Citybus Launches Cityflyer Next Bus Arrival Time Enquiry Major upgrade on bus information at every stop

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1 Citybus Launches Cityflyer Next Bus Arrival Time Enquiry Major upgrade on bus information at every stop (19 December 2012, Hong Kong) Journey planning with Cityflyer is getting ever easier at your fingertip. Citybus launched the Cityflyer Next Bus Arrival Time Enquiry today, extending its coverage to the entire fleet of Cityflyer routes. Customers can obtain real time information of bus arrivals with the upgraded version of Citybus and New World First Bus ( NWFB ) smartphone application, facilitating journey planning anytime and anywhere. The new Citybus and NWFB smartphone application is strengethened as a complete bus information portal by also bringing in the Customer Notice function where customers can get hold of all special arrangements on bus route and bus stop, making bus ride planning a trouble free experience. Nicer holiday plans with the real time A routes Arrival Time Enquiry Christmas and the New Year have always been popular targets for long holiday trips. Specifically designed for Cityflyer passengers, both local and international tourists can now easily obtain real time Next Bus arriving in the next 45 minutes at every bus stop for all Cityflyer A routes, including A10, A11, A12, A21, A22 and A29, covering nearly 300 bus stops, through either the Citybus and NWFB smartphone application or the company webpage ( With this value-added feature, trips with Cityflyer can now be planned at home, reducing time cost effectively. A trouble free bus ride experience with electronic Customer Notices Apart from introducing real time Next Bus Arrival Time Enquiry, the new Citybus and NWFB smartphone application aims at strengthening itself as a bus information channel and is equipped with the function to browse Customer Notices of all Citybus and NWFB routes, so customers can obtain updated information of special traffic arrangements on any individual bus route and bus stop. Customers will be alerted to special traffic arrangements ranging from fireworks display, public demonstration to road diversion, by either typing a route number or clicking through a bus stop. Page 1 of 5

2 Experience the latest features of the Citybus and NWFB smartphone application now by downloading from App Store or Google Play, and enjoy the ease of planning every ride! For further enquiries, please call the NWFB Customer Service Hotline at or Citybus Customer Service Hotline at during service hours; visit the NWFB website at or the Citybus website at NWFB and Citybus are jointly owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and NWS Holdings Limited. Like our holding companies, NWFB and Citybus are committed to improving the quality of life for the public we serve, and providing reliable bus services. - END - New World First Bus Services Limited Citybus Limited NWFB and Citybus are jointly owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and NWS Holdings Limited. NWS Holdings Limited ( NWS Holdings, Hong Kong stock code: 659), the infrastructure and service flagship of New World Development Company Limited (Hong Kong stock code: 17), embraces businesses in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macau. Its Infrastructure portfolio includes Roads, Energy, Water and Ports & Logistics projects. Its Services division comprises Facilities Management (the management of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and Free Duty), Construction & Transport (Hip Hing Construction and bus and ferry services) and Strategic Investments (Tricor, Haitong International, Newton Resources and securities investments). Page 2 of 5

3 Photo description: 1. Mr. Newton Ng, Senior Operations Support Manager of New World First Bus and Citybus (Left) and Ms. Charlize Liu, Public Affairs Manager of New World First Bus and Citybus (Right) demonstrate that customers can access real time Next Bus Arrival Time in the next 45 minutes for all Cityflyer A routes, through the Citybus and NWFB smartphone application or the company webpage. 2. Citybus s Cityflyer real time Next Bus Arrival Time Enquiry service accurately estimates time of arrival at every stop on all A routes, reducing time cost effectively. Page 3 of 5

4 Step guide (smartphone): 1. Click Input Route No. in the main menu 2. Search for any Citybus Cityflyer route, for example, A12 3. Select the required bus stop from the bus stop list 4. Click the Next Bus icon 5. Arrival time of Next Bus in the next 45 minutes will be shown 6. Click the Customer Notice icon for the latest notice(s) Page 4 of 5

5 Step guide (webpage) 1. Access search for the required route in the bus route list, or typing the Cityflyer route number directly, for example, A12 2. Select the required bus stop in the bus stop list, for example, Kornhill Plaza 3. Click the Next Bus icon to view arrival time of Next Bus in the next 45 minutes 4. Click the Customer Notice icon for the latest notice(s) Page 5 of 5