Yuk Tin Limited (鈺天有限公司) is a green minibus (GMB) operator with Kwai Tsing District as the main catchment area and currently operates two GMB routes.
Its hotline is 8100 9658 and its person-in-charge is Tse Cheuk Yu. It is of the same family as Hop Fat Minibus and China Motor Bus, and its Passenger Service Licence number is 12746C; Nevertheless, 2440 2270 was used as the hotline in the historical archives.
History[]
Yuk Tin Limited tendered for a group of 2 new GMB routes 404M and 405 in 1992[1] and commenced service in 1993.
Route 404M is the sole public transport route running between Gin Drinkers Bay and the industrial area, which has the advantage of monopoly. On the other hand, routes 405 series has a poor patronage, with the main route overlapping with KMB Route 42, which was reduced to operate only during weekday peak hours on 5 November 2012, and the branch route 405A, which was discontinued in 2000 due to the closure of the ferry service between Tsing Yi and Central, and overlaps with the similarly aligned route 409, which later turned service-less. On 22 December 2008, the service was officially cancelled.
On 9 August 2017, the first two 19-seater green minibuses in Hong Kong entered service, one of which (UY3936) is operated by Yuk Tin and mainly serves on route 404M at present.[2]
Minibus routes[]
| Routes operated by Yuk Tin | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Termini | Remark |
| 404M | Kwai Fong (Metroplaza) ↺ Riviera Gardens ● | Daily service, via Gin Drinkers Bay Industrial Area and Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery |
| 405 | Cheung Hang ↺ Lai King (South) ● | Service only during Monday to Friday peak hours |
| Routes once operated by Yuk Tin | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route No. | Termini | Remark |
| 405A | Cheung Wang↺Tsing Yi Ferry | Service only during Mondays to Fridays AM peak period, cancelled on 22 December 2008 |
Minibus fleets[]
Currently, New Territories Routes 404M and 405 are operated under Yuk Tin have a total of 10 Toyota Coaster minibuses, including 1 16-seater minibuses and 19 19-seater minibuses.
| List of New Territories Routes 404M/405 minibuses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Remarks |
| EM9390 | 2018 7DL | 19-seater Vogelseat | Patent Enterprises EDS | Entered service in December 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5DL[Remark 2] |
| JF7140 | 2017 7DL | 19-seater Vegaseat | Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealing Windows and output automatic door Entered service in December 2017 Plate originally belonged to a 1999 4th generation[Remark 3] | |
| JR4212 | 2018 7DL | Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealing Windows and output automatic door Entered service in March 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 2000 4th generation[Remark 4] | ||
| KB9809 | Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealing Windows and output automatic door Emtered service in January 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 2001 4th generation[Remark 5] | |||
| NM673 | 2023 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in March 2023 Plate originally belonged to a 2008 6DS | |
| NM4288 | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in July 2023 Plate originally belonged to a 2008 6DS | |||
| SU2267 | 2014 6DS | 16-seater high back seat | Rollsign | Entered service in June 2014 The only 16-seater minibus on this series |
| UY3936 | 2017 6DL | 19-seater Vegaseat | Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealing Windows and output automatic door The first entered service 19-seater minibus in Hong Kong Entered service in 9 August 2017 | |
| VM5758 | 2018 7LL | Patent Enterprises EDS | Former vehicle from PLB Kung Mong Route fleet Joined in August 2024 | |
| VM6618 | 2022 7LL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Entered service in January 2022 Plate originally belonged to a 2007 5DL[Remark 6] | |
| List of New Territories Routes 404M/405 minibuses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Type No. | Seat No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Fate | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| EM9390 | 2004 5DL | 16 | December 2018 | Retired | 2018 7DL of the same plate |
| EN8103 | 1990 2nd generation | Not later than 2004 | |||
| EW1178 | 1991 2nd generation | December 2005 | HB7879 (1997 3rd generation) | ||
| EW5447 | 2005 | Retired Plate is now applied to a 2006 5LS2 on Sai Kung P.L.B.'s New Territories Route 2 |
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| FD824 | 1992 2nd generation | March 2008 | Retired Plate is now applied to a 2008 6LS on PLB Kwun Tsuen Route fleet |
KB9809 (2001 4th generation) | |
| FL9782 | 1993 2nd generation | Unknown | Retired | ||
| FS7553 | 1993 3rd generation | August 2008 | NM4288 (2008 6DS) | ||
| FS7634 | NM673 (2008 6DS) | ||||
| FX4890 | 1994 3rd generation | Unknown | |||
| GR7220 | 1996 3rd generation | November 2010 | EM9390 (2004 5DL) | ||
| GR9535 | January 2010 | 2010 6DS of the same plate | |||
| 2010 6DS | August 2024 | VM5758 (2018 7LL) | |||
| GV6149 | 1996 3rd generation | June 2014 | SU2267 (2014 6DS) | ||
| GZ8780 | 1997 3rd generation | Unknown | |||
| HB7879 | |||||
| JF7140 | 1999 4th generation | December 2017 | 2017 7DL of the same plate | ||
| JR4212 | 2000 4th generation | March 2018 | 2018 7DL of the same plate | ||
| KB9809 | 2001 4th generation | January 2018 | |||
| NM673 | 2008 6DS | March 2023 | 2023 7DL of the same plate | ||
| NM4288 | July 2023 | ||||
| TC4195 | 2001 4th generation | Unknown | |||
| VM6618[Remark 7] | 2007 5DL | 19 | January 2022 | 2022 7LL of the same plate | |
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 3/2025202503
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The 5DL was originally a vehicle from PLB Tsuen Wong Kau Route fleet, and was changed to serve on Yuk Tin in November 2010, until December 2018 before retirement.
- ↑ The 4th generation was originally a vehicle from Standard Line's New Territories Routes 60 series, and was changed to serve on Yuk Tin in 2003 after Standard Line ceased its operation, until December 2017 before retirement.
- ↑ The 4th generation was originally a vehicle from Sai Kung PLB's New Territories Routes 1 series/7/9, and was changed to serve on Yuk Tin in July 2006, until March 2018 before retirement.
- ↑ The 4th generation was originally a vehicle from PLB Jor Sheung Route, Sham Sheung Route and Po Sheung Route fleets, and was changed to serve on Yuk Tin in March 2008, until January 2018 before retirement.
- ↑ Original plate no. of the 5DL MV1052, was originally a vehicle from Sai Kung PLB's New Territories Routes 1 series/7/9, and was changed to serve on PLB Kung Mong Route in July 2014, sold to Yuk Tin in January 2015, the plate no. changed due to traffic accident in May 2018, until January 2022 before retirement.
- ↑ Original plate no. MV1052, plate no. changed due to traffic accidents in May 2018.
Related articles[]
References[]
- ↑ G.N. 3969, Hong Kong Government Gazette, Vol. 134, No. 45, 6 November 1992.
- ↑ "部分19座專線小巴即日起營運" (Some 19-seater minibuses operated today), RTHK Live News, 9 August 2017.
External links[]
Yuk Tin Limited