Hong Kong plans to regulate online ride-hailing platforms through licenses, aiming to formulate legislative proposals in 2025

This website reported on July 9 that according to a report by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) today, the Hong Kong Transport and Logistics Bureau proposed to regulate online ride-hailing platforms through licenses, with the goal of formulating legislative proposals in 2025. Director Lin Shixiong accepted an exclusive interview in the station's "Second Anniversary" series and said that the main purpose of proposing to regulate online ride-hailing is to protect the safety and rights of citizens. Lin Shixiong said that after hearing calls for regulating online ride-hailing platforms, the authorities have also done some research and comparisons in this regard, including the situation of online ride-hailing platforms in Shenzhen, Singapore, Japan, Australia and other places, and will legislate this Friday. We will discuss and listen to the opinions of members, and then we will understand the needs of the public for point-to-point services, so as to plan future work. I hope everyone will be patient. The bureau said yesterday that the Transport Department will investigate passenger demand and changes later this year. The progress will be reviewed within 6 months and is expected to be completed within one year. Based on the results of the study, it will re-evaluate the types, number and licenses of vehicles that can provide compliance services through the platform. Require.

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This site noticed that in 2014, the online ride-hailing platform Uber hit the traditional taxi industry after landing in Hong Kong. However, at present, Uber and other platforms dispatch orders to private cars, also known as "white-brand cars" (allegedly illegal) Vehicles used for non-commercial purposes that carry passengers for profit).

In May this year, a video circulated on the Internet claiming that some taxi drivers were "letting snakes" (fishing for law enforcement) ride in and report Uber private cars, triggering some discussions.

According to GDToday, on May 21, the Hong Kong government officially responded by advising taxi drivers not to "release snakes" to catch Uber drivers on their own, and said that the Transport and Logistics Bureau is conducting policy research on regulating online ride-hailing and will do so this year The preliminary survey was completed in July and reported to the Legislative Council.

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