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The Government today May 26 gazetted four pieces of subsidiary legislation relating to the regulation of ridehailing services
The Road Traffic Ridehailing Service Regulation sets out the details of the regulatory regime for ridehailing services including the validity period and renewal arrangement for ridehailing service licences ridehailing vehicle permits vehicle permits and ridehailing vehicle driving permits the fees associated with the aforementioned licences and permits and the obligations imposed on the holders of such licences and permits The Road Traffic Driving Licences Amendment Regulation 2026 introduces a combined driving test for taxis and ridehailing vehicles The Road Traffic Limit on Number of Ridehailing Vehicle Permits Notice specifies the limit on the number of vehicle permits that may be issued The Road Traffic Amendment Ridehailing Service Ordinance 2025 Commencement Notice prescribes the commencement dates of the various provisions of the Road Traffic Amendment Ridehailing Service Ordinance 2025
A spokesperson for the Transport and Logistics Bureau said With the support of different sectors of society the Road Traffic Amendment Ridehailing Service Bill 2025 introduced by the Government was passed by the Legislative Council LegCo last October establishing a clear legal framework for the regulation of ridehailing services and resolving a longstanding controversy Following extensive consultation gathering of operational data from the trade and balancing of various considerations the Government has further established the regulatory details for ridehailing services through various pieces of subsidiary legislation with a view to implementing the regulatory regime
With the busy traffic in Hong Kong and nearly 90 per cent of the public relying on the efficient public transportation system for their daily journeys the Government needs to impose an overall control on the number of ridehailing vehicles Based on the data collected from the Transport Departments TD survey on the demand for local personalised pointtopoint transport services and having holistically considered all relevant factors and views from various sectors of society we propose setting the limit on vehicle permits at 10 000 at this stage We believe this is a prudent sound and appropriate approach that balances considerations regarding road resources and the public transport ecosystem allowing the ridehailing regulatory regime to be implemented smoothly Following the introduction of the regulatory regime changes may occur in both passenger demand for ridehailing services and the operational conditions of ridehailing vehicles The Government will closely monitor market developments and the actual operations of the platforms including licensed platforms operational data received by the TD and conduct dynamic assessments to review and adjust as appropriate the spokesperson added
The Governments objective in introducing a regulatory regime for ridehailing services is to provide the public with more safe legally compliant and diverse transport options while ensuring the healthy and orderly development of the pointtopoint transport service industry as a whole This will foster a healthy competitive environment with a view to bringing new vitality to the industry attracting more new entrants and encouraging frontline drivers to upgrade and transform thereby achieving a winwin situation for the public ridehailing services and taxis the spokesperson reiterated
In May 2026 the Government consulted the Panel on Transport of the LegCo and the Transport Advisory Committee on the regulatory details for ridehailing services respectively Members expressed support for the Governments proposals and offered views on regulatory matters
The Government will table the four pieces of subsidiary legislation mentioned above before the LegCo tomorrow May 27 for negative vetting Details of the regulatory regime and the various pieces of subsidiary legislation are set out in the LegCo brief issued by the Government today
