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	New World First Bus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		New World First Holdings was regarded as a dark horse as it was the only bidder with no local bus operation experience.
		The official maiden departure of NWFB was departed at 00:15 that night on Route N8, with the first new bus in the fleet (Fleet No. 1001).
		New World First Bus now also operates bus routes in the New Kowloon Development Area and Tseung Kwan O. On the bus stop signs, different types of routes are distinguished by different colors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_World_First_Bus (1858 words)

	Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the war, Hong Kong Island was first occupied by the British, and was formally ceded by the Qing Dynasty of China in 1842 under the Treaty of Nanking.
		The liberation of Hong Kong in 1945 was celebrated at the Cenotaph in Victoria with the raising of the Union Flag and the Flag of the Republic of China.
		The Kowloon Peninsula is attached to the New Territories in the north, and the New Territories are in turn connected to mainland China across the Sham Chun River (Shenzhen River).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hong_Kong (6455 words)

	ERG GROUP - Shareholder Information - Media Releases - Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		New World First Bus, Hong Kong's newest bus company, has awarded ERG a HK$23 million contract to design, install and commission all their 700 strong bus fleet into Hong Kong's existing multi-modal contactless smart card fare collection system.
		New World First Bus was established in early 1998 to bid for the franchise to operate public bus services in Hong Kong after the existing franchise, operated by China Motor Bus, expired at end of August 1998.
		New World First Bus Assistant to Managing Director, Richard Davis, also commented that the objective of joining the Octopus System was to provide further service enhancement and passenger convenience for all the New World First Bus travellers.
	www.erggroup.com /news/mediarel/mediadisplay.cfm?MediaRelease=26 (373 words)

	Citybus (Hong Kong): Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Citybus provides bus (bus: A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport) service in Hong Kong Island (Hong Kong Island: hong kong island (, colloquially the island side) is the...
		Its operation was expaned into mainland China (mainland China: A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world) with a joint venture operation in Beijing (Beijing: Capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city).
		It was not only Beijing's first joint venture bus operation, but it also marked the introduction of air-conditioned buses for the first time in the capital city.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/citybus_hong_kong (571 words)

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		This type of bus is a best seller in China which contributes largely to the total volume of around 25,000 buses over 10m sold every year.
		Volvo Bus Corporation is the world's second-largest manufacturer of large buses and coaches.
		Volvo Bus Corporation is part of the Volvo Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services.
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	Information services for intercity and transit buses. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The PD-4104 was the first of many General Motors buses to use the slanting window pillars, a design theme which remained with the intercity line to its end in 1980 and was also used on all GM new-look transit buses.
		The new-looks, first delivered in September 1959, were also known as "fishbowls" because of their much larger windows, especially the six-piece windshield, compared with predecessor buses.
		First designed as an interim bus while the transit community waited for the Transbus, the RTS achieved permanent status when the Transbus project was cancelled in 1979.
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	Kowloon Motor Bus - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB), a Transport International Holdings Limited company, is the largest of the three franchised bus operators in the urban area of Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately-owned public bus operators in the world.
		KMB was founded on 13 April 1933 as a result of the reformation of public transport by the then-British colonial government of Hong Kong.
		Following the testing of the double-decked air-conditioned bus in early 1980s (Victory and Jubilant), KMB became the world's first air-conditioned double-decker operator.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Kowloon_Motor_Bus (947 words)

	First Bus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		New World First Bus, third largest bus operator in Hong Kong.
		FirstBus, a United Kingdom bus company formed in 1995 that was renamed First Group in 1998 after expansion into rail transport.
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Bus (105 words)

	Kowloon Motor Bus Holdings Limited - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kowloon Motor Bus Holdings Limited (KMB) is one of the major public transport companies serving Hong Kong.
		Founded in 1933, KMB is the largest private bus firm in the world.
		Cross-border bus services between Lok Ma Chau of Hong Kong and Huangguang in Shenzhen.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /KMB (254 words)

	New Zealand's source for World News on Stuff.co.nz: NZer first passenger on new India-Pakistan bus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		New Zealander Sukhpreet Priya Kaur was among passengers on the first bus of a resumed cross-border service from Amritsar in India to Lahore in Pakistan.
		The "bus diplomacy" was the first public transport link for the two halves of the Punjab since the state was divided in the India- Pakistan partition in 1947.
		East Punjab deputy chief minister Rajinder Core Batal said the new bus service would improve the relations between the two countries, and the passengers were welcomed at the Wagah border crossing by assorted ministers from Pakistan tourism and communications ministries.
	www.stuff.co.nz /stuff/0,2106,3551332a12,00.html (268 words)

	Kowloon Motor Bus: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Kowloon Motor Bus Holdings Limited (KMB) is one of three bus operators in Hong Kong (Hong Kong: Formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers).
		Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is one of the largest privately-owned public bus (bus: A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport) operators in the world.
		Prior to that point of time, there were several independent bus operators working on the both sides of the Victoria Harbour (Victoria Harbour: victoria harbour is the harbour between kowloon and hong kong island....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/kowloon_motor_bus (1318 words)

	bustropolis.com :: View topic - Eagle History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		The first Silver Eagles were built in 1958 and 1959 without the Golden Eagle amenities and were selected as the standard bus of the Trailways fleet.
		The first Model 05 Eagles appeared very similar to the Model 01, including the rounded end cap over the windshield, but the defining difference was the reversal in positions of the driving axle with the tag.
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	HKBEC - The First Bus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The bus is a Dennis Trident with an Alexander ALX500 body, with 59 seats in the upper deck, 34 seats and 39 standees in the lower deck.
		The bus was registered as HU 8370 with 1001 as the fleet number.
		NWFB's franchise to operate 88 public bus routes will be effective from 1 September, 1998 for 5 years.
	www.gakei.com /nt1/nt1.htm (115 words)

	LCQ15: New World First Bus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		NWFB is now gearing up in full momentum to operate 88 bus routes on 1 September 1998.
		Good progress has been made on the preparation work which includes the recruitment of staff of China Motor Bus Company Limited (CMB) and negotiations with the management of CMB on the acquisition of the bus fleet, the lease of depots and other transition-related arrangements.
		To minimise the possibility of traffic chaos and to facilitate the smooth take-over of the bus operation, NWFB will follow the existing modus operandi during the initial period by maintaining CMB's existing bus routeings and keeping to the roster system of drivers and buses.
	www.info.gov.hk /gia/general/199807/08/0708057.htm (359 words)

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	Bus Focus
		The first phase would be the commencement of service of MTR Disneyland Resort line and some roads to the Penny Bay.
		KMB and NWFB operated a special route 104R from Central Pier to Mongkok, to cope with a mid-night carnival at Cheung Chau on 16 May 2005.
		The Shenzhen Bus Group Company Limited (SGBC) was established on 19 Jan 2005, has a total of five shareholders: KMB (Shenzhen) Transport Investment Limited (wholly-owned subsidiary of KMBH), Shenzhen Investment Holding Corporation and three other strategic investors.
	www.busfocus.info /english (842 words)

	Workplan: Hong Kong
		Bus service is one of the important public services in Hong Kong.
		And the New World First Bus Company Employees Union was founded in October 1998.
		World First Bus Company Employees Union standing committee and HKCTU Trade Union Education Centre established a task group for monitoring the progress of activities.
	www.itcilo.it /actrav/english/calendar/2000/A3_2069/work/ACTION_PLANS/hongkong.htm (273 words)

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