Man dies after fall from Kap Shui Mun Bridge
A 63-year-old taxi passenger has died after jumping over the side of the Kap Shui Mun Bridge early this morning. The cab was approaching the Lantau Link toll plaza at about [...]
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Tung Chung cab driver fined $1000 for overcharging
A Lantau cab driver has been fined HK$1000 for attempting to overcharge passengers. The 60-year-old driver, surnamed Ho, was arrested after soliciting undercover police [...]
Lantau cab driver arrested for overcharging during typhoon
A taxi driver called Ho must be one of the unluckiest people in Hong Kong. The 60-year-old Lantau taxi driver was arrested by police last night for overcharging fares during [...]
Time to Uberize Lantau’s transport network
Golden Week holiday period has come and gone and once again Lantau’s traffic network was hopelessly choked. Visitors waited two hours or more in the Tung Chung taxi queue [...]
HK taxi fares to rise on Sunday
Red, blue and green Hong Kong taxi fares will rise on Sunday. For Lantau cabs, flagfall will increase to HK$19 from HK$17, and every 200m will be charged at $1.5, up from [...]
Lantau taxi fares up again
Lantau taxi fares are on the rise once more. From April 9, the flagfall charge will be hiked 11.7% and the incremental charge 7%. Under the new rates, approved by the [...]
Prosecutions for closed road breaches up sharply
Prosecutions of drivers entering South Lantau without a permit have risen by nearly three-fifths in the last two years, according to Transport Dept figures. Police prosecuted [...]
Here come the blue taxis
More blue taxis could be hitting the Lantau roads as early as April. The Transport Dept issued a tender for an extra 25 Lantau taxi plates on December 18, potentially [...]
Transport Dept keeps ‘open mind’ on Lantau taxis
Here’s a story about the Transport Department. When several government agencies and NGOs met in the wake of the deaths of eight cattle on Lantau 18 months ago, the TD [...]
More blue cabs? It can be done
The good news is the Islands District Council agrees that we need more blue taxis. The bad news is that the council has had no luck in persuading the Transport Dept, despite [...]