Taxis

At the end of 1997, there were 15 161 urban taxis (coloured red), 2 707
New Territories taxis (green) and 50 Lantau taxis (blue), carrying a daily
average of 1.1 million, 199 000 and 1 252 passengers respectively.

To meet the increase in demand for Lantau taxi services upon opening of
the Lantau Link and population intake in Tung Chung New Town, 10 new
Lantau taxi licences were issued in 1997.

In March 1997, the Transport Advisory Committee re-convened its
Working Group on Taxi Policy Review to review the taxi licensing system
with the objective of improving the quality of taxi services. During the
year, the law was amended to require all taxi drivers to issue fare receipts
to passengers on demand by June 1998.

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