Key facts
- Ride-hailing platforms seeking a license in Hong Kong must prove they can handle 100,000 orders daily.
- This new regulation aims to ensure the operational capacity and viability of ride-hailing services in the city.
Ride-hailing platforms operating in Hong Kong will be required to demonstrate a minimum daily order volume of 100,000 to be eligible for a license. This new regulatory measure is designed to ensure that only established and operationally capable services are granted licenses to operate within the city.
The requirement focuses on the capacity of platforms to manage a significant volume of daily requests, suggesting a move towards consolidating the market and ensuring a certain standard of service delivery. The specifics of how this capacity will be verified or monitored are not detailed, but the threshold is set at 100,000 orders per day.