The China Motor Bus Company, Limited, often abbreviated as CMB, is a property developer based in Hong Kong.[1] Before its bus franchise lapsed in 1998, it was the first motor bus operator in Hong Kong, and was responsible for the introduction of the iconic double-decker buses to Hong Kong Island.[2] Currently CMB does not run any transport services and has since shifted into property development as an alternative means of profit.
History
Ngan Shing-kwan and Wong Yiu Nam formed the China Motor Bus Company, Limited, in 1923 to provide transport services in the Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong. Prior to this, Ngan had operated a rickshaw business also within the Kowloon Peninsula. In 1933, the company received an exclusive bus franchise agreement from the Government of Hong Kong to operate routes on Hong Kong Island.[3]
After World War II, the network of CMB's routes expanded alongside exploding population on the island.