Q6. Can passengers of green public light buses ask drivers to stop at spots different from the light bus stops?
No.
The driver of a public light bus on a scheduled service, that is, a service of one or more vehicles authorized under a passenger service licence and limited by the conditions of such licence to specified routes, shall not stop to pick up or set down passengers except as specified in the passenger service licence in respect of such service: see Regulation 2(1) and Regulation 33(1) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D).
Thus, whether the driver of a green public light bus may stop at spots different from the light bus stops depends on whether stopping to pick up or set down passenger at spots different from the light bus stops is permitted under the passenger service licence in respect of the service of that green public light bus.
If yes, the passengers of a green public light bus may ask drivers to stop at spots different from the light bus stops.
However, the driver of a green public light bus cannot stop to pick up or set down passengers if it is not permitted or authorized under the passenger service licence in respect of service of that green public light bus.
This limitation does not extend to red public light buses. The driver of a public light bus on a service other than a scheduled service, may stop to pick up or set down passengers when requested by a passenger or hailed by an intending passenger: see Regulation 33(2)(b) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D).
Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes Regulation 33 of commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000: see Regulation 57(2) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D).