Hong Kong drivers will be banned from placing more than two phones on their vehicle dashboards starting in January next year, the transport chief has revealed, as part of government efforts to improve road safety. In her weekly blog on Saturday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan outlined measures aimed at improving safety, raising…
Hong Kong drivers will be banned from placing more than two phones on their vehicle dashboards starting January next year, the transport chief has revealed, as part of government efforts to improve road safety. In her weekly blog on Saturday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan outlined measures aimed at improving safety, raising cabby…
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…