New World First Bus Services Ltd. abbreviated as First Bus and NWFB, was established in 1998 taking over the China Motor Bus companies franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus. It is the third largest public bus operator in Hong Kong and currently possesses just below 700 buses and operates just below 100 franchised routes.

VA60 was acquired by NWFB on 1st September 1998 when it took over the franchised bus operations from CMB. It was new to CMB in February 1998, being one of the final batch of 14 such vehicles. The third New World First Bus (NWFB) model in a set of three Olympians, announced in early December 1998, which carry cryptic banner adverts for the then new company.

This model carries the wording 'We must stop meeting like this' on an orange background, whilst the smaller lettering, on a green background reads 'now we have more frequent services'. The Chinese equivalent is carried on the nearside.