Published: 12:41pm, 17 Jul 2025Updated: 5:26pm, 17 Jul 2025
Some Hong Kong taxi drivers have called on authorities to provide subsidies and a grace period to help the industry comply with looming requirements to accept fares through electronic payment methods and install journey recorders.
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In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, the Transport and Logistics Bureau revealed that the mandatory requirement for taxi drivers to provide e-payment methods would be implemented on April 1 of next year.
The bureau said a significant portion of taxi drivers were expected to meet the e-payment requirements by early 2026. Authorities will coordinate with e-payment platforms to help drivers learn how to use such systems.
They are also expected to complete the installation of journey recorders by early 2027.
Ng Kwan-sing, permanent president of the Taxi Dealers and Owners Association, said he expected all cabs would meet the requirements before they were implemented.
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But he urged the government to provide subsidies for drivers to install recording systems, as well as to give more time for elderly cabbies to adjust to the new rules.