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[Further Reading] The Story of Hong Kong Buses

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Bus company
/
organisation websites

  1. City Gallery

  2. KMB website

  3. Housing Department – Public housing development

  4. Big Bus Hong Kong

  5. New World First Bus & Citybus

  6. Kwoon Chung Bus

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Website references

  1. 我們的巴士歲月（上）(Our Bus Years, Part 1) [archived]

  2. 我們的巴士歲月（下）(Our Bus Years, Part 2) [archived]

  3. 香港巴士資源中心 (Hong Kong Bus Resources Centre) [archived]

  4. 中華巴士紀念館 (China Motor Bus memorial site)

  5. 巴士資訊 - 香港巴士歷史 (Bus information — Hong Kong bus history)

  6. 香港記憶 (Hong Kong Memory)

  7. 香港歷史系列 (Hong Kong History Series)

  8. 香港巴士發展簡史 (A brief history of Hong Kong bus development) [archived]

  9. 香港巴士大典 (the Hong Kong bus encyclopedia wiki)

  10. 港識多史 We Toast HK

  11. 情迷巴士 (a bus enthusiasts’ site)

  12. 對“公共交通策略研究-專營巴士服務”的睇法及建議 (Views and suggestions on the “Public Transport Strategy Study — franchised bus services”)

  13. The Knight Bus

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Related news
references

  1. Apple Daily - 紅色新九巴吹英倫風 (new red KMB buses with a British flavour)

  2. CUP - 忘我的駕駛態度，不是只有司機一人 (a self-absorbed attitude behind the wheel — and not only among drivers)

  3. HKET - 九巴路線小知識 R車代表甚麼？ (KMB route trivia: what does an “R” route mean?)

  4. HKET - 8、9、10 號風球要返工　可搭什麼車？ (What transport is there when you must work under typhoon signals No. 8, 9 or 10?)

  5. HK01 -【九巴紅巴．來稿】購置新巴士，就是優質巴士服務？ (Does buying new buses alone make a quality bus service?)

  6. HK01 -【 01觀點】80 後女巴士車長　為何「千奇百趣」？ (Why is a post-80s woman bus captain seen as such a curiosity?)

  7. HK01 -【颱風山竹】九巴工會指路面惡劣　籲車長暫勿上班　在家等消息 (Typhoon Mangkhut: KMB union cites bad road conditions, urges bus captains to wait at home)

  8. HK01 - 颱風下的巴士車長　清晨回廠候命　橫風橫雨露天車廠車上呆等 (Bus captains in a typhoon: reporting to open-air depots at dawn to wait on standby in the wind and rain)

  9. HK01 - 九巴最年輕導師教出五百名車長　具社福背景教學生用心揸巴士 (KMB’s youngest instructor has trained five hundred bus captains, drawing on a social-welfare background)

  10. on.cc - INY繼續本土　炮製巴士迷 Dream House (INY stays local, crafting a dream house for bus fans)

  11. SundayKiss - 化妝小姐變身巴士車長 (From make-up artist to bus captain)

  12. ULifestyle - 網民最愛抽水無極限 3大環保界最強公關大嘥鬼/清潔龍阿德/滴惜仔 (Three green-campaign mascots netizens love to riff on, including Big Waster)

  13. 思考香港 - 利蘭小子：九巴新色？還是復古色彩？ (A new KMB livery, or retro colours?)

  14. 香港政府新聞公報 - 歷史博物館最新展覽介紹香港巴士的故事 (Government press release: Museum of History exhibition on the story of Hong Kong buses)

  15. 自由時報 - 全世界最長公車在這裡！居然能坐 300 人！ (The world’s longest bus — it seats 300!)

  16. 明報 - 署新規 巴士車長培訓要求鬆 全職司機須 20 小時駕駛訓練 少於營辦商現行 (Ming Pao: new rules ease bus captain training — 20 hours’ driving training for full-time drivers, less than operators’ current practice)

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Social media
references

  1. CK101 - 瑞士充電巴士充電最長“只需15秒” 完勝「台中BRT」 (Swiss electric buses recharge in as little as 15 seconds) [archived]

  2. Google Doodle - 英國雙層巴士（ double-decker bus ）(Google Doodle on the British double-decker bus)

  3. 巴士錢箱秘密 (The secret of the bus farebox)

  4. 「伴你同行：香港巴士故事」展覽好睇 @ 歷史博物館 KMB (On the Hong Kong bus story exhibition at the Museum of History)

  5. 光明頂島世界 - 港九街道之金典寫真 (Classic photographs of Hong Kong and Kowloon streets)

  6. 山竹 IS NOT A JOKE (KMB on Typhoon Mangkhut)

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Book references

  1. 香港巴士1933-2012 (Hong Kong Buses 1933–2012)

  2. 香港島巴士路線與社區發展 (Hong Kong Island bus routes and community development)

  3. 香港巴士90年(2015年增訂版) (90 Years of Hong Kong Buses, 2015 expanded edition)

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YouTube
video references

  1. 雙層巴士的故事 (The story of double-deck buses)

  2. 紅巴2.0真身曝光　九巴豪華巴有得留座 (KMB’s “red bus 2.0” unveiled — seats reservable on the deluxe bus)

  3. 新一代紅巴誕生過程全紀錄 (A full record of the birth of the new-generation red bus)

  4. 「紅燈籠」出沒注意！3架英倫風紅色九巴 (Three British-style red KMB buses on the road)

  5. [FactWire] 巴士車長工作14小時實錄 (A bus captain’s 14-hour working day, documented)

  6. 《視點31》巴士車長工時長、壓力大 ( RTHK31: 21/6/2016) (Long hours and heavy pressure for bus captains)

  7. 九巴與香港同步成長 (KMB growing up in step with Hong Kong)

  8. 九巴車長是這樣練成的 ! (How a KMB bus captain is made!)

  9. 九巴幕後精英系列 - 維修補給站 (KMB behind the scenes: the maintenance depot)

  10. 九巴幕後精英系列 - 車胎翻新廠 (KMB behind the scenes: the tyre retreading plant)

  11. 九巴幕後精英系列 - 八達通收費系統 (KMB behind the scenes: the Octopus fare system)

  12. 巴士坐椅的演進 (The evolution of bus seats)

  13. 巴士洗白白 (Giving the bus a good wash)

  14. 巴士服務背後 (Behind the bus service)

Last updated: 13 January 2020

The further-reading links above supplement the Hong Kong Brand Museum’s parent-and-child picture book The Story of Buses (《巴士的故事》). Every effort has been made to ensure the book’s accuracy and completeness; if any information is missing or in need of updating, please do not hesitate to let the author know.

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KMB Behind-the-Scenes Elite Series — The Tyre Retreading Plant

Giving the Bus a Good Wash

KMB Behind-the-Scenes Elite Series — The Maintenance Depot

KMB Behind-the-Scenes Elite Series — The Octopus Fare System

The Evolution of Bus Seats

KMB, Growing Up with Hong Kong

The Story of the Double-Decker Bus

How a KMB Bus Captain Is Made

The Birth of the New-Generation Red Bus — A Full Record

Behind the Bus Service — Cleaning

[FactWire] A Bus Captain's 14-Hour Working Day, Documented