The Transport Bureau has also announced mandatory training sessions for aspiring taxi drivers.
DSAT
Buses may not travel more than 60% full; drivers must call for back-up if they have to turn passengers away.
More car parks, online meter payment, and more ‘green’ transport on drawing board; cable car plan defended as tourist attraction.
Drivers’ complaints set aside as officials point to sharp drop in overcharging, refusing hire and other ruses which led to ‘taxi chaos’.
Quarantine awaits the 40 arrivals, who had been faced with nowhere to live; another 60 due to follow soon.
Plans are in hand to bring 90 students, who had been unable to book a bed in Macao, back home.
DSAT director Director Kelvin Lam Hin San aims to promote smart traffic and introduce more e-services.
Long-delayed tunnel – construction started in 2012 – should shave 10 minutes off motorists’ commuting times and ease traffic elsewhere, transport officials say.
Zhuhai customs clearance halts at 12 noon; driving practice venues shut, many social service facilities suspended.