Annex 7 Proposed Service Adjustment of CTB Route no. 260

Existing Operation Details

Route 260 Terminating Points Stanley Village – Central (Exchange Square) Service Hours From Stanely Village: Mondays to Saturdays (except public holidays) 6.30 a.m. – 11.40 p.m.

Sundays and public holidays 8.00 a.m – 11.40 p.m.

From Central (Exchange Square): Mondays to Saturdays (except public holidays) 7.12 a.m. – 12.02 a.m.

Sundays and public holidays 8.10 a.m. – 12.00 midnight Morning Peak 15－20 minutes Hour Frequency Full Fare per Single $11.4 Journey Patronage Maximum occupancy in the peakiest one hour: 74% Vehicle Allocation 5 Double-deckers

The Proposal

 The service areas of Route no. 260 generally overlaps with that of Route no. 6. In addition, its patronage shows a drastic decrease after the evening peak hours, with the average and maximum hourly occupancy rates being only 17% and 26% respectively, indicating that the bus resources have not been utilised effectively.

 It is proposed to adjust the route’s last departure time of both bounds to 8 p.m. Details of the proposal are as follows:

Route 260 Terminating Stanley Village – Central (Exchange Square) Points Service Hours From Stanely Village: Mondays to Saturdays (except public holidays) 6.30 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.

Sundays and public holidays 8.00 a.m – 8.00 p.m.

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Annex 7 From Central (Exchange Square): Mondays to Saturdays (except public holidays) 7.12 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.

Sundays and public holidays 8.10 a.m. – 8.00 p.m. Routeing Unchanged Morning Peak Unchanged Hour Frequency Full Fare per Unchanged Single Journey Journey Time Unchanged Vehicle Unchanged Allocation

 To tie in with the adjustment to the service timetable of route no. 260, the bus company will offer the following new Octopus bus-bus interchange concessions at San Wai, Wong Chuk Hang and the Toll Plaza. The details are tabulated below:

First leg Second leg Destination Fare Destination Fare Discount Total Fare journey journey Stanley Bound (interchange at San Wai, Wong Chuk Hang) Stanley (alight Route Nos. Southern $5.1 Route No. 73 before $6.2 $4.2 $7.1 70/75/90/97 District Beach) Central Bound (interchange at Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza) (board $4.2 $2.2 Route Nos. Route No. 73 before － Central $5.1 － $7.1 70/75/90/97 Repulse $4.7 $2.7 Bay Beach)

Arrangement after the Service Adjustment

 About 380 passengers who take Route no. 260 travelling between Central and Stanely after 8.00 p.m. can use Route no. 6, which charges a lower fare or use the above newly-provided Octopus bus-bus interchange concessions to access their destinations. Passengers’ alternatives are tabulated below:

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Annex 7

Origin Destination Alternative Fare of Alternative

Central (Exchange Square) Bound Between Stanley and Decreased from Route no. 6 $11.4 to $8.5 Between Wan Chai Between Repulse Decreased from and Central Route no. 73 interchange Bay Beach and $7.1－$11.4 to Route nos. 70/75/90/97 Wong Chuk Hang $7.1－$11.3

Between Stanley and Repulse Bay/Wong $3.7 Route nos. 6/73 Chuk Hang (remain unchanged)

Stanley Bound Between Wong Chuk Route nos. 70/75/90/97 Decreased from Hang and Repulse interchange $7.1－$11.4 to Between Wan Chai Bay Beach Route no. 73 $7.1－$11.3 and Central Between Repulse Decreased from Bay Beach and Route no. 6 $11.4 to Stanley $8.5 Decreased from Between Wong Chuk Hang/ Repulse Bay Route nos. 6/73 $2.9－$7.1 to to Stanley $2.9－$6.2

Proposed Implementation Date

3rd Quarter 2020

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