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Raymond Yeung

Hong Kong’s largest bus operator is set to roll out a bright, eye-catching new look for its fleet, replacing the champagne gold livery in use for the past two decades.
KMB’s new red and silver double-deckers will hit the roads starting from July, with passengers also getting a fresh experience with a new cabin design.
Unveiling the design via a Facebook live video yesterday, Gary Leung Ling-yin, an analyst turned driver, showed viewers a glimpse of three new buses at an assembly plant in Malaysia.
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Apart from the red and silver bodywork, the buses’ roofs will also feature an outline of Hong Kong’s skyscrapers, along with the slogan “Heartbeat of the City”.
On the buses, seats have been redesigned to “cater to the Asian physique”, and the vehicles are equipped with USB charging ports and a free Wi-Fi connection.
Leung also confirmed the buses would be shipped to Hong Kong for a final testing soon.
He did not reveal the number of buses to be included in the first batch of deliveries, or which route the new fleet would serve.
A KMB spokesman told the Post existing gold-coloured buses would be retained, following speculation that the whole fleet would change to the new colours.
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The bus operator ditched the white colour scheme seen on its first generation of air-conditioned buses in the early 1990s, and opted for champagne gold in 1997.
The white buses were nicknamed “white boards” while KMB’s earlier buses, which were not air-conditioned, were called “hotdogs”. Its bulky buses in the 1950s were known as “buffalos”. 
The new colours have drawn mixed responses online.
A Facebook user said the new buses reminded people of the operator’s “buffalo” fleet in the 1950s, which featured a distinctive red and khaki scheme.
Another user said the new coat was “what I had been waiting for”, but others dismissed it as “ugly”.
Founded in 1933, KMB has grown to become the city’s largest bus franchise, operating nearly 400 routes with a fleet size of 4,100, and serving 2.61 million passengers daily in mostly Kowloon and the New Territories.


Hong Kong’s biggest bus operator launches bright, red-hot look for its fleet

The new buses for KMB are in red and silver, and come with roofs decorated with an outline of the city’s skyline. Photo: Instagram

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KMB chooses red and silver scheme, a bold change from the current champagne hue on its vehicles


Hong Kong’s biggest bus operator launches bright, red-hot look for its fleet

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KMB chooses red and silver scheme, a bold change from the current champagne hue on its vehicles