Dozens of bus routes suspended or changed as sixth day of Occupy Central begins
Lung Wo Road open to traffic after brief blockade by pro-democracy protesters
Dozens of public transport routes have been suspended or changed due to the ongoing occupation of several sites in Hong Kong by pro-democracy protesters on Friday.
KMB, the largest franchised bus operator, said there will be temporary service arrangements on 41 of its routes, involving 15 Kowloon and New Territories routes and 26 cross harbour routes.
The 15 Kowloon and New Territories routes were: 3C, 6C, 9, 13D, 16, 32, 37, 41A, 52X, 66X, 98S, 265B, N216, N241 and N293.
The 26 cross harbour routes are: 101, 115, 302, 307, 307A, 307B, 601, 601P, 619, 619X, 619P, 621, 641, 680, 680B, 680P, 680X, 681, 681P, 690, 690P, 692P, 960X, 960B, 968X and N368.
New Bus and City Bus, which mainly operate on Hong Kong Island, said because of the closures of major roads in Central and Kowloon districts, 44 daytime routes were suspended while 125 routes were diverted.
The routes suspended are: 1, 3A, 3B, 5C, 5P, 5S, 6A, 12, 12A, 12M, 13, 15B, 15C, 18, 18X, 18P, 23, 23B, 26, 101X, 103, 103P, 104, 109, 111, 111P, 113, 182, 301, 305, 590, 629A, 629S, 722, 780, 788, 802, 811, H1 and H2.