This book was published in July
2012 and is written in Chinese only, with the exception of the preface,
which is written by Mike Davis, author of the hugely popular 'History
of Hong Kong Buses' series of books. It contains a good selection of
both black and white and colour photographs and a selection of pages
are shown below.
The book follows the development of Hong Kong buses from 1945 and covers the following stories:-
Half-cab buses Rear-engined buses Front-engined buses in 1970's Coach development Bus route network development Mercedes-Benz O305 Non-franchised hot dog buses Citybus hot dog buses KCR's hot dog buses Hog dog buses for Western Harbour Tunnel First Bus hot dog buses Last night of hog dog buses in Hong Kong My story of hot dog buses
As
with Dominic's previous book, Volvo buses in Hong Kong, T.V.
Runnacles has provided much valuable and historic photographs.
Mike Davis, Nigel-Eadon Clarke and Alex Ko have also provided
many classic photos. The book is aimed at taking the reader back
into the hey-day of Hong Kong buses. |