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Plans to lower age bar for cabby health checks delayed to second half of year

3 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong authorities have delayed plans to lower the age threshold for mandatory medical certification for taxi and other commercial vehicle drivers, as well as to require annual check-ups, with legislative proposals now expected in the second half of the year. “The government is carefully reviewing the views of various stakeholders to finalise the details…

Hong Kong eyes lowering age bar for health checks on commercial drivers to 65

7 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong plans to lower the age threshold for mandatory medical certification for commercial vehicle drivers from 70 to 65 under legislative proposals to be submitted in the first quarter of this year, with the new rules supported by a transport advisory body. The government on Wednesday briefed the Transport Advisory Committee on the proposals…