Pet owners dismayed at not being able to take their four-legged friends on buses may soon have another option, thanks to a planned transport service designed to serve canine, feline and humans alike.
The 99bus - a play on the Cantonese word for 'dog' - aimed to make it more convenient for people to take their pets with them as they went around the city, since most public transport did now allow pets, co-founder Kamric To Kam-wai said.
He said a day-long trial run was set for September.
'As a dog owner, I find it really inconvenient to take my pet out,' the 26-year-old designer said. 'I am not rich, so I can't afford hiring a taxi or a van every time. So why can't there be a bus service for pets?'
To and his fellow co-founders, Chow Kin-wa and Chan Kit, are pressing ahead with the plan to create the animal-friendly bus service despite learning that they had failed to secure financial backing.
They had put their concept to the 'Love Ideas, Love HK' competition, a fund-raiser for charity initiatives by the Li Ka Shing Foundation.