NWFB Operates New Route 798

To Provide Express Services Between Tseung Kwan O and Shatin Town Centre

（4 October 2010, ）Effective 10 October (Sunday), (“NWFB”) will implement new service arrangements for several routes in the Tseung Kwan O area, including the launch of new Route 798 to provide whole-day express service by running between Tseung Kwan O and Shatin Town Centre, omitting Kwun Tong and Bay. Details are as follows:

NWFB Route 798 The new Express Route 798 departing from Station, will run via Tong Ming Street, Po Yap Road, Pui Shing Road, Road North, Yan King Road, Po Hong Road, omit Kwun Tong and Kowloon Bay, and go direct to Tate’s Cairn Tunnel, via Sha Tin Wai Road, Sha Tin Rural Committee Road to MTR Sha Tin Station Bus Terminus, and via Tai Po Road, Fo Tan Road to Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) Bus Terminus. For Tiu Keng Leng-bound services, it will run via Fo Tan Road, Sha Tin Central Bus Terminus, Sha Tin Wai Road, Tate’s Cairn Tunnel, Po Hong Road, Po Fung Road, Yan King Road, Po Lam Road North, Chung Wa Road, Po Yap Road and Tong Ming Street to . Service hours will be 6:40am to 9:00pm daily for the journey departing from Tiu Keng Leng Station while journey from Fo Tan will operate from 7:30am to 11:30pm daily every 20 to 30 minutes. The full fare is HK$10 with section fare provided. For departures between 7:30am to 8:30am on Mondays to Saturdays (except Public Holiday) from Fo Tan, after Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, will omit Po Lam, and Sheung Tak and run via Wan Po Road, Po Yap Road, Chui Ling Road, King Ling Road to Tiu Keng Leng Station.

To tie in with the new Route, effective on the same day, new arrangements on Route 797M and 796B will be implemented.

NWFB Route 797M Route 797M will depart from , running via Tong Tak Street, Tong Chun Street, Po Yap Road, Wan Po Road and Chun Yat Street to Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate Terminus, then it will run via Chun Wang Street, Wan Po Road, Po Yap Road and Tong Chun Street before returning to Tseung Kwan O Station. The Route will omit Chun Kwong Street and Chun Cheong Street for both bounds while the en-route bus stop locations will be adjusted. It will operate from 7:00am to 8:00pm on Mondays to Saturdays (except Public Holiday) and from 7:00am to 9:00am and 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Sundays and Public Holiday every 30 minutes. The full fare is HK$4.6.

Meanwhile, Octopus Bus-Bus Interchange (“BBI”) packages will be introduced between Route 797M and Routes 792M, 796C, 796S, 796X and 798 to facilitate passengers traveling between Tiu Keng Leng and Tseung Kwan O Industial Estate.

NWFB Route 796B Route 796B will be cancelled.

Page 1 of 2

For further enquiries, please call the NWFB Customer Service Hotline at 2136 8888 during service hours, visit the NWFB website at www.nwfb.com.hk or refer to posters at bus stops.

NWFB is jointly owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and NWS Holdings Limited. Like our holding companies, NWFB is committed to improving the quality of life for the public we serve, and providing reliable bus services.

– END –

New World First Bus Services Limited

NWFB is jointly owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and NWS Holdings Limited. NWS Holdings Limited (“NWS Holdings”, Hong Kong stock code: 659), the infrastructure and service flagship of New World Development Company Limited (Hong Kong stock code: 17), embraces a diversified range of businesses in Hong Kong, Mainland and Macau. Its Infrastructure portfolio includes Roads, Energy, Water and Ports & Logistics projects. Its Services division comprises Facilities Management (the management of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and Free Duty), Contracting & Transport (Hip Hing Construction and bus and ferry services) and Financial Services (Tricor).

Page 2 of 2