Hong Kong’s taxi trade and ride-hailing services can coexist and survive together, the transport chief has said, pledging to prioritise the public’s travel needs in the coming regulation of online platforms. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan made the reassurance on Saturday, a day after more than 30 disgruntled taxi drivers demonstrated outside government…
Hong Kong authorities have warned ride-hailing platform operators to ensure their services are legal ahead of a meeting with them, as more than 30 disgruntled taxi drivers gathered outside the city government headquarters to petition for tougher law enforcement against illegal services. The Transport and Logistics Bureau issued a statement on Friday morning expressing concerns…
A Hong Kong taxi union has cancelled a planned strike next month after a meeting with government advisers and a pledge from the city leader to enforce the law against illegal ride-hailing services, the group’s chairman has said. The announcement by Hong Kong Tele-call Taxi Association chairman Wong Yue-ting followed Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s…
Hong Kong’s ride-hailing firms are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel after more than a decade of operating mostly illegally and locking horns with the taxi industry. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan is intent on legalising ride-hailing and opening the sector to all players. A framework for regulating the platforms…
A test of Singapore-based ride-hailing operator Tada, newly launched in Hong Kong, suggests it could cost less than market leader Uber but might have longer waiting times, even as both services remain illegal. The Post invited a lawmaker to try the ride booked through the new operator, during which the driver conceded that he did…
A Singapore-based ride-hailing service provider has launched in Hong Kong ahead of a government plan to regulate operators, with the newcomer providing fresh competition for market leader Uber. Tada, which touts a zero-commission model for drivers, began operating in the city on Thursday and will allow customers to pay by cash or credit card in…