Hong Kong Prepares to Issue First Ride-Hailing Platform Licenses
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A major road in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: VCG
Hong Kong is preparing to issue its first ride-hailing platform licenses as early as late November, formalizing an industry that has operated for years in a legal gray area.
About 16,000 people have registered for the city’s new combined taxi and ride-hailing written test, which has a pass rate of more than 60%, Transport and Logistics Secretary Mable Chan said Friday. The government plans to cap the initial number of ride-hailing vehicle permits at 10,000.
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