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Sun Cheong Transportation Hong Kong Company Limited (新昌運輸香港有限公司), known as "Sun Cheong" or "Sun Cheong Transportation", is one of the green minibus operators in Hong Kong, providing green minibus routes to and from Pok Fu Lam and Chi Fu Fa Yuen area.

The company's office and garage is located at Shop No. 22-23, Nam Hung Mansion, Praya, Kennedy Town, Kennedy Town, Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, next to the Kennedy Town Swimming Pool bus stop.

History[]

Sun Cheong Transportation was established as Pokfulam Maxicab Co Ltd. (薄扶林專線小巴公司) on 18 October 2005, but the service was continued under the name of Sun Cheong Transportation Hong Kong Co Ltd during the same period and has been maintained ever since.

As early as 1980, Sun Cheong Transportation already operated two green minibus routes to serve residents in the Southern District, namely Route 22 between Central and Pokfulam Gardens, and Route 23 between Kennedy Town and Wah Fu Estate, both via Chi Fu Fa Yuen.

The company used to be one of the few GMB operators in Hong Kong to own Mitsubishi Rosa minibuses, but all of its Mitsubishi Rosa minibuses were retired or resold in the 1990s.

To enhance the safety of its minibuses, Sun Cheong Transportation purchased an Israeli-made intelligent advance warning system called "Mobileye"[1] in late October 2012 and installed it on a 22-gauge minibus. The system detects the distance between vehicles and pedestrians in front of the vehicle, analyses the road conditions and the driving attitude of the minibus driver through an image analysis modem installed in the windscreen. If the vehicle is found to have exceeded the speed limit, deviated from the traffic lane or even if the driver's behaviour is abnormal, the system will emit different audible alarms to alert the driver so that he can be more vigilant and minimise the occurrence of traffic accidents.

In 2017, Sun Cheong Transportation applied for funding from the Pilot Green Transport Fund in the name of Pokfulam Public Light Bus Company Limited to introduce a third-generation GMI Gemini 19-seater diesel-electric hybrid light bus for trial. The vehicle was issued with the licence plate EJ8882 and commenced service in February 2018 on Hong Kong Island GMB Route 23.

Sun Cheong Transportation is active on social media. On 22 November 2016, the company set up an official Facebook page under the Chinese name "新昌運輸香港有限公司" in order to provide more information about the company. [2] To facilitate passengers in claiming their lost items, the company even set up a separate page on 29 March 2018 entitled "港島專線小巴22線23線失物認領處" (Hong Kong Island GMB Route 22 and 23 Lost and Found), which was unfortunately forced to cease operation on 1 June 2018 due to allegations of non-compliance with the law. [3] Sun Cheong Transportation also opened an official Instagram profile "@scminibus" on 11 May 2018, setting a precedent in the industry.

Minibus routes[]

The current minibus routes operated by Sun Cheong Transportation are as follows:

Routes operated under Sun Cheong Transportation
Route no. Termini Remarks
22 Pok Fu Lam GardensCentral (Exchange Square) Daytime route
22S Pok Fu Lam GardensCentral Ferry Pier Daytime route
22X Pok Fu Lam GardenCentralPier Daytime route
23 Kennedy Town StationWah Lok House Daytime route
23M Chi Fu Fa YuenKennedy Town Station Daytime route

Minibus fleets[]

Currently a total of 32 minibuses are deployed on Hong Kong Island GMB Routes 22/23 operated under Sun Cheong Transportation, including:

  • 28 Toyota Coaster (1 2003 5LS, 2 2004 5LS, 2 2004 5LS2, 6 2005 5LS2, 1 2007 5LS2, 8 2018 7LL, 3 2019 7LL and 5 2020 7LL)
  • 4 GMI Gemini (2 2018 3rd generation and 2 2020 3rd generation)
List of Sun Cheong Transportation minibuses
Plate No. Model Type No.[Remark 1] Seat Route Sign Configuration Route(s) Remarks
AS7868 Toyota Coaster 2005 5LS2 16-seater High Adopt Rollsign 23 series Licence Plate Originally belonged to Nissan Echo and TOYOTA Coaster (1988 2nd Generation and 3rd Generation[Remark 2]
BB1392 2018 7LL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS Entered service in September 2018
Licence Plate belonged to 2003 5LS
CX6839 2019 7LL Transfull EDS Entered service in October 2019
Licence Plate belonged to Nissan Echo and Toyota Coaster (1991 2nd Generation and 2003 5LS)
DJ9139 Patent Enterprises EDS Entered service in March 2019
Licence Plate belonged to 2nd Generation and 2003 5LS
DM9340 2018 7LL Entered service in December 2018
Licence Plate belonged to 1986 1st Generation and 2002 5LS[Remark 3]
ED8639 2003 5LS 16-seater Low-adopt Rollsign Entered service in March 2003
Licence Plate belonged to 1989 2nd Generation
EE3086 GMI Gemini 2020 3rd Generation 19-seater NewHarmony (NHR) seats Tung Tat EDS 22 series Entered service in March 2020
Licence Plate belonged to TOYOTA Coaster (1989 2nd Generation and 2002 5LS)
EE8055 Entered service in April 2020
Licence Plate belonged to TOYOTA Coaster (1989 2nd Generation and 2002 5LS)
EJ8882 2018 3rd Generation 23 series Entered service in February 2018
Licence Plate belonged to TOYOTA Coaster (1990 2nd Generation and 2002 5LS)
EK2691 TOYOTA Coaster 2004 5LS2 16-seater high Adopt Rollsign 22/23 series Formerly vehicle of Extra Billion Investment New Territories Route 140M
Entered service in September 2005
EM8882 2018 7LL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS 23 series Emtered service in April 2018
Licence Plate belonged to 1990 2nd Generation and 2003 5LS
EW8997 2004 5LS 16-seater Lower-back Rollsign Spare Licence Plate belonged to 1991 2nd Generation
FA9929 2007 5LS2 16-seater high Adopt 22/23 series Formerly vehicle of Red Minibus Kwun Mei Route
GX9677 2005 5LS2 22 series Entered service in September 2005
Licence Plate belonged to 1996 3rd Generation
GY2393 2020 7LL 19-seater Vegaset Transfull EDS 23 series Entered service in October 2020
Licence Plate belonged to 1996 3rd Generation and 2005 5LS2
GY8635 2005 5LS2 16-seater High back Rollsign Entered service in November 2005
Licence Plate belonged to 1996 3rd Generation
KV6936 2019 7LL 19-seater Vegaset Transfull EDS Spare Entered service in December 2019
Licence Plate belonged to 2003 5LS
LA392 2018 7LL Patent Enterprises EDS 23 series Entered service in June 2018
Licence Plate belonged to 2003 5LS
LA4381 GMI Gemini 2018 3rd Generation 19-seater NewHarmony (NHR) seats Tung Tat EDS 22 series Entered service in June 2018
Licence Plate belonged to TOYOTA Coaster (2003 5LS)
LG2081 TOYOTA Coaster 2018 7LL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS 23 series Entered service in December 2018
Licence Plate belonged to 2003 5LS
LG7602 2020 7LL Transfull EDS 22 series Enyered service in January 2020
Licence Plate belonged to 2004 5LS
LT5045 2004 5LS2 16-seater high back Rollsign 23 series Fornerly vehicle of Northern Island Trunk Route and Po Mong Route
Entered service in October 2015
LW3931 2005 5LS2 Entered service in April 2005
MA8677 22 series Entered service in August 2005
MY8108 Spare Plate Originally was MA8879, licence Plate changed in November 2007
Entered service in 2005
TF9821 2004 5LS 16-seater Low Adopt 23 series Plate originally was ES711, Licence Plate changed at March 2015
Formerly vehicle of Red Minibus
Entered service in April 2015
VR3487 2018 7LL 19-seater Vegaset Patent Enterprises EDS Entered service in August 2018
VS9134 Entered service in September 2018
VT8876 Entered service in October 2018
WT2489 2020 7LL Transfull EDS 22 series Entered service in June 2020
WV3570 Entered service in July 2020
WZ3235 Entered service in October 2020
List of former minibuses of Sun Cheong Transportation
Plate No. Model Type No. Seat No. Retired/Withdrawal Date Whereabouts Substituted vehicle(s)
AS7868 Nissan Echo 14 1988 Retired Same Licence TOYOTA Coaster (1988 2nd Generation)
TOYOTA Coaster 1988 2nd Generation 16 Unknown Same Licence (3rd Generation)
3rd Generation September 2005 Transferred to Peak Scenes Kowloon 19 series then changed the plate number as LV7197 Same Licence (2005 5LS2)
BB1392 2003 5LS September 2018 Retired Same Licence (2018 7LL)
CH9847 Nissan Echo 14 Unknown Transferred to Fine Lucked Kowloon Route 25M HH9307 (TOYOTA Coaster - 2nd Generation)
CX6839 1991 Retired Same Licence Toyota Coaster (1991 2nd Generation)
Toyota Coaster 1991 2nd Generation 16 2003 Same Licence (2003 5LS)
2003 5LS October 2019 Same Licence (2019 7LL)
DB1264 Mitsubishi Rosa 1984 BE211D Unknown EJ2864 (Toyota Coaster - 1990 2nd Generation)
DB9071 Transferred to Sun Luen Maxicab Hong Kong Island Route 1/1A DX2284 (Toyota Coaster - 1987 1st Generation)
DJ2547 BE211D EU4486 (Toyota Coaster - 1989 2nd Generation)
DJ3329 Retired Same Licence Toyota Coaster (2nd Generation)
Toyota Coaster 2nd Generation 2003 Same Licence (2003 5LS)
2003 5LS 2023
DJ9139 2nd Generation 2003 Same Licence (2003 5LS)
2003 5LS March 2019 Same Licence (2019 7LL)
DM9340 1986 1st Generation 2002 Same Licence (2002 5LS)
2002 5LS December 2018 Same Licence (2018 7LL)
DN214 1987 1st Generation October 2002 KS9939 (2002 5LS)
DU5789 Mitsubishi Rosa 1988 BE434E 1996 GY8635 (Toyota Coaster - 1996 3rd Generation)
DU8689 GX9677 (Toyota Coaster - 1996 3rd Generation)
DW1205 Changed as Red Minibus
Now retired
GY952 (Toyota Coaster - 1996 3rd Generation)
DW2631 Retired GY2393 (Toyota Coaster - 1996 3rd Generation)
DX2284 Toyota Coaster 1987 1st Generation December 2002 KU1964 (2002 5LS)
DX2961 Mitsubishi Rosa 1988 BE434E 1997 Transferred to Sea Dragon Kowloon Route 13 GC2105 (Toyota Coaster - 1994 3rd Generation)
DZ8066 Toyota Coaster 1987 1st Generation Unknown Retired Same Licence 3rd Generation
3rd Generation April 2005 Retired
Licence Plate is now belonging to 2005 5LS2 of Lee Wai Chang Transportation New Territories 89 series/Route 98
LW3931 (2005 5LS2)
EA5282 1989 2nd Generation June 2003 Retired LA392 (2003 5LS)
EC9928 Unknown Same Licence 3rd Generation
3rd Generation August 2003 Transferred to Red Minibus Belvedere Garden - Causeway Bay Route then changed as 5LS2 since 2005 LB8724 (2003 5LS)
ED8639 1989 2nd Generation March 2003 Retired Same Licence 2003 5LS
EE3086 Same Licence 2003 5LS
2003 5LS March 2020 Same Licence GMI Gemini (2020 3rd Generation)
EE8055 1989 2nd Generation April 2003 Same Licence 2003 5LS
2003 5LS April 2020 Same Licence GMI Gemini (2020 3rd Generation)
EG4206 1989 2nd Generation January 2003 KV6936 (2003 5LS)
EJ2864 July 2003 LB4320 (2003 5LS)
EJ8882 1990 2nd Generation 2003 Same Licence 2003 5LS
2003 5LS January 2018 Same Licence GMI Gemini (2018 3rd Generation)
EL1433 1990 2nd Generation June 2003 LA4381 (2003 5LS)
EM8882 2003 Same Licence 2003 5LS
2003 5LS April 2018 Same Licence 2018 7LL
ES6651 1991 2nd Generation December 2003 LG2081 (2003 5LS)
EU4486 December 2004 LG7602 (2004 5LS)
EW8997 2004 Same Licence 2004 5LS
GC2105 1994 3rd Generation July 2005 Retired
Licence Plate that belongs to 2005 5LS2 of Smart Champion Investments Kowloon Route 69/69A in July 2005 and 2020 7LL of Wymen Industrial New Territories Route 26/26A in April 2021
GF8509 1995 3rd Generation August 2005 Retired MA8879 (2005 5LS2)
Then the licence Plate changed as MY8108 in November 2007
GX9677 1996 3rd Generation September 2005 Same Licence 2005 5LS2
GY952 August 2005 MA8677 (2005 5LS2)
GY2393 October 2005 Same Licence 2005 5LS2
2005 5LS2 October 2020 Same Licence 2020 7LL
GY8635 1996 3rd Gemeration November 2005 Same Licence 2005 5LS2
HH9307 2nd Generation 2003 BB1392 (2003 5LS)
KM6985 2004 5LS 2023
KS9939 2002 5LS September 2005 Transferred to Extra Billion Investment New Territories Route 77
Licence Plate currently belongs to 2020 7LL of Extra Billion Investment New Territories Route 140M
EK2691 (2004 5LS2)
KU1964 October 2018 Retired VT8876 (2018 7LL)
KV6936 2003 5LS December 2019 Same Licence 2019 7LL
KZ1194 June 2020 WT2489 (2020 7LL)
LA392 June 2018 Same Licence 2018 7LL
LA4381 Same Licence GMI Gemini (2018 3rd Generation)
LB4320 July 2020 WV3570 (2020 7LL)
LB8724 August 2018 VR3487 (2018 7LL)
LE5742 September 2018 VS9134 (2018 7LL)
LG2081 December 2018 Same Licence 2018 7LL
LG7602 2004 5LS January 2020 Same Licence 2020 7LL
RN9056 2002 5LS October 2020 WZ3235 (2020 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 12/2024202412


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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. That 3rd Generation was transferred to Peak Scenes Kowloon Route 18M then changed as LV7197 in September 2005.
  3. That 5LS was the first of TOYOTA Coaster minibus

Notes and References[]

  1. 新小巴預警系統「咇」醒司機 (New GMB warning system beeps drivers awake), Oriental Daily News, 3 November 2015.
  2. The first three green minibus operators in Hong Kong to set up an official Facebook page are Perfect Gold, Chit Fai Motors and Holy Gain, which were set up on 23 May 2012, 14 November 2014 and 7 April 2016 respectively.
  3. Related Facebook post

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Sun CheongSun Cheong Transportation Hong Kong Company LimitedPokfulam Maxicab Service Co and Pokfulam Maxicab Service
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