I live in a village called Nim Wan and teach in Chi Lok.
To drive to Chi Lok takes about 10 minutes and costs 7HKD each way.
To catch the mini-bus costs 6HKD each way and takes about 25 minutes all-in.
Once I'm out of the village I am on Castle Peak Road which is mostly two lanes all the way to Chi Lok.....there are only two things that ever slow this journey down for me: buses and taxis....if it wasn't for buses and taxis I could do this trip in 5 minutes!
When I make this trip in the morning, I have my son with me, sometimes my wife as well. If they caught the bus, they would increase demand for public transport and waste a lot of money and contribute more to congestion on Castle Peak Road.
I believe that congestion on Castle Peak Road could be eased and a lot of money save by scrapping buses altogether and enforcing a two person per car minimum policy.