World

Hong Kong police arrest 21 Uber drivers

By Venus Wu

Tuesday, 23 May 2017 | 1:11 PM MYT

FILE PHOTO - A taxi is reflected in a window at the office of taxi-hailing service Uber Inc in Hong Kong, China August 12, 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested 21 Uber drivers for illegal car-hiring as part of an ongoing clamp down against Uber Technologies Inc's operations in the Asian financial city.

The arrests marked the latest upset for the San Francisco-based technology company, which in March said it would help five convicted Uber drivers to appeal their court case.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Report a mistake

What is the issue about?

Spelling and grammatical error

Factually incorrect

Story is irrelevant

Thank you for your report!

Next In World

Trump agrees to end deportation surge in Minnesota, White House border czar says

Six more children reunited with Russian, Ukrainian families, US and Russia say

Interventions underway as water crisis intensifies in Johannesburg, South Africa

Carney plans visit to Tumbler Ridge as Canada grieves mass shooting

Ethiopia's central bank relaxes foreign exchange directive

Nipah patient dies inside hospital in India's West Bengal

Tanzanian PM calls for African cooperation in fight against cancer

Norway, France to finance more military support for Ukraine

2 Ghanaian ministers involved in tragic road accident in northern Ghana

Mali announces partial cabinet reshuffle

Others Also Read

Load more

Home
For You
Bookmark
Audio
Search