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New Territories GMB Route 99

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The New Territories Green Minibus Route 99 is operated by Yau Man Investment Limited (友文投資有限公司) (Passenger Service Licence (PSL) No. 11733C). It runs between Riviera Garden and Tsuen Wan (Hoi Kwai Road).

History[]

  • 16 February 1990: This route is one of the 15 new green minibus routes in 11 groups put up for open tender by the Transport Department (TD).[1]
  • 25 November 1990: Route 99 entered service, running between Riviera Garden and Tsuen Wan Pier (Tsuen Wan Transport Complex minibus stop).
  • 27 October 2003: With the commencement of operation of the KCR West Rail, the original routes at Tsuen Wan Ferry Terminus were re-located to the Tsuen Wan West Station Public Transport Interchange, and the terminus of this route was re-located from the minibus terminus of the Transport Complex to the bus terminus, which was renamed as Tsuen Wan Transport Complex, also known as Tsuen Wan West Station. [2]
  • 20 December 2003: Interchange concessions with KCR West Rail were introduced.[3]
  • 27 January 2013: Following the property development in the five districts in Tsuen Wan and the permanent closure of Tsuen Wan Transport Complex, the terminus was relocated from Tsuen Wan Transport Complex to Tai Ho Road (outside Nina Tower Bus Terminus) [4] and changed to circular operation.[Remark 1]
  • 5 February 2017: Following the cancellation of the Kowloon Route 65, Kowloon Route 66S was converted to operate under the Passenger Service Licence number 11733C, same as this route.
  • 24 February 2019: Following the commencement of Hoi Kwai Road Public Transport Interchange, the circular point was re-located from Nina Tower to that place.[5]
  • 18 July 2021: After leaving Hoi Kwai Road Public Transport Interchange, the route was diverted to Yeung Uk Road via Hoi Shing Road until 17 October of the same year.[6]
  • 15 November 2021: Officially converted to a two-way service.
  • 28 June 2022: Real-time Arrival Information System was introduced to this route.[7]

Service hours and headways[]

From Riviera Garden From Tsuen Wan (Hoi Kwai Road) Headways (mins)
Daily
06:30 - 23:30 06:30 - 23:30 10／15
This route provides Real-time Arrival Information on the Transport Department "HKeMobility" mobile app.

Fare[]

Journey/Boarding stops Fare
Full fare $4.2
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.
  • This route has no section fares.
Historical fares
Fare adjustment effective dates Full fare
31 March 2024[8] $4.2[9]
6 March 2022[10] $3.8
1 January 2020[11] $3.6
16 April 2019[12] $3.5[13]
16 November 2014[14] $3.3
15 January 2012[15] $3.0
5 October 2008[16] $2.7
TBC $2.4
Circa 1995 $2.2
Circa 1994 $2.0
Circa 1993 $1.8
Circa 1992 $1.6
25 November 1990 $1.3

This route has no section fares.

Octopus interchange concessions[]

Route 99 and MTR Interchange Concessions
1st leg 2nd leg Discounted amount Time limit
99 MTR 50￠ 90 minutes
MTR 99
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 interchange concession 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, 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 or Disneyland Resort Line Monthly Pass (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 the Transport Department's Schedule of Services, a total of 4 minibuses are required to serve this route. It has a total capacity of not less than 96 passengers in each direction during the peak hour.

Current this route and Kowloon Route 66S have a total of 7 16-seater Toyota Coaster LPG-minibuses.

List of Kowloon Route 66S/New Territories Route 99
Plate No. Type No.[Remark 2] Seat Sign Configuration Remarks
GW7752 2005 5LS2 16-setaer high adopt Rollsign Former vehicle on New Territories Routes 46/46A
Was also a former vehicle on Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Routes 77 series and New Territories Route 310M
Plate number originally belonged to a 1996 3rd generation
Joined in 2016
LM4263 2004 5LS 16-seater low adopt Former vehicle from Foo Wo Public Light Bus's New Territories Routes 71/72 series
Was also a former vehicle on Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Route 140M
Joined in 2019
LX9003 2005 5LS2 16-seater high adopt Former vehicle on Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A
Was also a former vehicle on Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Routes 77 series
Joined in January 2022
Shifted once to New Territories Route 105 during December 2024 and March 2025
ML3800 2006 5LS2 Entered service in August 2006
Once shifted to PLB Yau Tsing Route and Kwun Lam Route during October and December 2006
MW7726 2007 5LS2 Once shifted to PLB Route 17, New Territories Routes 46/46A, Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Route 40 and New Territories Route 310M during June 2012 and December 2020
WA6310 2005 5LS2 Former vehicle on PLB Kwun Tsuen Route
Joined in November 2021
WU2696 2004 5LS2 Original plate no. FZ5736[Remark 3]
Former vehicle on Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A
Joined in September 2020 and changed the plate number
List of Former vehicle on Kowloon Route 66S/New Territories Route 99
Plate no. Type no. Retirement/Withdrawal dates Fate Substituted vehicle(s)
AU6527 2nd generation 2004 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2004 5LS on Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Routes 77A/77B
AU8583 2005 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2005 5LS2 on New Territories Routes 46/46X
DC2818 3rd generation 2016 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2016 6LL on New Territories Routes 46/46X
EM2653 2009 6DS 2010 Exchanged with LE8199 (2003 5LS) that originally served on New Territories Route 46
EL276 4th generation 2018 Transferred to Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Route 40
Plate is now applied to a 2018 7LL on Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A		 LH8523 (2004 5DL)
EP4711 1989 2nd generation 2003 Retired
ET7716 1991 2nd generation 2004 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2004 5LS on Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Route 77B		 LJ8122 (2003 5DL)
FW7051 1994 3rd generation Unknown Retired
GW7752 1996 3rd generation November 2005
HF1352 2010 6DS 2021
HP8841 1997 3rd generation Unknown
HV2085 1998 3rd generation Transferred to Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Route 310M
JL7064 2000 4th generation Transferred to Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Route 140M
KA8434 2001 4th generation 2018 Retired
KM6985[Remark 4] 1993 2nd generation June 2004 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2004 5LS on Sun Cheong Transportation's Hong Kong Island Routes 22/23 series
KS9939 2002 5LS September 2005 Transferred to Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Route 140M
Plate is now applied to a 2020 7LL on that route
KT7914 December 2020 Retired
LE8199 2003 5LS January 2022 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2022 7LL on Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A		 LX9003 (2005 5LS2)
LH8523 2004 5DL December 2019 Retired LH8638 (2004 5LS)
LH8638 2004 5LS November 2021 Retired
Plate is now applied to a 2021 7LL on PLB Kwun Tsuen Route		 WA6310 (2005 5LS2)
LJ8122 2004 5DL 2019 Retired LM4263 (2004 5LS)
LL6356 2004 5LS February 2021 Transferred to Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Routes 77B
LU772 2005 5LS2 November 2015 Transferred to Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Route 140M
MK7110 2006 5DL 2017 Transferred to Extra Billion Investment's New Territories Route 310M

The information may not be complete and accurate, and to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.

This section was last updated on 5/2025202505


Routing[]

The distance of this route is approx. 2.1km, and the journey time is approximately 12mins. (The average speed is 10.5km/h.)

To Tsuen Wan (Hoi Kwai Road)[]

Via: Yi Lok Street, Yi Hong Street, Wing Shun Street, Ma Tau Pa Road, Yeung Uk Road, Tai Ho Road and Hoi Kwai Road

New Territories GMB Route 99 (Riviera Gardens → Tsuen Wan (Hoi Kwai Road))
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Tsuen Wan South
  • Riviera Garden Minibus Terminus
 Beside bus stop, within private road
2 Yi Lok Street
  • Hoi Kwai Mansion (Block 20)
  • Hoi Fung Mansion (Block 12/Chu Hoi College)
 Within private road
3 Yi Hong Street
  • Hoi Ha Mansion (Block 6)
  • Tsuen Wan Riviera Park (Shak Chung Shan Memorial Catholic Primary School)
4 Wing Shun Street
  • Waterside Plaza
  • Tsuen Wan Sports Ground
5 Tsuen Wan Town Centre Yeung Uk Road
  • Chung On Street (The Dynasty/Lung 2ah)
  • Yeung Uk Road Market (Nina Tower/Citywalk)
6 Tsuen Wan West
  • Tsuen Wan (Hoi Kwai Road) Terminus (Ocean Pride)
If the minibus is full at the terminus, the minibus will divert via Wing Shun Street from Yi Lok Street to Yi Hong Street.

To Riviera Garden[]

Via: Hoi Kwai Road, Tai Ho Road, Yeung Uk Road, Ma Tau Pa Road、Wing Shun Street, Yi Hong Street and Yi Lok Street

New Territories GMB Route 99 (Tsuen Wan (Hoi Kwai Road) → Riviera Gardens)
No. Area Road Major stop locations Remarks
1 Tsuen Wan West
  • Tsuen Wan (Hoi Kwai Road) Terminus (Ocean Pride)
2 Tsuen Wan Tiwn Centre Yeung Uk Road
  • Yeung Uk Road Market (Nina Tower/Citywalk)
  • Chung On Street (The Dynasty)
 Minibus will stop here for a while
3 Tsuen Wan East Industrial Area Ma Tau Pa Road
  • Wang Lung Street (Chelsea Court)
4 Tsuen Wan South Wing Shun Street
  • Tsuen Wan Park
  • Waterside Plaza
5 Yi Hong Street
  • Hoi Chu Mansion (Block 2)
  • Hoi Ngan Mansion (Block 4)
  • Riviera Garden (Opposite Block 6)
 Range of Private Road
6 Yi Lok Street
  • Hoi Yat Mansion (Block 19)
  • Hoi Wai Mansion (Chu Hoi College/Block 15)
7
  • Riviera Garden Minibus Terminus
 Beside bus stop, within private road

Related incidents[]

  • In 2001, two 2nd generation Toyota Coaster minibuses that had operated on this route were retired and sold to the new government in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Kabul Government used the two minibuses as VIP vehicles, and on the day of the establishment of the Interim Government of Afghanistan, the minibuses were used to transport foreign guests and local senior officials, which was reported by [17]Sing Pao Daily News,[18]Sun Post, [19][20]Hong Kong Economic Times and South China Morning Post.[21]The Sun reported that 15 Pakistani and Afghan businessmen in Hong Kong bought minibuses with a joint capital of HK$30,000 to HK$40,000 and then resold them to Afghanistan at HK$100,000, reaping huge profits, and praised several businessmen for their business acumen. Naeem Khan, a car reseller, said the businessman deliberately kept the route rollsigns (i.e. "99" and "Riviera Gardens to Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier $2.4") to let the officials know that the minibus came from Hong Kong and was different from the others.[21]As shown in the photos released by Eyepress, the local government only replaced the licence plate of the minibus with a local one and installed curtains on the windows, but everything else remained unchanged.[22]
  • 18 January 2020: At around 13:00, a Toyota Coaster (ML3800) lost control of the vehicle and hit a pillar at the petrol filling station at Tai Wo Hau Castle Peak Road, damaging the front end of the vehicle.[23]
  • 14 January 2022: At around 5pm, a Toyota Coaster (WU2696) lost control of its vehicle and crashed into a roadside railing at Yeung Uk Road opposite Citywalk, overturning and 4 injuries.[24]

Gallery[]

Remarks[]

  1. ↑ The Official Information on the Transport Department website (archived November 2013) mentioned that this route is a circular route.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ The plate no. is now applied to a 2020 7LL on Wyman Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A
  4. ↑ Original plate no. FM6985, plate number changed in 2002.

Related articles[]

References[]

  1. ↑ G.N. 559, The Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 132, No. 7, 16 February 1990.
  2. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Commissioning of the Public Transport Interchange at Tsuen Wan West Station of the West Rail (WR)" [Traffic Advice], October 2023.
  3. ↑ Transport Department HKSAR Government, "Transport Department Environmental Report 2003".
  4. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Permanent Closure of Tsuen Wan Transport Complex" [Traffic Advice], 15 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Opening of Hoi Kwai Road Public Transport Interchange, Tsuen Wan" [Traffic Advice], 22 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Service Arrangement of NT Green Minibus Route No. 99" [Traffic Advice], 19 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Green Minibus Real-time Arrival Information System extended to cover 453 routes" [News Bulletin], 28 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment for New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 99" [Traffic Advice], 22 March 2024.
  9. ↑ According to Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2024-2025 Reply Serial No. TLB146, the operator applied for a 10.5% increase, which is the same as the increase eventually approved.
  10. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment for New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 99" [Traffic Advice], 1 March 2022.
  11. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Resumption of Original Fare of New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 99" [Traffic Advice], 31 December 2019.
  12. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment for New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 99" [Traffic Advice], 15 April 2019.
  13. ↑ According to Fare adjustment applications for GMB Routes received by the Transport Department (August 2017 - March 2018) (Chinese Only), the operator originally applied for a fare increase of 12.1%. The TD eventually approved a fare increase of 9.1% to be implemented by phases.
  14. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment for New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 99" [Traffic Advice], 11 November 2014.
  15. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment for New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 99" [Traffic Advice], 12 January 2012.
  16. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Fare Adjustment for New Territories Green Minibus Route No. 99" [Traffic Advice], October 2008.
  17. ↑ "海濱小巴現身喀布爾", 11 "Harbour Traffic Information", 1 February 2002.
  18. ↑ "「荃灣小巴」阿富汗穿梭", "Sing Pao", 22 January 2002.
  19. ↑ "賣綠巴到阿富汗商人發財 劏車房入貨轉手賺大錢", Sun Post, 24 January 2002.
  20. ↑ "港小巴入阿富汗" (The Hong Kong Minibus sold to Afghanistan) "Hong Kong Economic Times", 22 January 2002.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Alex Lo. Tsuen Wan minibuses ply new trade in war-torn Kabul. South China Morning Post. 23 January 2002.
  22. ↑ 戰火中的香港小巴 (HK minibuses within the midst of war)
  23. ↑ Traffic accident on New Territories GMB Route 99 with common vehicle ML3800 at a petrol filling station at Castle Peak Road, Tai Wo Hau while preparing to fill the petrol tank, Facebook, 18 January 2020.
  24. ↑ 荃灣小巴掃欄翻側　司機乘客4人傷 (Minibus hit the railings and overturned in Tsuen Wan, causing injuries to 4 including driver and passengers), Oriental Daily News, 14 Jan 2022.

External links[]

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