Too soon to talk about relaxing taxi fleet requirements, Transport chief says
發佈日期: 2025-05-17 20:17
TVB News
Five taxi fleets are set to start operating in July, and only two have been test running in the city. Some fleets do not have enough cabs to meet the government's licensing requirements.
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan says the authorities will not lower standards. Some taxi fleets are trying to source vehicles and drivers, despite having less than two months before starting operations.
Speaking on a radio programme, the transport chief said some taxi fleets are using various means to recruit drivers such as promotions on social media.
She said it was too soon to say if the threshold should be lowered, but the government will be pragmatic in carrying out the scheme.
On another topic, some taxi drivers held a demonstration outside government headquarters on Friday and petitioned for tougher law enforcement against illegal ride-hailing services.
The Bureau said they are concerned about the issue and met with representatives of the platforms on the same day.
Mable Chan, Secretary for Transport and Logistics said, "we are, currently, actively pursuing our internal review and survey on the passenger demand on the provision of e-hailing services and we are actively doing that. In this process, we have been arranging and lining up regular sessions with relevant stakeholders, including in particular the taxi trade representatives as well as existing e-hailing platforms operators and those potential candidates who are interested to operate in Hong Kong".
