stricter health checks – Charm

Taxi driver, 79, arrested over knocking down elderly woman in North Point

6 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong police have arrested a 79-year-old cabby on suspicion of knocking down an elderly woman with his vehicle in North Point in the early hours of Sunday. The force said the taxi driver was driving along Java Road when he allegedly struck the 74-year-old woman as she was crossing the street shortly before 3am….

Hong Kong taxi trade wants subsidised health checks amid calls for tougher rules

Cs news1 year ago02 mins

The Hong Kong government is facing mounting calls to mandate stricter health checks on elderly cabbies, but the taxi industry has pushed back and demanded that drivers be fully subsidised for annual medical screenings. The taxi trade, under fire after a number of crashes involving cabbies in their eighties in recent years, also warned on…