Lawmaker-cum-lawyer Vong Hin Fai, who heads the legislature’s 3rd Standing Committee, said yesterday that some of the committee members were worried that the government’s proposal that only companies should be allowed to bid for taxi licences in its taxi sector bill could ultimately lead to a “monopoly” in the taxi sector.
Vong briefed the media after a closed-door meeting of his committee which is reviewing a government-initiated bill regulating the city’s taxi sector, the outline of which was passed during a plenary session in April.
Since the passage of the bill’s outline, the committee has held several meetings to review the bill article-by-article. Yesterday’s meeting was the committee’s first meeting attended by government officials, including Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario and Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin San.
The legislature’s 3rd Standing Committee President Vong Hin Fai speaks during yesterday’s press briefing about the government’s controversial taxi sector bill. Photo: Tony Wong
