Yau Man Investment Limited (友文投資有限公司) is one of the green minibus (GMB) operators in Hong Kong which currently operates a total of 18 GMB routes, including one overnight route, making it the 4th GMB operator by number of routes, second only to Ma Ah Muk, AMS Public Transport and Min Kee Motors (the last one is the main shareholders of the subsidiary Wyman Development).
Currently, Yau Man Investment operates 7 GMB routes under its name, and also operates other routes under its several subsidiaries:
- Extra Billion Investment Limited (均億投資有限公司), which operates 4 GMB routes in Tuen Mun District and Kwai Tsing District.
- Wyman Development Limited (偉文發展有限公司), which operates Routes 26 and 26A serving Tai Po District and Ma On Shan.
- Eternal Loyal Limited (恒忠有限公司), which operates Route 41 in Tuen Mun District and is also responsible for the daily maintenances and repairs of Yau Man Investment's GMB fleets and other vehicles, with the maintenance facility located at Thriving Industrial Center, Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan.
- Triple Kind Limited (三仁有限公司), which operates three GMB routes in Sai Kung District.
- Yau Ho Enterprise Limited (友好企業有限公司), which operates two GMB routes in North District.
According to the data of Transport Department, the hotline of the majority of the subsidiaries of Yau Man Investment (except Triple Kind and Yau Ho) is 2416 6585, whereas the hotline posted on the GMB compartments is 3113 5454. Its office is located at the ground floor of 54 Heung Wo Street, Tsuen Wan.[1]
Besides, Yau Man Investment also operates a taxi business and in recent years, it has also ventured into the property business, purchasing the Kwong Tin Shopping Centre in Lam Tin from The Link in October 2015 for approximately $407 million.[2]
History[]
Yau Man Investment Limited started out as a New Territories minibus operator. Based on current route information, the earliest route operated was Route 99 (Riviera Gardens ↔ Tsuen Wan Ferry), which came into service in late 1990.
In 1997, Yau Man won the bid for Route 77 (Tin Shui Wai ↔ Lok Ma Chau) in the name of its subsidiary, Extra Billion Investment. Due to the huge demand for public transport by cross-boundary commuters from Lok Ma Chau, coupled with the fact that this route is faster than the buses, it has become the mainstay of Yau Man's investment since then, but since the opening of the Shenzhen Bay Port and the Futian Port, it has experienced a drop in patronage; and the suspension of Route 77 since the closure of the Lok Ma Chau Control Point due to the new type of Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic from 2020 onwards left only Routes 77A and 77B remaining in service, and the entire group of routes ceased to operate in March 2022 thereafter.
In addition to the above routes, the New Territories routes operated by Yau Man Investment and its own subsidiaries include 26, 46, 105, 310M, etc. Yau Man has also acquired Eternal Loyal Limited, which operates only New Territories GMB route 41.
In addition to the New Territories routes, on 5 November 1995, Yau Man Investments launched the Kowloon routes 65, 66S and 67, and in 1998, it took over the operation of the Kowloon GMB Route 1, but only Route 66S remains in service as of now.
In the 2020s, Yau Man has also been actively bidding for routes that have been abandoned by other operators, and has taken over a group of New Territories GMB routes in 2020 and 2024 under the names of "Triple Kind" and "Yau Ho Enterprise" respectively.
Routes[]
The following are the GMB routes operated directly by Yau Man Investment or by its subsidiaries. All routes listed below are New Territories GMB routes unless otherwise specified.
Yau Man Investment[]
| Routes operated under the name of "Yau Man Investment Limited" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Service Licence no. | Route no. | Termini | Remarks |
| 8937C | 46 | Fu Tai Estate ↔ Tuen Mun Town Centre ● | Daytime service |
| 46A | King Sau Lane ↔ Tuen Mun Town Centre ● | Daytime service | |
| 46X | Fu Tai Estate ↔ Tuen Mun Town Centre ● | Daytime service | |
| 9427C | 105 | Tseung Kwan O (Hong Shing Garden) ↔ To Kwa Wan (Ko Shan Theatre) ● | Daytime service |
| 11733C | Kowloon 66S[Remark 1] | Mong Kok ↺ Fu Shan Estate ● | Overnight service |
| 99 | Riviera Garden ↔ Tsuen Wan (Hoi Kwai Road) ● | Daytime service | |
| Routes once operated under the name of "Yau Man Investment Limited" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Service Licence no. | Route no. (Kowloon) | Termini | Remarks |
| 2752C | 1 | Star Ferry ↔ Granville Square | Cancelled on 20 April 2002 |
| 8711C | 65 | Cancelled on 5 February 2017 | |
| 65A | Tsz Wan Shan (South) ↔ Wong Tai Sin | Cancelled on 16 April 2003 | |
| 67 | Hammer Hill (Ping Ting Road) ↺ Chuk Yuen Estate | Cancelled in April 1996 | |
| 9427C | 105S | Overnight service Cancelled on 11 November 2023 | |
Extra Billion Investment[]
| Routes operated under the name of "Extra Billion Investment Limited" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Service Licence no. | Route no. | Termini | Remarks |
| 13178C | 40 | Siu Hang Tsuen ↔ Tuen Mun Town Centre ● | Daytime service |
| 9311C | 140M | Hanford Garden ↔ Tsing Yi Station ● | Daytime service |
| 10264C | 310M | Tsing Yi Station ↔ Riviera Gardens ● | Daytime service |
| 410 | Princess Margaret Hospital ↔ Shek Yam Estate ● | Daytime service | |
| Routes once operated under the name of "Extra Billion Investment Limited" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Service Licence no. | Route no. | Termini | Remarks |
| TBC | 75 | Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) ↔ Ha Wan Tsuen | Taken over on 10 April 2005 due to internal management issues inside the original operator; handed over to Ming Wai Public Light Bus in 2006 after the latter won the tender bid |
| 76 | Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) ↔ Siu Hum Tsuen ● | ||
| 9311C | 141 | Cancelled on 5 August 2012 | |
| 142 | Tuen Mun Town Centre ↺ Yeung Tsing Road | Holiday service only, cancelled on 1 May 2011 | |
| 8485C | 77 | Tin Shui Wai Town Centre ↔ Lok Ma Chau ● | Service suspended since 4 February 2020, cancelled on 6 March 2022 |
| 77A | Grandeur Terrace ↔ Pok Oi Hospital ● | Cancelled on 6 March 2022 | |
| 77B | Tin Shui Wai Town Centre ↔ Pok Oi Hospital ● | Cancelled on 6 March 2022 | |
| 77P | Tin Yiu → Lok Ma Chau ● | Service suspended since 4 February 2020, cancelled on 6 March 2022 | |
| 79S | Grandeur Terrace ↔ Lok Ma Chau Control Point ● | Overnight service, jointly operated with Luxe Form Investments; Extra Billion Investment exited operations on 6 March 2022 | |
Wyman Development[]
As the major shareholder of Wyman Development, Min Kee Motors and Yau Man Investment jointly participates in the vehicle deployments on its routes, making them the only two routes with this operational arrangement.
| Routes operated under the name of "Wyman Development Limited" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Service Licence no. | Route no. | Termini | Remarks |
| 10828C | 26 | Ma On Shan (Bayshore Towers) ↔ Tai Po (The Education University of Hong Kong) ● | Daytime service, jointly deploying vehicles with Min Kee Motors |
| 26A | The Education University of Hong Kong ↺ Tai Po Market (Kwong Fuk Road) ● | Monday to Friday AM and PM peak hour service, jointly deploying vehicles with Min Kee Motors | |
Eternal Loyal[]
| Routes operated under the name of "Eternal Loyal Limited" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Service Licence no. | Route no. | Termini | Remarks |
| 11210C | 41 | Lung Mun Oasis ↔ Tuen Mun Town Centre (Tuen Fat Road) ● | Daytime service |
Triple Kind[]
Triple Kind Limited has its own hotline number, 2437 9542.
| Routes operated under the name of "Triple Kind Limited" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Service Licence no. | Route no. | Termini | Remarks |
| 16708C | 106 | Po Lam ↔ Kowloon Bay (Enterprise Square) ● | Daytime service |
| 107 | Po Lam ↺ Haven of Hope Hospital ● | Daytime service | |
| 115 | Po Lam ↔ Chun Cheong Street ● | Daytime service | |
Yau Ho Enterprise[]
Yau Ho Enterprise Limited has taken over a set of New Territories GMB routes from Sheung Shui PLB from 18 August 2024 onwards.
| Routes operated under the name of "Yau Ho Enterprise Limited" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Service Licence no. | Route no. | Termini | Remarks |
| 13653C | 57K | Sheung Shui Station ↔ Tong Kung Leng ● Sheung Shui Station ↔ Tsiu Keng (Pang Uk Tsuen) ● |
Daytime service |
| 58K | Sheung Shui Station ↔ Ping Kong ● | Daytime service | |
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References[]
- ↑ Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association: Member List
- ↑ "領展5商場售逾17億" (5 The Link malls sold for 1.7B HKD), Apple Daily, 28 October 2015.
External links[]
- 全港專線小巴路線營辦商 (GMB operators in Hong Kong), hkitalk.net
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