Hong Kong police have launched an investigation over a widely circulated video clip showing a taxi driver allegedly urinating on the road before a traffic light.
The force said on Saturday that it had not received reports about the driver and that officers from the Traffic Kowloon East Region would investigate the incident.
“Police are aware of the video circulating online,” a spokesman said.
The social media post, published on Friday night, showed a cabby allegedly urinating after the taxi stopped at a red traffic light.
The man was also seen waving his hand to signal to cars behind him to move ahead while he urinated.
But his behaviour was captured by a dash cam of the vehicle behind, with the driver’s back facing the camera.
People inside the vehicle behind the taxi could be heard expressing disbelief.
“What? Are you peeing here?” a person behind the camera said.
As the light turned green, the car behind the taxi cut into the other lane and drove ahead.
The minute-long video sparked an intense debate after it was shared in a dash cam footage Facebook community at about 9pm on Friday.
As of 6pm on Saturday, almost 400 people had reacted to the video, with more than 100 people commenting on it.
Some said there was a public toilet about 100m (328 feet) away.
Urinating or defecating on a street or in other public places can result in a HK$5,000 (US$640) fine for first-time offenders, according to the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances Regulation.
A subsequent conviction is punishable by a fine of HK$10,000.
