NWFB Route 792M Service Enhancement with Route 796 Series Service Adjustment Citybus Route 698R Cancellation
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NWFB Route 792M Service Enhancement with Route 796 Series Service Adjustment Citybus Route 698R Cancellation (4 November 2014, Hong Kong) Effective 9 November (Sunday), service adjustment will be implemented on New World First Bus (“NWFB”) Route 796X, 796P and 796C. Effective 16 November (Sunday), NWFB will enhance the service of Route 792M, while service of Citybus Route 698R will be cancelled. Details are so follows: NWFB Route 792M Effective 16 November (Sunday), Tseung Kwan O bound service of NWFB Route 792M during 3:45pm to 5:45pm on Sunday and Public Holiday will be strengthened to 15 minutes headway, while the frequency at other service periods will remain unchanged. NWFB Route 796X Effective 9 November (Sunday), all departures to and from Lohas Park of NWFB Route 796X will operate via Le Prestige. New bus stops will be located at Wan Po Road before Shek Kok Road, outside Le Prestige and outside Tseung Kwan O MTR Depot for both bounds. Meanwhile, the routeing of departures during morning peak hour on Monday to Saturday operating between Tsim Sha Tsui (East) and Tseung Kwan O Station will remain unchanged. NWFB Route 796P Effective 10 November (Monday), departures of NWFB Route 796P at 7:20am and 8:05am will extend service to Silvercord Centre, same routeing as departure at 7:40am. New bus stops will be located at Salisbury Road outside New World Centre, Kowloon Park Drive outside No. 1 Peking Road and Canton Road outside Silvercord Centre, replacing the bus stop at Tsim Sha Tsui (Mody Road) bus terminus. NWFB Route 796C Effective 9 November (Sunday), So Uk bound service of NWFB Route 796C will divert after Nathan Road, via Cheung Sha Wan Road, Tonkin Street, and then resume its original routeing. New bus stops will be located at Cheung Sha Wan Road after Maple Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road after Pei Ho Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road outside Yee Ching Court and Tonkin Street opposite Cheung Sha Wan Station, replacing bus stops at Tai Po Road outside Fuk Wa Street Rest Garden, Un Chau Street before Pei Ho Street, before Camp Street and before Tonkin Street. Tseung Kwan O bound service will divert after Argyle Street, via Argyle Street flyover, and then resume its original routeing. A new bus stop will be located at Argyle Street outside Evangel Hospital, replacing the bus stop at Argyle Street opposite Argyle Street Playground. Citybus Route 698R Service of Citybus Route 698R will be cancelled from 16 November (Sunday). The last service date is 9 November. Page 1of 2 For further enquiries, please call the NWFB Customer Service Hotline at 2136 8888 or Citybus Customer Service Hotline at 2873 0818 during service hours; visit the NWFB website at www.nwfb.com.hk or the Citybus website at www.citybus.com.hk; refer to notices at bus stops or download the NWFB & Citybus Mobile Application to keep track of our latest updates on the service information. NWFB and Citybus are jointly owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and NWS Holdings Limited. Like our holding companies, NWFB and Citybus are committed to improving the quality of life for the public we serve, and providing reliable bus services. - END - New World First Bus Services Limited Citybus Limited NWFB and Citybus are 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), operates businesses in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macau. Its Infrastructure portfolio includes Roads, Energy, Water and Ports & Logistics projects. Its Services portfolio comprises Facilities Management (the management of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and Free Duty), Construction & Transport (construction, bus and ferry services) and Strategic Investments. Page 2 of 2 .