NLB posts $9m loss on Covid-19 impact
The New Lantao Bus Co (NLB) has recorded a HK$9 million annual loss as a result of plunging passenger numbers caused by the coronavirus. NLB’s parent company, Kwoon [...]
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NLB apologises over timetable fiasco but vows to pursue cuts
New Lantao Bus (NLB) has apologised over the chaos created by its misjudged attempt to cut services, but says it will continue to seek timetable changes. The company angered [...]
Reprieve: Govt halts ‘unapproved’ Lantau bus timetable cuts
New Lantao Bus Co. (NLB) has backed down – for now at least – on planned cuts to Lantau bus services. Last week it announced the elimination of nearly a third of [...]
Lantau bus services slashed as virus takes toll
Lantau bus services have been cut as a result of the coronavirus – and the changes may be permanent. New Lantao Bus Co. has curtailed services across all routes, [...]
Election ’19: Fung Siu Yin, reform candidate
Fung Siu Yin is the challenger in Sunday’s district council poll and a part of a new face in local politics. Standing for the Lantau seat, she is pro-democratic, green [...]
New double-decker bus to run on 3M route from Q3
This is the new double-decker bus that will run between Tung Chung and Mui Wo, starting in the third quarter. New Lantao Bus Co (NLB), which released the photo this week, [...]
HZM Bridge bus rides for $80, once it opens
The bus ride across the HZM Bridge will cost just as little as HK$80 – but the bridge may not open until the second half of the year. Shun Tak, the main HK-Macau ferry [...]
Bus safety probe gets underway, seeks public submissions
A panel investigating the safety of Hong Kong bus services was formally established today. The three-member committee, chaired by Justice Michael Lunn, will examine “from [...]
Randy Yu calls for double-decker bus review in wake of Tai Po crash
District Council vice chair Randy Yu has called on the Transport Department to review the safety of double-decker buses on Lantau roads before they are introduced later this [...]
Lantau bus drivers to get shorter shifts – next year
Lantau bus drivers are to get shorter shifts and longer breaks in the wake of the Tai Po bus disaster – but it may take more than a year. Under new Transport Department [...]