Illegal carriage of passengers for reward (2018/05/16) (Supplementary)

Illegal carriage of passengers for reward (2018/05/16) (Supplementary)

MR YIU SI-WING (in Cantonese): The regulation of e-hailing of white licence cars varies with different places, and it is even legitimate in some places. Since inbound tourists are generally unaware of the relevant regulation in Hong Kong, they may hire white licence cars via the e-hailing companies. According to the paper, while there are promotions targeting at members of the public, there is none for tourists. May I ask if the Secretary will consider stepping up promotions for overseas tourists; if so, what will the authorities do?

 

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND HOUSING (in Cantonese): I thank Mr YIU Si-wing for his opinion. As mentioned in my main reply, we will step up efforts in publicity and education in this respect, and apart from making more broadcasting announcements of public interest on radio, we will also make use of various channels to educate the public. As for tourists, they are surely one of the targets of our work and direction. We will continue our effort on publicity and education using different channels to help people distinguish legal and illegal e-hailing services, so that they will not defy the law

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