Explainer | Hong Kong’s new taxi fleet operators tell how their services line up on the starting grid
- SynCab will hit the roads in September; other four successful bidders for premium taxi services will have to be operating by next July
Five Hong Kong bidders from a field of 15 have taken the chequered flag in a bid to run new taxi fleets the government hopes will reinvent the industry and improve service.
Big Boss Taxi Company, CMG Fleet Management, Sino Development (International), SynCab Service and Tai Wo Management have all been successful in tenders for premium cab services.
But only SynCab will be able to introduce services by September. The rest will have to be up and running by the deadline of next July.
The Post reveals their plans for the future.
1. Who are the players?
Three of the successful operators have experience in the taxi trade, including Sino Development (International) Company, which counts industry union the Taxi Drivers and Operators Association as a major shareholder.
SynCab includes Chung Shing Taxi, a city cab company set up in the 1970s.
