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Hong Kong outlined long-anticipated but vague plans to regulate ride-hailing services, creating uncertainty over Uber Technologies Inc. operations in a city infamous for the poor quality of local ...
A mainland Chinese man has been jailed for two months over offering ride-hailing services via navigation app AMap and ...
Uber remains technically illegal in Hong Kong, which it entered in 2014. But it has thrived under the ambiguous approach of officials keen to project an image of technological modernity.
HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong government on Tuesday unveiled proposals to regulate online ride-hailing services provided by tech companies like Uber, requiring platforms, cars and drivers to be ...
Uber has a complicated presence in Hong Kong. Officially, it’s illegal but it’s grown to about 14,000 driver partners since launching in 2014. In 2021, it acquired the HKTaxi app — a popular ...
In 2021, when only 1,115 such permits were issued by the government, Uber and Uber Taxi had more than 216,000 registered drivers. Uber Taxi is legal because its vehicles have the relevant permits.
Uber, which started operating in Hong Kong in 2014, has faced multiple legal and regulatory challenges in its overseas expansion but remains popular in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, where many ...
The Hong Kong government has proposed new regulations for ride-hailing services like Uber. The plan requires platforms, cars, and drivers to be licensed before operating. Officials outlined Tuesday ...
HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong government on Tuesday unveiled proposals to regulate online ride-hailing services provided by tech companies like Uber, requiring platforms, cars and drivers to be ...