HK’s ‘rude’ taxi drivers’ threat to strike casts spotlight on city’s ride-hailing policy

The difficulties faced by the taxi trade have received little public sympathy. - AFP

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s taxi industry scrapped a plan for 1,000 of its drivers to go on strike on Nov 22, after the government pledged to crack down more severely on illegal ride-hailing services threatening the trade.

Industry leaders “temporarily called off the strike” following officials’ offer of “an olive branch”, Wong Yu Ting, chairman of the Hong Kong Tele-call Taxi Association, told local media late on Nov 21.