Buses

26 May 2012

In March, the Planning Department amended the use of three adjacent plots of land in Tuen Mun that belong to Transport International Holdings, a subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties, rezoning...

Farewell to Hong Kong's 'hot dogs'

14 May 2012

Have you ever taken a 'hot dog'? 'Hot dog' is the common slang in Hong Kong for a non-air-conditioned bus. KMB stopped using these buses this month and some people are upset because they have good...

Thanks for the ride

14 May 2012

Last week the city's last 'hot dogs' trundled into retirement after 80 years of service. We mean those trusty, old-style non-aircon double-deckers. They earned their nickname for trapping...

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2 May 2012

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KMB aims to charge up first electric bus route

27 Apr 2012

Hong Kong's largest franchised bus operator hopes to introduce the first electric buses to its fleet in the middle of next year, based on electricitystorage technology developed on the mainland....

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Bus fanatics bid farewell to era of the 'hot dog'

Almost 100 bus fanatics took part in a photo shoot yesterday to freeze on film the non-air-conditioned buses that will soon vanish after serving for 80 years on Hong Kong's streets.

Bus firm warns it may be forced to increase fares

Franchised bus operator KMB says it is under pressure to raise fares to counter rising costs.

On the road to the e-bus

There's still a long way to go towards eliminating Hong Kong's air pollution but two mainland-based makers of electric buses are about to take the city further along the road towards blue skies....

Passengers in narrow escape from bus blaze

Passengers managed to flee a double-decker bus before it burst into flames, causing severe tailbacks, during morning rush hour on a Tuen Mun highway yesterday.

Young urged to consider benefits of apprenticeships

Repairing and maintaining buses may not be the ideal career for young Hongkongers fixated on a white-collar ideal, but - with KMB looking for 85 apprentices - they are being urged...

Better use of buses the way forward

Hit by soaring fuel prices, a few transport operators have called for government subsidies to support their operation one way or the other. Last week, the holding company of Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB...