🚍🚌🚦小巴不只是一種交通工具,更是一種香港獨有的歷史和情懷,你對它又有甚麼認識?
Minibus is not simply a public transport, it is the history and value of HK...
紅和綠/
除了香港運輸處所設立的禁區外,紅色小巴基本上能在沒有固定路線、班次和票價的情況下前往香港所有地區。紅色小巴司機就像的士司機一樣工作,也是自僱人士。到了1974年香港政府建立了綠色專線小巴系統。綠色小巴有適當的時間表,固定的票價和指定的站點。毫無疑問,它對部份少乘搭小巴的乘客變得更方便。現今綠色小巴大都有特許經營權,例如有不少綠色專營小巴路線是由上市的AMS公共交通擁有,它更是香港唯一營業小巴生意至上市的公司。
總有你專屬的小巴路線/
小巴不僅見證著香港歷史,而且對香港市民也具有一定價值。有別於視私家車為日常必需品的國家,由於香港土地有限和人口密度高,香港人主要依靠公共交通工具。小巴由於體積小、班次頻密和多而提供了更快,更高效的運輸解決方案。事實上,我自己也是每天需要乘搭小巴出入的一群。這無疑證明了小巴是具有最高性價比並在香港有極高需要的交通工具,上山過海無難度!
Red and Green Minibus/
Red Minibuses have non-scheduled services, they are free to operate anywhere, except prohibited areas set by the Transportation Department. And there is no control over routing, frequency and fares. All drivers are self-employed like taxi drivers. Meanwhile, the HK government established the Green Minibus System in 1974, minibuses with green roofs. Green Minibuses have proper schedules, fixed fares and designated stops. With no doubt, it is more manageable and user friendly, although you still need to raise your courage to shout out at the right timing, “Stop please!”. Chin up, and you are good to go. Green Minibuses today are operating as franchises controlled by different companies, for example, many are owned by the publicly listed AMS Public Transport (the only listed minibus company). Unlike Red Minibus drivers, Green Minibus drivers are company employees with fixed salaries.
Your Personalised Route/
Minibus is not only a historical witness, it has a unique value for Hongkongers. Due to limited land and high population density in HK, owning a car is never a necessity and Hongkongers mainly rely on public transportation. Minibuses offer a faster and more efficient transportation solution with its small size, high frequency and diverse range of routes. To be precise, minibus drivers are always speedy and provide the highest cost-performance wise service among other HK transportation systems.
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