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Welcome to Hipfig 's Video Guide Series

on Hong Kong. In this video we'll be

showing you the buses in Hong Kong. We'll

tell you how to use a bus to get around

the Kowloon and Hong Kong Island side

Buses in Hong Kong are an easy method of

getting around town. They're easy,

frequent, inexpensive, comfortable most

are air-conditioned, and they go

everywhere in Hong Kong. Many are double deckers

double deckers which are fun and offer views of

the city from the top deck. In Hong Kong

Private companies run public bus service

There are 5 major bus companies: the

Kowloon Motor Bus company or KMB,

City bus, New World First bus company,

Long Win bus corporation, and the New Lantao

bus corporation. The Kowloon Motor bus

company or KMB provides service mainly

in Kowloon and the New Territories. They

have a few routes operating cross harbour

to the Hong Kong Island side. KMB has

over 400 routes in Hong Kong. City Bus

operates mainly on the Hong Kong Island

side. Bus number 15 goes to Victoria Peak

from Central. You can pay for buses using

exact change or an Octopus card. New

World First bus company provides bus

service mainly on the Hong Kong Island

side and also has routes in Kowloon and

the New Territories. Destinations and bus

numbers are displayed in English and

Chinese on the front of each bus. Bus

stops clearly display the bus numbers,

and route maps encased in a plastic box.

Once at your bus stop, wait in line.

On buses, you enter from the front entrance

Pay with exact change or tap your

Octopus card if you have one. Prices are

displayed on the fare box. If you're

going a short distance make sure to ride

a bus

that ends at your destination or nearby

Otherwise you'll end up paying more

because the fares are based on the end

destination. The majority of bus route

fares are based on where you board and

the final destination of the bus route

and not where you get off. Look for your

stop on the screen in the bus. To exit

your bus, make sure to press the red

button to tell the bus driver to stop

before your destination. Exit from the

back. Bus rides themselves can be an

experience especially on the top deck in

the front row of a double-decker bus

coming from places like Stanley or the

Victoria Peak. In Hong Kong there are also Mini- Buses

Mini-buses also known as Public Light buses

Mini buses are small buses run by

independent operators. Usually they have

a capacity of up to 16 passengers and

no standing passengers are allowed

There are two types of mini buses: green

and red top. The green colored top mini

buses run a fixed route at fixed prices

You can pay by exact change or Octopus

card. Red colored mini buses don't have

fixed routes, schedules, or fares. They

act more like shared taxis. You can pay by

exact change. Only a few accept Octopus

cards. A convenient option for tourists

are the hop on hop off buses run by Big

Bus. Big Bus operates three routes in the

Hong Kong area. You will also see Panda

buses on the Kowloon side which are for

tourists from Japan and must be

purchased in Japan before arrival

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