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Ryan Wong says e-payments would reduce disputes over fares. Photo: Jelly Tse

E-payments to attract more riders, cut fare disputes: Hong Kong taxi industry

5 months ago02 mins

Mandatory e-payment in Hong Kong taxis could attract more residents and visitors to use the service, as about 90 per cent of drivers are ready to meet the requirement ahead of its implementation next month, an industry representative has said. Ryan Wong Cheuk-pong, chairman of the Hong Kong Taxi Council, said on Tuesday that drivers…

Architect of Hong Kong’s Octopus card retires with dreams of ‘tap-free’ technology

7 months ago02 mins

Sammy Kam Chi-sum, the primary architect of Hong Kong’s contactless Octopus cards, is retiring after nearly 30 years with the company at the end of this month, before what he says is an inevitable transition to a technology that will not even require tapping for certain transactions. Octopus’ chief operations officer began his journey in…