Food delivery in Hong Kong has reached a new height as a major provider has started to use drones to send out orders, cutting the waiting time by 35 minutes. The service, provided by Keeta Drone, a subsidiary of mainland Chinese food delivery giant Meituan, delivers orders from two fast-food restaurants in Science Park to…
Azfar* struggles to make ends meet by working illegally as a rider for food delivery platform Keeta in Hong Kong, putting him at risk of arrest as he lacks an ID card and work visa. For the past eight months, the 27-year-old Pakistani has used the Keeta rider account belonging to his cousin, a Hong…
Azfar* struggles to make ends meet by working illegally as a rider for food delivery platform Keeta in Hong Kong, putting him at risk of arrest as he lacks an ID card and work visa. For the past eight months, the 27-year-old Pakistani has used the Keeta rider account belonging to his cousin, a Hong…
Last-minute shoppers headed to a famous Hong Kong flower market on Sunday to pick up carnations and roses to celebrate Mother’s Day, although some vendors expressed worries about increased competition from florists offering delivery from mainland China. The Mong Kok Flower Market was bustling with activity throughout the day, pleasing some shops that said sales…
Riders working for Keeta, a major food delivery platform in Hong Kong, are demanding better payment from the company after staging strikes in two areas on Saturday. Dozens of delivery workers, who protested during lunch and dinner hours on Saturday in Tsuen Wan, stated in an open letter that the Meituan-owned platform had reduced their…
Hong Kong can no longer count on its status as a “shopping paradise” to lure in tourists due to a significant downturn in recent years, while soaring living costs pose hurdles to investment and development in the sector, according to experts at an industry summit. Speakers at the 2025 World Tourism Cities Federation Fragrant Hills…
Hong Kong’s drone-based trials to develop a low-altitude economy will put safety first by requiring testing of the devices to be conducted within the direct eye line of operators. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Friday that 38 projects were selected from among 72 applications and would cover activities such as logistics,…
Hong Kong residents may enjoy having their food delivered using drones as early as April, with one lawmaker expecting civil aviation regulations to be relaxed by October to allow wider usage of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Thursday that businesses involved in pilot drone projects could start…
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has received 12 complaints related to the membership status of users of food delivery platform Deliveroo, which will exit the city next month with its subscribers being given complimentary plans with rival Foodpanda. Consumer Council chief executive Gilly Wong Fung-han said on Saturday that the complaints involved about HK$5,000 in total,…
Food delivery giant Meituan is looking to launch its drone delivery services in Hong Kong, joining a slew of Chinese tech giants that are searching for new growth in the city amid stiff competition on the mainland. Meituan aims to be one of the first companies to operate a drone delivery fleet in Hong Kong,…