Sau Mau Ping
The routeings of 290 and 290A differ in Sau Mau Ping and Sze Shun. Between Po Tat Estate and Choi Wan Estate, route 290 adopts a direct routeing via Sau Mau Ping Road and Shun Lee Tsuen Road, bypassing and not making any stop at the two public housing estate neighbourhoods; route 290A enters the neighbourhoods, operates via Sau Ming Road, Shun On Road and Lee On Road with additional intermediate stops along the way.