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 ($) 2002  12  31 !"# Fares ($) (as at 31.12.2002) ! Number of routes ! ! Group of Routes operated Non Air-Conditioned Air-Conditioned

! 

39 (2) 2.5 - 4.4 3.0 - 10.5 Urban

! 10 N.A. 4.2 - 9.2 Mid-levels

!" 2 N.A. 6.3 - 6.8 All Night Services

!" 8 (1) 3.2 3.2 - 11.6 Recreation Services

 Sub-total 59 (3)

!"#$%& Urban Kowloon and New Territories :

! 8 (2) N.A. 3.2 - 7.5 Regular Services

 Sub-total 8 (2)

! Cross Harbour

! 24 (1) N.A. 8.1 - 18.2 Regular Services

!" 4 N.A. 12.8 - 24.6 All Night Services

!"# 2 N.A. 34.2 Sha Tin Racecourse

!" 2 N.A. 12.8 Recreation Services

 Sub-total 32 (1)

 Total 99 (6)

  !"#$ OMMO !"#$%&' Notes : figures in brackets denote new routes introduced in 2002. 83

 2002  12  31 !"#$%&' Vehicles (registered as at 31 December 2002)

!" ()  Configuration/class (code) Passenger Capacity Number

(i) !"#$%&'() Rear-engined double-deck three-axle non-air-conditioned

  - !"# 11  (DM) 142 24 Dennis Condor 11M D/M body   - !"# 11  ( !) (DM) 130 1 Dennis Condor 11M D/M body (open top)  Sub-total 25

(ii) !"#$%&'() Rear-engined double-deck three-axle air-conditioned  ! !"# 11.3  (LA) 125 25 11.3M W/A body  ! !"# 11.3  (VA) 125 30 11.3M W/A body  ! !"# 11.3  (VA) 133 20 Volvo Olympian 11.3M W/A body  ! !"# 11.3  (VA) 122 12 Volvo Olympian 11.3M W/A body  ! Plaxton  12  (VA) 135 2 Volvo Olympian 12M Plaxton body  !"#$%& 11  (DA) 125 82 Dennis Condor 11M D/M body  !"#$%& 11  (DA) 121 10 Dennis Condor 11M D/M body  !"#$%& 12  (DA) 129 4 12M D/M body !"# 12  (1xxx) 133 160 Dennis Trident 12M W/A body !"# 12  (1xxx) 131 30 Dennis Trident 12M W/A body !"# 12  (12xx) 131 21 Dennis Trident 12M W/A body !"# 11.3  (14xx) 118 30 Dennis Trident 11.3M W/A body !"# 10.6  (16xx) 112 62 Dennis Trident 10.6M W/A body !" 12  (30xx) 133 42 Dennis Trident 12M D/M body !" 12  (30xx) 129 20 Dennis Trident 12M D/M body !" 10.3  (33xx) 105 60 Dennis Trident 10.3M D/M body !" 10.6  (36xx) 110 1 Dennis Trident 10.6M D/M body ! !"# 12  (50xx) 129 103 Volvo Super Olympian 12M W/A body ! 12  (60xx) 126 30 Neoplan Centroliner 12M body

 Sub-total 744

(iii) !"#$%&'() Rear-engined single-deck two-axle air-conditioned

 Carlyle  (DC) 59 17 Carlyle body  Carlyle  !"#$ (DC) 53 3 Dennis Dart Carlyle body (w/ luggage rack)  Plexton  10.6  (20xx) 63 22 Dennis Dart 10.6M Plexton body  Plexton  10.1  (20xx) 59 24 Dennis Dart 10.1M Plexton body  66  835

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!"# !"# Vehicle kilometres operated

2001 2002 % (’000) (’000) % Change

! 30 101 30 899 +2.7 Hong Kong Island routes

!"#$%& 3 345 6 539 +95.5 Urban Kowloon and New Territories routes

! 23 247 23 502 +1.1 Cross Harbour routes

 Total 56 693 60 940 +7.5

! Passengers carried

2001 2002 % (’000) (’000) % Change

! 122 324 121 094 -1.0 Hong Kong Island routes

!"#$%& 8 598 12 391 +44.1 Urban Kowloon and New Territories routes

! 63 567 61 965 -2.5 Cross Harbour routes

 Total 194 489 195 450 +0.5

!"#$%&'()*+ The New World First Bus Services Limited 1998  9  1 !"#$%& commenced operations on 1 September 1998.