Annual Report 2019

067 Transport International Holdings Limited 2019 Annual Report Sustainability Report Care for Employees Nurturing Talent Mr Lam Hiu Cheung KMB Bus Captain Trainer Having worked as a KMB bus captain with a zero-accident record for 17 years, I was delighted to switch my career path and take a promotion to become a bus captain trainer. I share my experience with new bus captains to help them improve their safety awareness. I derive satisfaction from seeing my trainees become qualified as bus captains and start serving customers. The Company provides me with excellent career prospects and personal development opportunities. Working as a bus captain is a stable career, and I enjoy life as part of the KMB family and the friendship between colleagues. The Company cares about our families and us, providing free-ride bus passes and distributing festive gifts. Over the years, the Company has improved our benefits, staff welfare and the working environment, including working hours and rest stations. “ “ Attracting Talent with a Solid Career Path and Upgrading Facilities The KMB Bus Captain Training School – the first of its kind in Hong Kong – is the largest bus captain training school in Hong Kong, providing comprehensive training to all new and in-service bus captains. To nurture more drivers in the industry, the Company renovated the Bus Captain Training School in Sha Tin Depot. The school provides a more comfortable learning environment for trainees and a pleasant working environment for trainers. The Company has always attached great importance to educational resources. Therefore, the school adopts updated bus models for training so that the trainees are able to obtain up-to-date experience and knowledge with the bus models. After passing the written and oral test of the Transport Department and finishing an internal professional training course and passing an internal assessment, the trainee will qualify to drive for KMB or LWB. KMB offers a solid career path for bus captains with experience and a good performance record. They have the opportunity to be promoted as bus captain trainers who impart not only skills but also safety knowledge to later cohorts. To nurture more professional and quality bus captains in the industry, KMB and LWB continue to enhance the learning facilities and environment of the Bus Captain Training School, while upgrading the training quality The KMB Bus Captain Training School provides comprehensive training to all new and in-service bus captains