Minibus Hong Kong services are great. There are two types of minibus in Hong Kong. Both are cream coloured but some have red roofs and others have green roofs. Green minibuses provide scheduled services with fixed routes, fares, vehicle allocation and timetables; red minibuses operate with flexible routes, fares and timetables. Fares are paid on a green minibus when you get on board.
Some green minibuses accept payment by Octopus, but for those that don’t, always have the correct amount in coins with you. On most red minibuses, you pay when you get off at these Hong Kong services. Make sure you have the exact fare in case the driver runs out of change.
Advice: To halt either a green or a red minibus so you can alight, do it like a local and say “yau lok” which means “stop please” in Cantonese. If you want to commend a public light bus driver, or if you are not satisfied with these Hong Kong services, get the licence number and call the transport complaint hotline on 2889-9999.