Editing New World First Bus (section)

=== Background ===
Before NWFB was established, franchised bus service in [[Hong Kong Island]] was provided by [[China Motor Bus]] (CMB) (franchisee since 1933) and [[Citybus (Hong Kong)|Citybus]] (franchisee since 1991). In the early 1990s, the service levels of CMB were in decline. Therefore, the [[Government of Hong Kong]] started to introduce new competitors by transferring the franchise of CMB routes to other companies. As a result, Citybus became the second franchisee of the bus service on Hong Kong Island. Over 40 routes were transferred between 1991 and 1995.<ref>[http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/company/history/index.aspx?intLangID=1 History] [[Citybus (Hong Kong)|Citybus]]</ref> In spite of the loss of many profitable routes, the service of CMB did not show any significant improvement.