A man has died after being struck and trapped beneath a taxi in Tung Chung, marking Hong Kong’s second fatal crash involving a cab in less than a week. The taxi driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death after his vehicle collided with the pedestrian, believed to be aged between 60 and…
Hong Kong should not limit the number of vehicles licensed to provide ride-hailing services. In particular, every owner of an electric vehicle that complies with the regulations should, in principle, be able to obtain one on demand by paying the required fee. Normal market forces, together with fees and other licensing requirements, will be sufficient…
Operating costs for Hong Kong’s industrial and commercial sectors have jumped by 50 per cent since the start of the United States-Israel war with Iran, according to an oil industry representative, who has said distributors will pass on subsidies to customers. A taxi union leader on Thursday also called on the government to extend its…
An elderly pedestrian has died after being hit by a taxi in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong, according to police. The accident took place shortly before 10pm on Friday when the 75-year-old man was crossing the road near the junction of Hip Wo Street and Yuet Wah Street. The taxi, travelling along Hip Wo Street towards…
More than 40,000 Hong Kong taxi drivers have registered to accept Octopus payments, ahead of an electronic payment mandate that will take effect next month, with a sector representative urging authorities to exercise discretion during the initial phase of the roll-out. On April 1, all cabbies will be required to offer at least two electronic…
The average number of aspiring Hong Kong taxi drivers taking a crucial industry test each month has increased by nearly 30 per cent following the launch of a simplified version of the assessment last year, the transport minister has said. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said on Saturday that the government was…
A Hong Kong taxi driver has been fined HK$1,000 (US$128) for rude behaviour, having allegedly thrown a passenger’s change out of the window after she had asked him to slow down. Magistrate Winnie Lau Yee-wan at West Kowloon Court convicted taxi driver Lam Ching-fung of behaving rudely towards a female passenger who had booked his…
A 65-year-old Hong Kong woman has died after being trapped inside a taxi that crashed into a private car and overturned early on Sunday, police have said. A subsequent investigation by the force led to the arrest of the driver and passenger of the car involved in the collision in Pat Heung. They were suspected…
Twelve people were injured on Sunday morning when a taxi and two minibuses were involved in a collision in Hong Kong. Police said they received a report at 9am about the traffic accident involving two green-topped minibuses and the taxi at 109 Pok Fu Lam Road, near the University of Hong Kong. The injured, comprising…
Ten people were injured in a collision between a double-decker KMB bus, a rubbish truck and a taxi in Kwai Chung on Saturday. Police said the drivers of all three vehicles and seven bus passengers sustained injuries. According to the force, the incident occurred at 298 Kwai Shing Circuit and was reported to authorities by…