vegaseat Transfull EDS with side display 29/806 series Served on Smart Champion Investments' Route 69 before joining
Joined in February 2023
YR1312 2023 7LL Once served on Smart Champion Investments' Kowloon Route 69 series before joining
Joined in June 2023
YU7666 Once served on Smart Champion Investments' Kowloon Route 69 series before joining
YV3660 Once served on Smart Champion Investments' Kowloon Route 69 series before joining
Entered service in January 2024
YV4094 Once servced on Smart Champion Investments 'Kowloon Route 69 series before joining
Entered service in June 2024
List of former vehicles of Wai Ching Industrial
Plate No. Model Type No. Seat No. Retirement/withdrawal date Whereabouts Substituted vehicle(s)
CS9103 Toyota Coaster 2018 7LL 19 June 2024 Exchanged with YV4094 (2023 7LL) that formerly vehicle of Smart Champion Investments's Kowloon Route 69A
EN8801 2020 7LL August 2021 Transferred to Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A MK 26 (2021 7LL)
EV944 Mitsubishi Rosa 2016 BE641G 2022 Retired
LB8219[Remark 20] Toyota Coaster 2020 7LL March 2022 Transferred to Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A VL2892 (2022 7LL)
LL7966 2005 5LS2 16 June 2024 Transferred to Min Kee Motors' New Territories Routes 401/402S
MB8954 2005 5LS2 August 2022
ME3260 2005 5LL 19 2021 Transferred to Transferred to Min Kee Motors' New Territories Route 308M BE230 (2021 7LL)
WM3087 2019 7LL August 2023 Transferred to Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A YU7666 (2023 7LL)
WP871[Remark 21] Mitsubishi Rosa 2016 BE641G 22th July, 2022 Retired due to traffic accident

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 1/2025202501


Routing[]

To Wan Tau Tong[]

Routing Roads observed

Regular
The distance of this route is approx. 17.1km, and the journey time is approximately 55mins. (The average speed is 18.7km/h.)
On Ming Street, Siu Lek Yuen Road, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Shek Mun Interchange, (A Kung Kok Street, Hang Shun Street, Hang Tai Road, Ning Tai Road, Hang Ming Street, Hang Kin Street, u-turn, Hang Kin Street, Hang Ming Street, Hang Fai Street, Hang Yiu Street, Hang Tai Road, Hang Fai Street, Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan Road) #, Chak Cheung Street, Science Park Road, Chong San Road, Fo Shing Road, Fo Chun Road, Chong San Road, slip road, Tolo Highway, slip road, Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai, Kwong Fuk Road, Po Heung Street, Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Nam Wan Road, Tat Wan Road, Fung Wan Road and Yat Nga Lane
*
Weekday peak hours omit Pak Shek Kok and Ma Liu Shui
The distance of this route is approx. 16.1km, and the journey time is approximately 54mins. (The average speed is 17.9km/h.)
......, Ma On Shan Road, Tate's Cairn Highway, Tolo Highway, slip road, ......
Routing remarks

#: Note: If the express special departure minibus is full at Shek Mun Estate and no passenger requests to alight at Ma On Shan, the driver will go directly to Tai Po via Tate's Cairn Highway.

New Territories GMB Route 806B (Shek Mun EstateWan Tau Tong)
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Sha Tin (Shek Mun) On Ming Street Southbound stop
2 City One Shatin Siu Lek Yuen Road
  • Siu Lek Yuen Road
3 Tai Chung Kiu Road
4 Sha Tin (Shek Mun)
  • Ravana Garden
5 A Kung Kok A Kung Kok Street
  • Shatin Hospital
  • A Kung Kok
6 Ma On Shan (Tai Shui Hang)
  • Chevalier Garden
7 Ning Tai Road
  • Kam Tai Court
  • Tak Sun Secondary School
  • Ocean View
8 Ma On West Hang Kin Street
  • Heng On Station (Kam Fai Court, Ma On Shan Methodist Primary School) MTR logo
Some drivers may u-turn and stop directly at the junction of Hang Ming Street instead of turning into the roundabout at Hang Kin Street
9 Hang Fai Street
  • Yan On Estate
Two-way section fare ends here
Route2 Tate's Cairn Highway
10 Ma Liu Shui Science Park Road
  • Ma Liu Shui Ferry Pier
  • Water Sports Centre
  • Pak Shek Kok Promenade (Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology)
Section fare begins here
Special trips ② omit these stops
11 Pak Shek Kok Chong San Road
  • Science Park Phase 1
  • Fo Yin Road
  • St. Martin (Solaria)
Special trips ② omit these stops
12 Fo Chun Road
  • Mayfair By The Sea
  • The Graces - Providence Bay
13 Chong San Road
  • Providence Bay Phase 1 (Pak Shek Kok Substation)
Route9 Tolo Highway
14 Tai Po (Yuen Chau Tsai) Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai
  • Kwong Fuk Estate (Sinopec Fuel Station)
15 Tai Po Market Kwong Fuk Road
  • Wan Tau Kok Lane (Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School)
  • Wan Tau Street
16 Po Heung Street
  • Po Heung Bridge
17 Tai Po Centre Tai Po Tai Wo Road
  • Tai Po Mega Mall
18 Tai Po Market Nam Wan Road
  • Kwong Chi House Kwong Fuk Estate
  • Kwong Fuk Playground
  • Wan Tau Tong Estate (Uptown Plaza) MTR logo
19

To Shek Mun Estate[]

Routing Roads observed

Regular
The distance of this route is approx. 16.4km, and the journey time is approximately 60mins. (The average speed is 16.4km/h.)
Yat Nga Lane, Fung Wan Road, Tat Wan Road, Nam Wan Road, Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Po Heung Street, Kwong Fuk Road, Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai, slip road, Tolo Highway, slip road, Chong San Road, Fo Chun Road, Fo Shing Road, Chong San Road, Science Park Road, Sui Cheung Street, Tate's Cairn Highway, Ma On Shan Road, Sai Sha Road, Hang Fai Street, Hang Yiu Street, Hang Tai Road, Hang Fai Street, Hang Ming Street, Hang Kin Street, Hang Ming Street, Ning Tai Road, Po Tai Street, Ning Tai Road, Hang Tai Road, Hang Shun Street, A Kung Kok Street, Shek Mun Interchange, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Siu Lek Yuen Road, On Ming Street (northbound), roundabout and On Ming Street (southbound)
*
Weekday peak hours omit Pak Shek Kok and Ma Liu Shui
The distance of this route is approx. 16.2km, and the journey time is approximately 58mins. (The average speed is 16.8km/h.)
......, slip road, Tolo Highway, Tate's Cairn Highway, Ma On Shan Road, ......
New Territories GMB Route 806B (Wan Tau TongShek Mun Estate)
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Tai Po Market
2 Nam Wan Road
  • Uptown Plaza MTR logo
  • Kwong Fuk Playground
  • Lam Tsuen River
3 Tai Po Centre Tai Po Tai Wo Road
  • Tai Po Mega Mall
4 Tai Po Market Po Heung Street
  • Po Heung Bridge
5 Kwong Fuk Road
  • Kwong Fuk Road
  • Wan Tau Street
  • Wan Tau Kok Lane
6 Tai Po (Yuen Chau Tsai) Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai
  • Kwong Fuk Estate
Route9 Tolo Highway
7 Pak Shek Kok Chong San Road
  • Pak Shek Kok Substation
Special trips ② omit these stops
8 Fo Chun Road
  • The Graces - Providence Bay
  • Mayfair By The Sea
9 Chong San Road
  • St. Martin
  • Solaria
  • Fo Yin Road
  • Science Park Phase 1
10 Ma Liu Shui Science Park Road
  • Pak Shek Kok Promenade (Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology)
  • Water Sports Centre
  • Ma Liu Shui Ferry Pier
Two-way section fare ends here
Special trips ② omit these stops
Route2 Tate's Cairn Highway
11 Ma On West Sai Sha Road
  • We Go Mall (Oceanaire)
Section fare begins here
12 Hang Fai Street
  • Yan On Estate
13 Hang Kin Street
  • Heng On Station (Kam Fai Court, Ma On Shan Methodist Primary School) MTR logo
Some drivers may u-turn and stop directly at the junction of Hang Ming Street instead of turning into the roundabout at Hang Kin Street
14 Ma On Shan (Tai Shui Hang) Po Tai Street
  • Po Tai Street (Oceanaire)
15 Ning Tai Road
  • Tak Sun Secondary School
  • Kam Tai Court
16 A Kung Kok A Kung Kok Street
  • A Kung Kok
  • Shatin Hospital
17 Sha Tin (Shek Mun) Tai Chung Kiu Road
  • Heung Yee Kuk New Territories Building
Section fare begins here
18 City One Shatin Siu Lek Yuen Road
  • Siu Lek Yuen Bowling Greens
  • Siu Lek Yuen Road Playground
19 Sha Tin (Shek Mun) On Ming Street Northbound stop, alighting only
Drivers may ask all passengers to get off at this station, but it is not the official terminus
20 Southbound stop

Ridership[]

According to the District Council papers, the ridership of this route is as follows:

  • 2020: The average occupancy rate at Wong Nai Tau in the morning peak period towards Tai Po was about 15%, that at Mayfair By The Sea in the afternoon peak period towards Sha Tin was about 75% and that at Fo Yin Road in the off-peak period towards Tai Po was about 50%.[15]
  • 2021:
    • October: The average occupancy rate at Pak Shek Kok in the Shatin direction was 85%;[16]; whereas the average occupancy rate at Fo Yin Road towards Tai Po was 65%.[15]
    • December: The average occupancy rate at Wong Nai Tau in the morning and afternoon peak periods was about 10% and 15% respectively for the Tai Po bound, and the average occupancy rate at Pak Shek Kok Substation in the off-peak period was about 65% for the Sha Tin bound.[15]
  • 2022:
    • June: The combined average occupancy rate of the busiest hour at Kwong Fuk Estate during the morning peak period towards Sha Tin was nearly 90%;[17]
    • October: The combined average occupancy rate of the busiest hour with Route 806A towards Sha Tin at St. Martin during the morning peak period was about 90%;[18]
    • December: The average occupancy rate at Yan On Estate towards Tai Po during morning peak hours was 85%, whereas that at the Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology during the afternoon peak period towards Tai Po was about 80%, and whereas that at Ravana Garden towards Tai Po during non-peak hours was 50%.[15]
  • 2023: The average occupancy rate at Mayfair By The Sea was about 85% and 90% during the morning and afternoon peak periods respectively for the Tai Po direction, while the average occupancy rate at St. Martin was about 60% during the off-peak period for the Tai Po direction.[15]

Related incidents[]

  • 4 April and 9 May 2020: The windows of a batch of minibuses parked at the Wan Tau Tong Bus Terminus were smashed and defaced with sprays [19], and it was suspected that this incident was related to the activities of a local power group which was unhappy with the occupation of a lay-by by the Route 806 series which hindered the group's activities.[20]
  • 10 August 2021: A video was circulated on the Internet showing a driver of a Mitsubishi Rosa minibus carrying passengers on this route driving on Tolo Highway with the door open due to a suspected air-conditioning problem, resulting in a dangerous situation. The incident was filmed by a passenger and uploaded to an online group.[21]
    • The police subsequently launched an investigation into the incident and ticket-charged the driver on 12 August for allegedly "failing to take reasonable measures to ensure the safety of public light bus passengers".[22]
  • 28 April 2022: Six passengers intended to take this route to Shek Mun Estate Minibus Terminus, but the driver ordered all passengers to get off the bus when it arrived at the previous stop at Shek Mun Station (located on the road opposite to the terminus), ignoring the designated route and the passengers' request. The driver also called the regulator's office to report the incident and was told not to accommodate the passengers, which caused noise nuisance to the passengers, but they could only give in and get off the minibus. A passenger posted the incident on a Facebook group, describing the attitude of the bus driver and station staff as "triad-like intimidation" and saying that the incident had happened more than once, but that there had been no way to lodge a complaint. The posting aroused heated debate among netizens and was reported by the media two days later. In reply to media enquiries, TD said it had received complaints about this route and would follow up with the operator[23]
  • 27 July 2022: At around 3:00pm, a driver driving a Mitsubishi Rosa (WP871) towards Wan Tau Tong suddenly lost control of the vehicle when it reached Science Park Road near the Ma Liu Shui Public Pier. The minibus scooted up a kerb separating the bus stop and knocked down a lamp post, and then continued to scoot forward and scooted up to a planter before coming to a stop, resulting in injuries to four male and one female passengers, all of whom were sent to hospital for treatment.[24]

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Remarks[]

  1. 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. After the closure of Chit Fai Motors, this vehicle once parked at Laguna Verde, Festival Walk and Kowloon Bay Vehicle Detention Pound.
  3. The original plate number of the was JX3935, replaced with MB9388 before retirement.
  4. The original plate number of the 4th generation was JV9567 and was originally a vehicle of Hung Kei Route.
  5. The original plate number of the 6DS was GG4189. After the cancellation of Tin Shing Motors' Kowloon routes 10A.10M, the vehicle was transferred to Heung Mong Route for service,and was transferred again to a vehicle of routes under Chiu Luen and Hon Wah Public Light Bus Association, and had its plate number changed to WR5822; later transferred to Tsz Mong Route in September 2021 until it was retired in December of the same year.
  6. Was once vehicle of NT Route 413
  7. That 5LS was originally a vehicle on Min Kee Motors' Route 401/402S and was changed to Foo Wo Public Light Bus' NT Routes 71/72, 94 Licensed Mini-Bus' NT Route 94 series, KC Investments' NT Route 412, Eternal Honest's Kowloon Route 89B and Red Minibus Yuen Jor Route before retirement.
  8. Was also once part of NT Route 612/612P fleets
  9. The 5LS was originally vehicle of Kwok Chung Motor Car's NT Route 803, sold to Min Kee Motors in January 2010.
  10. The 4th generation had its plate changed to KT3227 in 2002, until it was retired in 2018; the plate is now applied on a 2018 7LL on Smart Champion Investments' Kowloon Route 69.
  11. The 5DL was once vehicle of Min Kee Motors' NT Routes 308A/308M, and was once temporarily shifted to Wyman Development's NT Route 26, and was shifted again to Good View Maxicab Service routes until it was retired in March 2019.
  12. That 5LS2 was transferred to PLB Route 9 Route and had its plate changed to VL2892, and was later changed to a vehicle of Wyman Development's New Territories Route 26 in 2020 and its plate was changed again in 2021 to DV1716; the plate was now applied on a 2022 7LL of Wai Ching Industrial's New Territories Route 29/806 series.
  13. The original plate number of the 6DS was FE6139 and was formerly a vehicle of Shek Mong Route; it was later transferred to Min Kee Motors' New Territories Route 308M and had its plate changed to SF4849 in 2013; and was transferred to Wyman Development's New Territories Route 26 in 2016, and had its plate changed again to MK 26 in 2020, later left vacant at EdUHK until 2021 when it was retired.
  14. Was also formerly a vehicle of Smart Champion Investments' Kowloon Route 69series, Min Kee Motors' New Territories Route 308M and 806 series
  15. The plate is now applied on a 2005 5LS of Min Kee Motors' New Territories Route 308M
  16. The original plate number of the 5LS2 was MB2939 and was formerly a vehicle on PLB Ping Tsuen Route and Yuen Jor Route, and was transferred to PLB Route 9 Route and had its plate changed to VL2892, and was transferred to Wyman Development's New Territories Route 26 and had its plate changed again to DV1716 in 2021.
  17. This vehicle was parked at the Container Terminals after the closure of Chit Fai Motors.
  18. The plate originally belonged to a Toyota Coaster (3rd generation) of Chit Fai Motors' Kowloon routes 2/6 series
  19. With 15 seats and one wheelchair parking bay
  20. The original plate number is WP5650, and its plate was changed in December 2020
  21. Plate originally was BK987

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References[]

  1. Transport Department HKSARG, "建議開辦大埔運頭塘邨-沙田黃泥頭新界專線小巴路線" (Proposed introduction of a New Territories GMB route between Wan Tau Tong Estate, Tai Po and Wong Nai Tau, Shatin), 21 December 2018.
  2. 【收費堅離地】大埔往沙田新小巴線 運輸署建議最高收費$19.8 ([Unrealistic fares] Max. permitted fare set at $19.8 for proposed GMB route between Tai Po and Sha Tin), HK01, 25 Dec 2018.
  3. Transport Department HKSARG, "建議開辦沙田黃泥頭-大埔運頭塘邨新界專線小巴路線" (Proposed introduction of a New Territories GMB route between Wan Tau Tong Estate, Tai Po and Wong Nai Tau, Shatin), Tai Po District Council Paper No. TT 38/2019, 4 March 2019
  4. 【超貴小巴】大埔沙田新線$15.8 貴巴士逾倍 全港第二貴小巴線 ([Ultra expensive GMB] Fare of new GMB route between Tai Po and Sha Tin set at $15.8, 2 times higher than buses, becoming HK's second most expensive GMB route), HK01, 7 Mar 2019.
  5. G. N. 4336: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374D)--Packages of Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Routes in the New Territories, Kowloon and on the Hong Kong Island, HKSAR Government Gazette Vol. 23 Issue No. 27, 5 July 2019.
  6. Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of N.T. GMB (Scheduled) Service Route Nos. 806A (Wong Nai Tau - Wan Tau Tong) 806B (Shek Mun - Wan Tau Tong) 29 (Ma Liu Shui Ferry Pier - Wan Tau Tong)" [Traffic Advice], 19 February 2020.
  7. Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of Section Fare and Extension of Promotional Fare of New Territories GMB Route Nos. 806A (Wong Nai Tau – Wan Tau Tong) and 806B (Shek Mun – Wan Tau Tong)" [Traffic Advice], 18 June 2020.
  8. 沙田交通關注組 Shatin Transport, "10月29日起,806A額外新增兩班特快車,原有班次不受影響。" (From 29 October onwards, Route 806A will have extra two special express trips, and the original trips are not affected.) [Facebook post], 23 October 2020.
  9. Transport Department HKSARG, "Re-Routeing of New Territories Public Light Bus (Scheduled) Service Route Nos. 806A (Wong Nai Tau – Wan Tau Tong) and 806B (Shek Mun – Wan Tau Tong)" [Traffic Advice], 23 October 2020.
  10. Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 165 routes" [News Bulletin], 25 June 2021.
  11. Transport Department HKSARG, "Trial for N.T.PLB (Scheduled) Service Short Working Route No. 806M (Pak Shek Kok – Shek Mun (Circular)), Special Departures of Route No. 806A (Wong Nai Tau – Wan Tau Tong) and Special Departures of Route No. 806B (Shek Mun – Wan Tau Tong)" [Traffic Advice], 22 July 2022.
  12. Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment of N.T. GMB Route Nos. 806A(806B and 29)" [Traffic Advice], 28 April 2023.
  13. According to the Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2003-04 LC Paper No. TLB113, the operator originally applied for a 9.3% fare increase and the TD eventually approved an increase of 8.5%.
  14. Once equipped with low adopt seater
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Sha Tin District Council Secretariat, "周曉嵐先生提問:有關新界專線小巴第806A、806B、806C、806M及29號線服務事宜" (Question from Mr. CHOW Hiu-laam: Matters relating to New Territories GMB routes 806A, 806B, 806C, 806M and 29), Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. TT 16/2023, April 2023
  16. Tai Po District Council Secretariat, "大埔區議會 交通及運輸委員會 2021年第五次會議記錄(第122(iv)點)" (Tai Po District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Minutes of the fifth meeting held on 2021 (Item 122(iv))), December 2021.
  17. "運輸署就委員會文件TT 35/2022號 「要求全面檢討並加強九巴第274P號線之服務」的回覆" (Transport Department's Reply to Panel Paper No. TT 35/2022 on "Request for a Comprehensive Review and Enhancement of the Service of Kowloon Motor Bus Route 274P), Tai Po District Council Paper No. TT 35a/2022, July 2022
  18. "冼卓嵐先生提問:有關往返大埔及馬鞍山之路面公共交通服務事宜" (Question by Mr Sin Cheuk Laam: Matters on road-based public transport services between Tai Po and Ma On Shan), Sha Tin District Council Traffic and Transport Committee Paper No. TT 41/2022, October 2022
  19. Facebook post of page "大埔交通 Transport in Tai Po", 4 April 2020.
  20. Facebook post of "姚鈞豪 Herman Yiu Kwan Ho"
  21. 【行車安全】小巴打開門行駛吐露港公路 網民憂心:一個轉彎幾個跌落車, HKET, 11 Aug 2021.
  22. male minibus driver ticket-charged with opening doors while travelling on Tolo Highway/bkn-eng-32-y/o male minibus driver ticket-charged with opening doors while travelling on Tolo Highway151607505-0813_00822_001.html 小巴吐露港公路打開車門行駛 32歲男司機遭票控, Oriental Daily News..
  23. 小巴未到總站 惡司機一句喝令迫全部乘客下車 運輸署咁回應 (Fierce driver ordered all passengers to get off before reaching terminus, TD responded like this), HK01, 30 Apr 2022.
  24. "馬料水小巴自炒 5男女受傷" (Minibus crashed at Ma Liu Shui, 5 injured), Oriental Daily News, 27 July 2022.

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