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…
Hong Kong police have intercepted eight drivers after they were suspected to have illegally carried passengers for money in a citywide operation to combat illegal providers of online ride-hailing services. The crackdown was disclosed on Wednesday night, hours after a taxi union cancelled a strike planned for next month following a meeting with government advisers…
One of Hong Kong’s most popular cab-hailing apps, HKTaxi, announced on Monday it would shut down on April 1 after 12 years in operation. The platform also asked users to switch to the Uber app, which acquired HKTaxi in 2021, adding it would start suspending user accounts from Monday. HKTaxi not only connects drivers and…
A 21-year-old Chinese man who travelled from Beijing to Hong Kong in 13 days by taking buses and spending only 800 yuan (US$110) on transport has captivated mainland social media. The man, who uses the pseudonym Shen Tie, is a university student from Liaoning province in northeastern China who is studying in Yantai, Shandong in…
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…