HONG KONG SCHOOL BUS

A school bus, also known as a nanny bus, is a type of minibus that provides school transport for children in Hong Kong. When it was most popular in the 1980s, it was mainly operated by converted vans, which were not regulated by the government at that time. It was not until 1999 that the Government introduced legislation requiring all nanny vans to produce a letter of appointment from the school or parents concerned to the Transport Department before they could be licensed. To make nanny vans more visible and alert to other road users, the Government required all school buses to be painted yellow with a purple beltline and the words "School Private Light Bus" in Chinese and English on both sides, and a "Children" sign in the centre of the yellow strip at the rear of the bus. Compared to the irregularities and lack of safety in previous years, the babysitting service today is much better than in the past.