Annual Report 2023

77 2023 Annual Report Transport International Holdings Limited passengers under the new 10-year LWB franchise. For LWB services, Pass holders are entitled to use the Pass to travel on E-, N-, S-, R- and X- routes and enjoy a 73% off on the bus fare when taking LWB A- and NA- routes; KMB rolled out the Regional Short-haul Two-way Section Fare Schemes in Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai, Tseung Kwan O and North District. Passengers can enjoy the concessions by tapping an Octopus card, contactless bank card or mobile device or by scanning the QR code on the designated one-stop validators at bus stops upon alighting; The KMB Fare Saver Scheme offered a fare discount of up to HK$4.0, covering some campuses of educational institutions, shopping malls and residential areas. On top of the existing Fare Saver Kiosks in Mei Foo, Kowloon Mosque, United Court in Yuen Long and two private housing estates in Tin Shui Wai and Tseung Kwan O, KMB has further expanded the Fare Saver Scheme to cover West Kowloon Cultural Area and Yuen Long. The new Fare Saver Kiosks are located at M+, Hong Kong Palace Museum and Kong Ha Wai Transitional Housing; ICBC/KMB UnionPay Dual Currency Cardholders enjoyed a maximum of 20% bus fare rebate when paying for KMB and LWB rides; while Citibank cardholders enjoyed a 15% bus fare rebate year-round under another fare rebate scheme; Partnering with Hong Kong Tramways Limited and some Green Minibus operators, KMB provided inter-modal interchange fare concessions covering routes on Hong Kong Island and in the New Territories; A KMB-MTR interchange discount was offered to passengers interchanging from designated routes solely operated by KMB to designated MTR stations, and vice versa; New Bus-bus Interchange Concession Schemes were offered alongside the introduction of the new Routes 49, 49M, B9 and W4; 70 bus stops or termini frequented by seniors have been upgraded to “Age-Friendly Bus Stops”, where additional seats have been installed to care for the elderly Two additional priority seats have been added to 500 in-service buses which are now deployed to operate on routes commonly used by elderly passengers