The following is issued on behalf of the Transport Advisory Committee:
 
     The Transport Advisory Committee (TAC) welcomes the Transport Department's invitation today (August 28) to platform companies to apply for ride-hailing service licences, taking forward the gradual implementation of the regulatory regime for ride-hailing services.
      
     The Chairman of the TAC, Professor Wong Sze-chun, said, "I note that the Government has established a series of entry thresholds and requirements for ride-hailing service licence applications, covering areas such as ride-hailing booking management technology, experience in operating ride-hailing platform services, proof of financial capability and capital investment. I believe these requirements will help ensure that licensed platforms possess the necessary operational experience and capability to provide proper and efficient ride-hailing services that meet passengers' travel needs. The Government will also monitor platform operations through a ride-hailing vehicle data management system to grasp market development of point-to-point transport services and conduct dynamic assessments."
      
     The TAC looks forward to platform companies providing the public with safe and compliant ride-hailing as well as online taxi-hailing services in the future. Through healthy competition, Hong Kong's personalised point-to-point public transport services will be continuously enhanced.

Ends/Friday, August 28, 2026
Issued at HKT 21:20

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