CityBus is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong, it provides both franchised and non-franchised bus services. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-harbour routes (between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon/New Territories), Ocean Park, North Lantau (Tung Chung and Hong Kong Disneyland) and Hong Kong International Airport. The non-franchised routes serve mainly City One Shatin.

This bus is one of a batch of 21 Dennis Darts that were purchased for the takeover in 1995 for 14 franchised routes for Hong Kong Island. They are used on routes serving Hong Kong's Mid-Levels area, where the size of the Dart makes it ideal for the narrow roads, yet capable of meeting the high passenger demand. It carries Citybus "Cityshuttle" logos and is on route 511 the Central Express service. In 1999 these 21 vehicles returned to the UK with Stagecoach and 13 of them were allocated to Stagecoach Devon.