GUANGZHOU/TOKYO — Chinese drone maker EHang is preparing to launch a commercial air taxi operation within the year, which could make it the first company in the world to do so. “In 2025, we’ll open tour routes for aerial sightseeing in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, and in Hefei, Anhui province,” EHang Vice President He Tianxing told…
Macau police have arrested two Hong Kong sisters for allegedly taking a bag containing more than HK$612,000 (US$78,700) in cash that was left in a taxi during their visit to the casino hub last month. The two women, who are in their sixties and seventies, were apprehended on Sunday when they returned to Macau via…
An elderly Hong Kong taxi driver suffered back and neck pains after accelerating his vehicle down a three-metre (9.8-foot) slope in Sai Kung. The 66-year-old male driver, surnamed Wu, managed to climb back up after the accident. No passengers were on board his taxi. Police said they received a report at 12.24pm on Saturday about…
A bigger push for battery-powered lorries and taxis is needed for Hong Kong to cut emissions more quickly as part of its wider carbon-reduction drive, a policy think tank has said. In a report released on Friday reviewing the city’s progress towards achieving its climate goals, Civic Exchange also called for ending new registrations of…
Several pedestrians worked with rescue services to lift a taxi off a teenage girl whose leg was trapped under a wheel after an accident in Hong Kong on Monday. The 13-year-old girl was struck by the taxi while crossing Laguna Street in the Laguna City residential estate in Kowloon at 6.55pm, trapping her right ankle…
Several pedestrians worked with rescue services to lift a taxi off a teenage girl whose leg was trapped under a wheel after an accident in Hong Kong on Monday. The 13-year-old girl was struck by the taxi while crossing Laguna Street in the Laguna City residential estate in Kowloon at 6.55pm, trapping her right ankle…
Image Credit: gov.hk New taxis will appear on the city’s roads later this month. Hong Kong is all set to roll out five new taxi fleets, with service available as early as the end of March. Of the 3,500 new cabs, 1,900 will be electric. Explore our handy guide to the Hong Kong public transportation system. The…
A Hong Kong taxi association has condemned four people who attacked a 42-year-old cab driver and damaged his belongings after they failed to flag down the vehicle. Police said on Friday that a taxi driver, surnamed Cheung, was injured in an assault at the junction of Pine Tree Hill Road and Hillwood Road in Tsim…
Hong Kong transport authorities have said it will be difficult to expand a new law requiring children under the age of eight to use safety seats or similar equipment while travelling in private cars to public transport, citing possible obstacles for daily operations. But lawmakers on Tuesday said the government could consider including the safety…
Hong Kong transport authorities have said it will be difficult to expand a new law requiring children under the age of eight to use safety seats or similar equipment while travelling in private cars to public transport, citing possible obstacles for daily operations. But lawmakers on Tuesday said the government could consider including the safety…