Annex

Breakdown of number of accidents involving franchised buses in the past three years#

Table 1 - By district

District Number of Accidents 2000 2001 2002 Island 639 (10) 630 (12) 561 (7) 733 (8) 781 (20) 782 (15) 448 (14) 502 (23) 493 (19) Islands 18 (2) 21 (3) 22 (1) Total 1,838 (34) 1,934 (58) 1,858 (42)

Note : () Figures in brackets denote the no. of traffic accidents with 5 or more casualties.

Table 2 - By Bus Companies

Bus Company Number of Accidents 2000 2001 2002 The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd. 1,090 (22) 1,098 (40) 1,090 (30) Citybus Ltd. (Franchise 1) 343 (8) 343 (7) 322 (6) Citybus Ltd. (Franchise 2) 42 (0) 43 (3) 34 (1) New World First Bus Services Ltd. 346 (4) 299 (8) 277 (5) Long Win Bus Company Ltd. 23 (1) 25 (3) 25 (0) New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Ltd. 5 (2) 2 (1) 8 (1) Unclassified* 12 (0) 150 (0) 125 (1) Total ⊕ 1,861 (37) 1,960 (62) 1,881 (44)

Note :

* Reported to Traffic Police without identity of the relevant buses. ⊕ The total number of traffic accidents is higher than that shown in Table 1 above as a single accident may involve 2 or more bus companies. () Figures in brackets denote the no. of traffic accidents with 5 or more casualties.

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Table 3 - By Bus Age

Bus age (years) Number of Buses Involved 2000 2001 2002 ≤ 5 993 (22) 1,033 (35) 866 (24) 6 – 10 395 (11) 444 (21) 567 ( 9) 10 – 15 341 ( 7) 311 ( 7) 228 ( 9) ≥ 16 87 ( 1) 137 ( 7) 172 ( 7) Unknown* 93 ( 2) 84 ( 2) 95 ( 3) Total ⊕ 1,909 (43) 2,009 (72) 1,928 (52)

Note :

() Figures in brackets denote the no. of franchised buses involved in traffic accidents with 5 or more casualties * Reported to Traffic Police without identity of the relevant buses. ⊕ The numbers are higher than those in Table 1 and Table 2 since an accident may involve more than one bus.

Table 4 – By Passenger Casualty

No. of Passenger 2000 2001 2002 Casualties < 5 1,812 1,888 1,829 ≧ 5 26 46 29

Table 5 – By Pedestrian Casualty

No. of Pedestrian 2000 2001 2002 Casualties < 5 1,838 1,934 1,858 ≧ 5 0 0 0

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Table 6 - Details of Franchised Bus Accidents Involving 5 or More Casualties in 2000

Bus Co. No. of Casualties Date Location Involved Driver Passenger Pedestrian Tuen Mun Road lamp pole No. 08.01.2000 KMB 1 4 0 FB 6717-5 Waterloo Road junction with 31.01.2000 KMB 2 4 0 02.02.2000 Tuen Mun Road chainage 24.4* KMB 2 23 0 08.02.2000 Ocean Park Road Bus Terminus CTB(F1) 1 4 0 Tolo Highway lamp pole No. 14.02.2000 LW 2 5 0 AEA 3637-5G Kam Tin Road junction with Po 18.02.2000 KMB 1 6 0 Tei Road Kwai Chung Road lamp pole 09.03.2000 KMB 2 4 0 FA6081.3 Kwun Tong Road junction with KMB, 10.04.2000 0 9 0 Choi Chek Lane CTB(F1) Po Heung Street junction with 15.04.2000 KMB 3 6 0 Tai Po Tai Wo Road Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan 28.04.2000 junction with Tsuen King KMB 0 5 0 Circuit Kwai Chung Road junction 29.04.2000 KMB 0 7 0 with Kwai On Road 04.05.2000 Tung Chung Road NLB 1 17 0 Lam Kam Road lamp pole, 13.05.2000 KMB 0 7 0 Ling Wan Temple 13.05.2000 Tuen Mun Road chainage 25.0* KMB 0 7 0 Tsuen Wan Road lamp pole No. 22.05.2000 KMB 2 7 0 FC 0413 East lamp 27.05.2000 KMB 1 5 0 pole No. AA2878-0 Shek O Road lamp pole No. 24.06.2000 NWFB 1 4 0 33726 Tin Lok Lane junction with NWFB, 30.06.2000 2 6 0 CTB(F2) Kwai Chung Road concrete 03.07.2000 KMB 3 19 0 pole No. 41B Wong Nai Chung Road lamp 03.08.2000 CTB(F1) 1 6 0 pole No. 17656 Central 05.10.2000 KMB 1 5 0 junction with Wing Wo Street Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan 09.10.2000 KMB 1 7 0 junction with Sai Lau Kok - 4 -

Road

Nathan Road junction with 10.10.2000 KMB 2 5 0 Jordan Road 14.10.2000 Chun Wah Road KMB 2 9 0 junction with 31.10.2000 CTB(F1) 1 19 0 Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road Castle Peak Road Ting Kau 02.11.2000 KMB 2 3 0 lamp pole No. FB4752 Nam Cheong Street junction 01.12.2000 KMB 0 5 0 with Fuk Wing Street Nathan Road junction with KMB, 04.12.2000 1 5 0 Wing Sing Lane CTB(F1) Tung Chung Road junction 09.12.2000 NLB 1 24 0 with Footbridge 8798-1 Kwun Tong Road junction with 10.12.2000 KMB 3 6 0 Tung Yan Street Pok Fu Lam Road lamp pole 13.12.2000 CTB(F1) 1 10 1 No. 41126 Sun Yip Street junction with 19.12.2000 NWFB 0 11 0 Siu Sai Wan Road near lamp pole 21.12.2000 NWFB 2 3 0 No. 36308 King’s Road junction with 24.12.2000 CTB(F1) 2 4 0 Ming Yuen Western Street

Note: Breakdown based on available information. * Chainage distance in km measured from junction of Kwun Tong road and Kai Fook Road along

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Table 7 - Details of Franchised Bus Accidents Involving 5 or More Casualties in 2001

Bus Co. No. of Casualties Date Location Involved Driver Passenger Pedestrian Hong Chong Road junction with 08.01.2001 KMB 0 6 0 Salisbury Road Nathan Road junction with Salisbury 12.01.2001 KMB 2 4 0 Road Nathan Road junction with Waterloo 19.01.2001 KMB 0 6 0 Road Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road junction 08.03.2001 CTB(F1) 0 5 0 with Lee Nam Road Nam Cheong Street junction with Pak 12.03.2001 KMB 0 5 0 Wan Street Prince Edward Road West lamp pole 12.03.2001 KMB 1 4 0 No. AAB1825 Aberdeen Praya Road lamp pole No. 13.03.2001 NWFB 0 14 0 42017 Hiu Kwong Street junction with Hiu 14.03.2001 KMB 0 5 0 Yuk Path West Kowloon Highway near Western KMB, 16.03.2001 0 15 0 Harbour Crossing CTB(F1) King’s Road junction with Tin Hau 17.03.2001 NWFB 0 9 0 Temple Road Hiram’s Highway lamp pole No. 08.04.2001 KMB 1 30 0 EB4567-3 Des Voeux Road Central junction with 13.04.2001 NWFB 1 7 0 Jubilee Street Junction Road junction with Nga Tsin 22.04.2001 NWFB 2 2 1 Wai Road Tin Wan Praya Road lamp pole No. KMB, 22.04.2001 2 8 0 33512 NWFB Sai Cheung Street junction with 24.04.2001 NWFB 2 18 1 Kennedy Town Praya 27.04.2001 Yu Tung Road lamp pole No. FC2548 LW 2 3 0 Tate’s Cairn Tunnel No. 15 emergency 28.04.2001 KMB 1 10 0 exit Po Shek Wu Road junction with Choi 25.05.2001 KMB 1 15 0 Yuen Road - 6 -

Ma On Shan Road lamp pole No. EBA 02.06.2001 KMB 1 4 0 4199 Tin Wan Praya Road lamp pole No. 08.06.2001 NWFB 2 13 0 22995 Tong Ming Street junction with Tong 13.06.2001 KMB 1 5 0 Chun Street 15.06.2001 Sha Kok Street lamp pole No. N0811 CTB(F1) 0 6 0 Argle street junction with Princess 18.06.2001 KMB 1 13 0 Margaret Road Cheong Tat Road near lamp pole No. 19.06.2001 LW 3 10 0 TE244 Yuen Long Highway near Pok Oi 27.06.2001 KMB 0 11 0 Interchange Ching Cheung Road junction with Tai 30.06.2001 KMB 0 10 0 Po Road 07.07.2001 Tuen Mun Road chainage 15.0* KMB 0 6 0 13.07.2001 Choi Hung Road No. AE 4262-7 KMB 0 8 0 13.07.2001 , KMB 2 12 0 Tseung Kwan O Tunnel outside No.4 18.07.2001 KMB 1 8 0 Exit Castle Peak Road Kwai Chung lamp 19.07.2001 KMB 0 7 0 pole No. FA 6259 Kin Chuen Street junction with Castle 21.07.2001 KMB 1 4 0 Peak Road Kwai Chung Jockey Club Road junction with 08.08.2001 KMB 0 5 0 Fanling Highway Tam Kon Shan Interchange lamp pole 10.08.2001 LW 1 4 0 No. W6547 KMB, 12.08.2001 lamp pole No. 38822 NWFB, 2 4 0 CTB(F1) Fuk Man Road junction with Chan 15.08.2001 KMB 1 6 0 Man Street Tung Chung Road lamp pole No. FB 23.08.2001 NLB 0 13 0 8819-3

24.08.2001 before payroll No. 1 CTB(F1) 0 8 0

27.08.2001 Lantau Link CTB(F1) 2 9 1 Tai Po Road junction with Sha Tin 01.09.2001 KMB 3 4 0 Heights near lamp pole No. N9781 Sha Tsui Road junction with Kwan 07.09.2001 KMB 0 10 0 Mun Hau Street - 7 -

08.09.2001 Tate’s Cairn Tunnel emergency exit 12 KMB 4 15 0

Shek Pai Wan Road junction with Tin 09.09.2001 KMB 1 8 0 Wan Hill Road 17.09.2001 Tai Po Road, KMB 0 8 0 San Wan Road lamp pole No. 18.09.2001 KMB 1 11 0 AEA2523-5 19.09.2001 Tuen Mun Road chainage 23.7* KMB 0 6 0 north lamp pole No. 30.09.2001 KMB 1 13 0 BK9730 05.10.2001 Cheung Tsing Highway chainage 13.2# CTB(F1) 4 6 0 Tsuen Wan Roads lamp pole No. FC 06.10.2001 KMB 0 5 0 0351 03.11.2001 Eastern Harbour Crossing CTB(F1) 2 3 0 Ting Kok Road junction with Chung 03.11.2001 KMB 1 19 0 Nga Road West near Western 05.11.2001 CTB(F1) 1 6 0 Fire Services station outside Hollywood 05.11.2001 KMB 1 6 0 Plaza Wo Tong Tsui Street junction with 12.11.2001 KMB 2 9 0 Kwai Hing Road Po Kong Village Road junction with 10.12.2001 KMB 1 7 0 Choi Hung Road Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road junction 10.12.2001 KMB 2 8 0 with Po Shun Road Tseung Kwan O Road lamp pole No. 12.12.2001 KMB 2 10 0 AA8646 Yen Chow Street junction with Tung 22.12.2001 CTB(F2) 2 3 0 Chau Street

Note: Breakdown based on available information. * Chainage distance in km measured from junction of Kwun Tong road and Kai Fook Road along Route 2 # Chainage distance in km measured from entry of Western Harbour Crossing on Hong Kong side along

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Table 8 - Details of Franchised Bus Accidents Involving 5 or More Casualties in 2002

Bus Co. No. of Casualties Date Location Involved Driver Passenger Pedestrian Tuen Mun Road junction with Sham Tseng 12.01.2002 KMB 1 4 0 Interchange Tai Hong Street junction with Hong 17.01.2002 CTB(F1) 1 4 0 Cheung Street Po Lam Road North lamp pole No. 30.01.2002 KMB 0 6 0 EA0548 13.02.2002 King’s Road junction with Java Road NWFB 2 4 0 17.02.2002 Yuen Wo Road junction with Road KMB 0 6 0 Tuen Mun Road lamp pole No. AW 20.03.2002 KMB 1 5 0 2724-9 24.03.2002 Tuen Mun Road lamp pole W 1033 KMB 0 6 0 Canal Road East junction with Leighton 01.04.2002 CTB(F1) 2 4 0 Road 06.04.2002 Nathan Road junction with Jordan Road KMB 0 6 0 Po Kong Village Road junction with King 24.05.2002 NWFB 2 3 0 Tung Street Lung Cheung Road lamp pole No. 03.06.2002 KMB 2 23 0 BAA88423 07.06.2002 Hip Wo junction with Yuet Wah Street KMB 2 4 0 23.06.2002 Tuen Mun Road chainage No. 14* KMB 1 4 0 26.07.2002 Kam Tin Road lamp pole No. FB 5759 KMB 2 40 0 12.08.2002 Kwai Chung Road lamp pole No. FA 6061 KMB 3 3 0 Castle Peak Road Tsuen Wan junction with 16.08.2002 KMB 3 3 0 Tai Chung Road Cherry Street junction with Hoi King 23.08.2002 KMB 0 5 0 Street West Kowloon Highway lamp pole No. 26.08.2002 CTB(F1) 1 5 0 BAB0753/8 02.09.2002 Shek Pai Wan Road lamp pole No. 34364 NWFB 2 5 0 05.09.2002 Lam Kam Road lamp pole No. FA9142 KMB 0 6 0 Cheung Sha Wan Road junction with 08.09.2002 KMB 1 9 0 Tonkin Street Wong Chu Road junction with Tuen Mun 19.09.2002 KMB 2 3 0 Road 21.09.2002 Kwun Tong Road lamp pole No. AB1773 KMB 2 13 0 22.09.2002 lamp pole No. 38749 NWFB 1 4 0 Sha Tau Kok Road Lung Yeuk Tau lamp 23.09.2002 KMB 0 5 0 pole No. AEB7280 - 9 -

26.09.2002 Kwun Tong Bypass lamp pole No. E1256 CTB(F1) 0 7 0 27.09.2002 Tuen Mun Road chainage 13.6* KMB 1 5 0 03.10.2002 Tolo Highway Street chainage 27.8⊕ KMB 0 15 0 Chatham Road North junction with Mody 04.10.2002 KMB 0 6 0 Road Castle Peak Road Kwai Chung lamp pole 19.10.2002 KMB 2 59 0 No. BFB 2861 Lung Cheung Road outside Wong Tai Sin 21.10.2002 KMB 2 5 0 Centre Tung Chung Road lamp pole No. FB 21.10.2002 NLB 2 5 0 8916-1 Jordan Road junction with Lin Cheung 27.10.2002 CTB(F1) 1 4 0 Road 29.10.2002 Tuen Mun Road lamp pole No. H0373 KMB 2 28 0 11.11.2002 Tsing Long Highway-Ting Kau KMB 0 10 2 Wong Chuk Street junction with Tai Nan 13.11.2002 KMB 0 11 0 Street 14.11.2002 Tolo Highway chainage 29.4⊕ KMB 2 12 0 Tuen Mun Road lamp pole No. AW 21.11.2002 KMB 0 5 0 2727-5 Cheung Sha Wan Road junction with Yen 23.11.2002 KMB 1 11 0 Chow Street Pok Fu Lam Road junction with Victoria 11.12.2002 CTB(F1) 2 5 0 Road Junction Road junction with Wang Tau 20.12.2002 KMB 0 8 0 Hom East Road 29.12.2002 Chai Wan Road opposite Yue Wan Estate NWFB 1 4 0

Note: Breakdown based on available information. * Chainage distance in km measured from junction of Kwun Tong road and Kai Fook Road along Route 2 ⊕ Chainage distance in km measured from junction of Road, Ap Lei Chau Bridge and Aberdeen Praya Road along

KMB : The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd. CTB(F1) : Citybus Limited (Franchise 1) CTB(F2) : Citybus Limited (Franchise 2) NWFB : New World First Bus Services Limited LW : Long Win Bus Company Limited NLB : New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited