The number of elderly taxi drivers involved in accidents in Hong Kong has increased by more than 40 per cent since 2022, prompting some industry leaders to ask if tighter regulations are needed to assess the fitness of older cabbies to ensure safety. Some taxi drivers also hoped the government would subsidise the fees for…
Hong Kong police have intercepted eight drivers after they were suspected to have illegally carried passengers for money in a citywide operation to combat illegal providers of online ride-hailing services. The crackdown was disclosed on Wednesday night, hours after a taxi union cancelled a strike planned for next month following a meeting with government advisers…
A Hong Kong taxi union has cancelled a planned strike next month after a meeting with government advisers and a pledge from the city leader to enforce the law against illegal ride-hailing services, the group’s chairman has said. The announcement by Hong Kong Tele-call Taxi Association chairman Wong Yue-ting followed Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s…
A taxi driver in Hong Kong has been slapped with the highest demerit points possible for overcharging in the first week of a new penalty system aimed at keeping cabbies on their best behaviour. A Transport Department spokesman told the Post on Saturday that since the demerit point system’s launch on Sunday, one taxi driver…
A demerit point system aimed at ensuring Hong Kong’s taxi drivers act professionally takes effect on Sunday, but industry leaders warn that cabbies fear some passengers may file wrongful complaints and push their colleagues into the illegal ride-hailing trade rather than risk being targeted. Under the system, taxi drivers will be given demerit points for…