Hong Kong taxi drivers losing out to Uber? ‘If you can’t beat them, join them’, don’t go on sting operations, experts say

Hong Kong taxi drivers should join Uber’s ride-hailing service if they cannot beat it instead of demanding authorities outlaw the operation, a lawmaker has said, with others calling for a robust legal framework to manage the sector better.

Lawmaker Michael Tien Puk-sun told cabbies to consider joining the company’s Uber Taxi service as he weighed in on the latest debate over the use of ride-hailing services in the city.