Annex Bus Route Development Programmes of franchised bus company (year 2008/09)

Proposed New Routes

Franchised Service Areas Frequency Operating Hours Fare and Section Fare Implementation Date Bus Company (if applicable) No new route is proposed for year 2008/09 as no new route is needed to tie in with any large-scale development during this period.

Proposed Rationalisation / Cancellation of Existing Routes

Franchised Route Origin and Destination Details of Changes in Service Proposed Bus Company Number Implementation Note 1 Date Note 2 KMB 30 Allway Gardens - Cheung Sha Wan Bus route rationalisation package (to be truncated to May 2008 terminate at Cho Yiu) KMB 32B Tsuen Wan West Station Bus Terminus - Bus route rationalisation package (to be merged with May 2008 Cheung Shan (Circular) route no. 36) KMB 82K Mei Lam - Fo Tan Station Bus route rationalisation package (to be changed to June 2008 one special morning departure) KMB 82M Kwong Yuen - Kowloon Tong (Suffolk To be cancelled June 2008 Road) KMB 93M Po Lam - Lam Tin Station Frequency to be reduced by one trip May 2008 KMB 234A Sea Crest Villa - Tsuen Wan West Station Bus route rationalisation package (to be changed to May 2008 Bus Terminus provide peak-hour service) KMB 242X Cheung Hang - Tsim Sha Tsui Return trips in the afternoon to be cancelled having July 2008 regard to passenger demand - 2 - Franchised Route Origin and Destination Details of Changes in Service Proposed Bus Company Number Implementation Note 1 Date Note 2 KMB 263M Fu Tai - Tsing Yi Station Bus route rationalisation package (to be truncated to May 2008 terminate at Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower)) KMB 277 Long Ping Estate - Lok Ma Chau Bus route rationalisation package (to be cancelled) May 2008 KMB K14 Tai Po Centre - Tai Po Market Station Bus route rationalisation package (to be merged with June 2008 route no. K12) KMB N237 Mei Foo - Kwai Shing (Circular) Frequency to be reduced having regard to passenger May 2008 demand KMB / CTB 681P Yiu On - Sheung Wan Services on Saturday afternoons to be cancelled December 2008 (F1)Note 3 KMB / CTB (F1) 690P Hong Sing Garden - Central (Exchange Departures from Central on Saturday afternoons to be December 2008 Square) cancelled having regard to patronage KMB / CTB (F1) 807 Sha Tin Race Course - Wah Fu To be cancelled February 2009 KMB / CTB (F1) N170 Wah Fu - Sha Tin Central (New Town Frequency to be reduced having regard to passenger November 2008 Plaza) demand KMB / CTB (F1) N182 Central (Macau Ferry Terminal) - Kwong Frequency to be reduced having regard to passenger November 2008 Yuen demand NWFB 19 Ferry Pier - Tai Hang Road To be re-routed to operate between Tai Hang Road 2nd quarter of 2008 and Tin Hau (Circular), with fare reduced from $4.8 to $3.9. NWFB 23B Braemar Hill – Park Road (Circular) To be changed to provide services for the peak July 2008 direction before and after school hours NWFB 46X Tin Wan - Wan Chai (Harbour Road) Proposed to be cancelled due to low patronage July 2008 (Circular) NWFB 63 North Point Ferry Pier - Stanley Prison Proposed to be cancelled due to low patronage July 2008 NWFB 66 Ma Hang Estate - Central (Exchange Operating hours to be shortened to end at 7:30 pm, with November 2008 Square) Citybus route no. 6 running via Ma Hang Estate after - 3 - Franchised Route Origin and Destination Details of Changes in Service Proposed Bus Company Number Implementation Note 1 Date Note 2 7:30 pm NWFB 78 Wong Chuk Hang - Wah Kwai Estate To be re-routed to operate between Wah Kwai Estate May 2008 (Circular) and Shek Pai Wan (Circular), with additional trips running between Wong Chuk Hang and Wah Kwai Estate to provide services for schools

NWFB 309 Central (Exchange Square) - Shek O Proposed to be cancelled due to low patronage. July 2008 Bus-bus interchange concession to be provided for NWFB route nos. 9 and 720. NWFB 315 Ma Hang Estate - The Peak Proposed to be cancelled due to low patronage. July 2008 Bus-bus interchange concession to be provided for NWFB route no. 15 and Citybus route no. 6. NWFB 399 South Horizons - Stanley Village Proposed to be cancelled due to low patronage July 2008 NWFB 796B Tiu Keng Leng Public Transport To be re-routed to operate between the temporary 3rd quarter of 2008 Interchange - Yau Yat Tsuen public transport interchange in Tseung Kwan O Area 86 (Lohas Park) and (Circular), with slight modification of the routing within Tseung Kwan O and Tiu Keng Leng so that the route will run along Kwun Tong By-pass. Two-way section fare ($4.3) to be introduced for the section between Tseung Kwan O and Tiu Keng Leng in Tseung Kwan O Area 86 (Lohas Park). NWFB 797M Tiu Keng Leng Public Transport To be re-routed to operate between the temporary 3rd quarter of 2008 Interchange - Tseung Kwan O Industrial public transport interchange in Tseung Kwan O Area Estate (Circular) 86 (Lohas Park) and Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate (Circular), with full fare reduced to $3.5. NWFB 970X Aberdeen - So Uk Evening departures from Tin Wan are proposed to be July 2008 - 4 - Franchised Route Origin and Destination Details of Changes in Service Proposed Bus Company Number Implementation Note 1 Date Note 2 cancelled due to low patronage, with the spared trips deployed to route 970X departing from Aberdeen. CTB (F1) 12 Central (Central Ferry Piers) – Robinson To be cancelled 2nd quarter of 2008 Road (Circular) CTB (F1) 61 Central (Exchange Square) - Repulse Bay To be cancelled August 2008 CTB (F1) M47 Wah Fu (North) - Central (Hong Kong To be cancelled July 2008 Station) CTB (F1) 969 Tin Shui Wai Town Center - Causeway Two special departures from Tin Yiu Estate to be May 2008 Bay (Moreton Terrace) deployed to route no. 969X CTB (F1) / KMB 681P Yiu On - Sheung Wan Services on Saturday afternoons to be cancelled December 2008 Note 3

CTB (F1) / KMB 690P Hong Sing Garden - Central (Exchange Departures from the Central on Saturday afternoons December 2008 Square) to be cancelled having regard to patronage CTB (F1) / KMB 807 Sha Tin Race Course - Wah Fu To be cancelled February 2009 CTB (F1) / KMB N170 Wah Fu - Sha Tin Central (New Town Frequency to be reduced having regard to passenger November 2008 Plaza) demand CTB (F1) / KMB N182 Central (Macau Ferry Terminal) - Kwong Frequency to be reduced having regard to passenger November 2008 Yuen demand CTB (F2) R11 North Point Ferry Pier – Disneyland Morning departures from urban areas to Hong Kong June 2008 Resort Public Transport Interchange Disneyland to be cancelled CTB (F2) R21 (Laguna Verde) - Disneyland Morning departures from urban areas to Hong Kong June 2008 Resort Public Transport Interchange Disneyland to be cancelled, with route no. R11 merged with R12 CTB (F2) R22 Yau Tong - Disneyland Resort Public Morning departures from urban areas to Hong Kong June 2008 Transport Interchange Disneyland to be cancelled CTB (F2) E23P Choi Hung - Airport (Ground To be cancelled, with buses deployed to route no. E23 July 2008 - 5 - Franchised Route Origin and Destination Details of Changes in Service Proposed Bus Company Number Implementation Note 1 Date Note 2 Transportation Centre) NLB A35 – Airport (Passenger Terminal To be truncated to terminate at Tung Chung instead of June 2008 Building) the Airport LW A33 Tuen Mun (Fu Tai) – Airport (Ground Daily frequency to be reduced from 8 to 2 trips, with July 2008 Transportation Centre) the spared trips deployed to route no. E33P

Note 1: Abbreviated names of franchised bus companies are as follows: KMB — Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited CTB (F1) — Citybus Limited (Franchise for Hong Kong Island and Cross-harbour Routes) CTB (F2) — Citybus Limited (Franchise for North Lantau and Chek Lap Kok Airport Routes) NWFB — New World First Bus Services Limited NLB — New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited LW — Long Win Bus Company Limited

Note 2: The Transport Department (“TD”) has been consulting the relevant District Councils (“DCs”) on the relevant bus routes development programmes. TD would decide on whether and when these proposals will be implemented taking into account the views of DCs.

Note 3: Routes jointly operated by the two companies concerned