Response to the Transport Department’s Proposal to Issue New Franchises to Incumbent Bus Operators* Introduction and summary The Competition Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Transport Department’s (TD’s) consultation on “Franchises of Citybus Limited (Citybus) (Franchise for Airport and North Lantau Bus Network), Long Win Bus Company Limited and New World First Bus Services Limited (NWFB)” (the Franchises) (the Consultation). Our response is set out in four parts. In Part A - we highlight the benefits of competition in the provision of a high quality, low cost bus service for Hong Kong. In doing so we express concerns about the TD’s decision to substitute a competitive process for an assessment of whether the incumbent bus operators are providing a
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The Hong Kong Competition Authority responds to the national transport department’s consultation on the low-cost bus service sector (Franchises of Citybus / Long Win Bus / New World First Bus)
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