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South China Morning Post
a day ago
- Automotive
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong can support taxi sector by using levies to create fund: Uber executive
Hong Kong's taxi trade and ride-hailing services can work together on the same platform, Uber's global head of public policy has said, while suggesting that authorities look at how other jurisdictions have adapted and used levies to set up a fund to support cabbies. Advertisement In an interview with the Post, Andrew Byrne said that Hong Kong could learn from Australia's use of a A$1.2 (78 US cents) levy, initially set at A$1, on ride-hailing and taxi services to compensate cabbies impacted by the legalisation of online ride-sharing platforms. 'So, I think, perhaps referring to a scheme that exists in Australia at the moment, where in every taxi ride and every Uber ride there is an A$1 fee that is collected as part of that service, and that goes into a fund to help taxi drivers with any hardships they encounter as part of the transition to a new kind of service,' he said. Under the policy, which was introduced in 2018, Uber is required to collect the levy on behalf of the government and pay it into the fund. A similar idea has already been submitted to Hong Kong authorities for its planned regulatory regime for online ride-hailing service platforms. Advertisement Byrne also said that the licensing fee for registering ride-hailing drivers should not be too high, or it would deter people from joining the trade.
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment British tourist is attacked by crowd wielding makeshift weapons after getting into a fight with a taxi driver in Bali
A British tourist who allegedly attacked a taxi driver in Bali was then set upon by a mob of cabbies wielding makeshift weapons before police arrived and arrested him. Brandon Joseph, 30, reportedly assaulted Herlindo Emmanuel Nino, 31, at a car park in the Badung district of the holiday island in the early hours of Thursday. The driver claimed he had tried to offer Joseph a ride after he got out of a white van and appeared 'confused'. His offer was allegedly met with unprovoked violence, with Joseph reported to have punched him in the face. The driver responded angrily, reportedly asking Joseph why he had hit him, when the tourist, 'without saying a word', allegedly landed another punch. 'The perpetrator hit the victim again on the lip until the victim's front teeth broke,' a spokesperson told Indonesian news outlet detikBali. Footage shows Nino, seen in a red t-shirt with blood gushing down his face, standing by as a number of his fellow cabbies launched an attack on the Brit. The video shows a shirtless Joseph - seen in black shorts - squaring off with the mob of locals, while another man is seen being beaten up amid the chaos. Footage shows Nino, seen in a red t-shirt, standing by as a number of his fellow cabbies launched an attack on the Brit The man, who is wearing beige trousers, appears to have his shirt ripped from him as he tries to escape. After trying to take on some of the men, Joseph then ran and jumped in the van, which the villagers pelted with stones as they brandished planks of wood. A voice was reportedly heard saying: 'Don't damage the car. Please don't damage my car, sir, this is my car. If there's a problem, it's with the guest.' An injured Herlindo, seen in a red shirt in the clip, stood nearby nursing wounds on his face. Police later arrived to control the furious crowd, and went on to arrest Joseph. Police spokesman I Ketut Sukadi, spokesman said: 'There was an assault against an online taxi driver committed by a foreign national from the UK in the Savaya parking area. The attack happened at 8.30am on Thursday. The driver reportedly suffered several injuries and is said to have had his front teeth smashed in the scrap. Pictures of Joseph outside the police station appear to show him with a bandage on his head. AKP Agus Dharmayana, South Kuta police chief, said Brandon was taken to the Bali Jimbaran Hospital to calm down. He was then be taken to the police station for interrogation. Police said they were investigating the cause of the clash. The British tourist had reportedly been staying in Canggu, an area popular with holidaymakers which is famous for its six-mile long beach.
