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80 Years with KMB (1933-2013)
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$180.00
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出版社: |
三聯書店
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出版日期: |
2014/01 |
頁數: |
192 |
ISBN: |
9789620434907 |
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商品簡介 |
簡介Foundedin1921,KowloonMotorBusCompanyoperated9Fordbuseson2routesinKowloon.Whenitgainedthefranchisetooperatebusservicesin1933,itowned110smallsingle-deckerbusesandranatotalof18routesinKowloonandtheNewTerritories.Onits80thanniversaryofobtainingthefranchise,KMBnowhasafleetof3,800busesandoperates392routesintheterritory,employingabout12,000people.Itoffersabout2.6millionoutofatotalof12millionpublictransporttripsperdayinHongKong.Thatmeans1outof4to5peoplecommutesbyKMBonadailybasis.Inadditiontotherailway,KMBisthemostwidelyusedmeansoftransportinHongKong.ThesefiguresillustratetheprofounddevelopmentofKMBwhichisextraordinarywhencomparedwithpublictransportinotherworldcities.
Throughouttheyears,KMBandthepeopleofHongKonghaveweatheredtheupsanddownstogether–theJapaneseOccupation,thepopulationsurgeafterthewar,twocivildisturbances,naturaldisasters,thedevelopmentofnewtowns,theopeningoftherailwayaswellascross-harbourtunnels,etc.InthetinycityofHongKongwherepeoplehavetocommutefrequently,publictransportthatisbothconvenientandreliableisvitaltourbandevelopment.Inthisbook,theauthorhasemployedalargequantityofarchivaldataandhistoricalphotographstoexploretherelationshipbetweenthegovernment'stransportandcityplanningpolicies,aswellastheadvancementofKMB.Thebookisinformativeandcanserveasareferenceonthedevelopmentofthelocalbusindustry.
作者簡介KoTim-keungisaHongKonghistoryandhistoricalphotoresearcher.HeisamemberoftheAntiquitiesAdvisoryBoardandaformercouncilmemberoftheRoyalAsiaticSociety(HongKongBranch).HispublicationsincludeRuinsofWar:AGuidetoHongKong'sBattlefieldsandWartimeSites,ServingHongKong:TheHongKongVolunteers,ASenseofPlace:HongKongWestofPottingerStreet,SewerageandFloodProtection:DrainageServices1841-2008,etc.
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AboutKMB
In1921,LuiLeungandhisfellowTaishantownsmanWilliamLoueySuiTakfoundedKMB.BasedonthemodelofKMB,TangShiuKin,WilliamLoueySuiTak,LuiLeung,TamWoonTongandLamMingFanmergedNamHingBusCompany,ChunHingMotorBus&CompanyandCheungMeiBusCompany(andghtKaiTackMotorBusCompany)toestablishTheKowloonMotorBusCompany(1933)LimitedandgainedthefranchisedbusservicesinKowloonandtheNewTerritories. In1961,notlongafterthefranchisewasextended,KMBwaslistedontheHongKongStockExchange.In1980,SunHungKaiPropertiesbought30%ofKMB'sshares.Afterrestructuringin1997,TheKowloonMotorBusHoldingsLimitedwasestablishedandbecametheultimateholdingcompanyoftheKMBGroupandmajorshareholdersremainedunchanged.In2005,theKowloonMotorBusHoldingsLimitedwasrenamedTransportInternationalHoldingsLimited.
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