The Journal of Hong Kong Transport Issue 14 (January 2026) In this issue New bus routes for Central Kowloon Bypass AN Bus revives Kowloon GMB route 45M New bus services for Kong Nga Po The New Kowloon Shortcut: Central Kowloon Bypass Bus Routes Began Service The  Central Kowloon Bypass  (Yau Ma Tei Section)  ("the Bypass") was opened at 10 am on 21 December 2025 after eight years of construction. This four-kilometer-long tunnel connects  Yau Ma Tei  with  Kai Tak  with the intention of shortening journey times between the two places to just five minutes, as well as relieving traffic congestion in central Kowloon. For bus operators, this was an opportunity for them to establish new bus routes and reroute existing ones to use the new Bypass.  KMB  started operating bus routes  33X  and  252S , and for  Citybus , route  A28X , on 22 December; five existing KMB routes to and from  Kwun Tong Ferry Pier  were also...