New World First Bus
New World First Bus Services Limited (Chinese: 新世界第一巴士服務有限公司), abbreviated as First Bus and "NWFB", is the third largest public bus operator in Hong Kong.
NWFB was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Bus's franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus. The company is wholly owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and NWS Holdings, which together also own the second largest operator, Citybus.
New World First Bus mainly serves Hong Kong Island, South Tseung Kwan O and the newly developed areas in west Kowloon. It also provides cross-harbour routes linking Hong Kong Island and Kowloon or the New Territories.
The company currently possesses just below 700 buses and operates just below 100 franchised routes. It has a patronage figure of 180 million every year. Since 18 August 2002, the entire bus fleet is air-conditioned (with the exception of one open-top bus until January 2008). All buses are equipped with the Octopus smart card payment system. Near 80% of the buses are Super Low Floor.
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