‘Undercover’ Hong Kong cabbies dupe Uber drivers into stopping next to police in effort to report illegal ride services
- Hong Kong Taxi Council carries out operation targeting Uber drivers, source says
- Footage and photos posted to Facebook and LIHKG show passengers filming journeys and telling Uber drivers to stop near police patrols
Footage and photos widely shared on Facebook and the Reddit-like forum LIHKG on Thursday showed passengers filming their journeys and encouraging several drivers to stop at spots near the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal where officers were patrolling.
“Please park behind the Benz and wait. The cop will come to greet you,” one passenger says in a video.
A source familiar with the matter said on Friday that members of the Hong Kong Taxi Council had carried out an undercover operation targeting Uber drivers.
Although Uber has been in the city for nine years, ride-hailing services are illegal without a hire-car permit.
“They boarded the [Uber] vehicles at seven different locations, with the final destination being the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal,” the insider said.
