A mainland Chinese visitor has been jailed for two months and disqualified from driving in Hong Kong for a year after he was found to have offered ride-hailing services without the required permit. Ye Hai, 41, on Wednesday admitted to offering paid rides using the online mapping service Amap on July 7, three days after…
The accelerated development of the Northern Metropolis megaproject through novel approaches is a matter of key community consensus, Hong Kong’s leader has said as he rounded up a 1½-month-long public consultation exercise for his annual policy address in September. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Sunday that government policies had to consider macroeconomic…
A mainland Chinese visitor has been remanded in custody pending his trial in Hong Kong for allegedly offering ride-hailing services without a hire car permit. Ye Hai, 41, was escorted to Kowloon City Court on Wednesday to face three charges after police scooped up the defendant a day earlier in a sting operation targeting private…
A regulatory proposal on ride-hailing services in Hong Kong will be submitted to the legislature before the end of the month, the transport minister has said, months earlier than the original plan amid calls to accelerate the process. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Sunday that the authorities would provide more comprehensive…
What do people need when it comes to transport? To get from Point A to Point B. It’s as simple as that. Hong Kong has consistently been at or near the top of global transport rankings. We have an extensive railway network that continues to expand. Our transport options include buses, minibuses and the city’s…
It is hard to pick any winners out of the latest futile round in the battle between Hong Kong’s point-to-point transport services, or taxis and ride-hailing vehicles. Customers can claim to be winners from cancellation of ill-advised industrial action by some taxi drivers but, in the bigger picture, they remain losers from uneven standards of…
It is hard to pick any winners out of the latest futile round in the battle between Hong Kong’s point-to-point transport services, or taxis and ride-hailing vehicles. Customers can claim to be winners from cancellation of ill-advised industrial action by some taxi drivers but, in the bigger picture, they remain losers from uneven standards of…
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Once again, taxi operators have vowed to strike if officials fail to clamp down on Uber and other unauthorised rides. The threat, while unsurprising, does nothing for the industry’s image and reputation as a hospitable and reliable transport service. It risks upsetting the community further and backfires in a long drawn-out battle against increasingly popular…
A looming five-day strike against illegal ride-hailing services in Hong Kong has met with challenges including objections by some taxi drivers, with a number criticising the move as only driving more passengers to operators such as Uber and Amap. Some drivers also told the Post on Thursday that the planned strike would do little to…