A tender process for new taxi licences has begun in response to public outcry over the difficulty of finding a taxi in Macao.
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Radio Taxis’ hundreds of drivers can set their own hours and take breaks, and must adhere to safety rules, says general manager.
The number of regulatory breaches by taxi drivers recorded last year decreased by 48.2% from the previous year.
The government has granted Macau Radio Taxi Services Limited – the city’s current and only radio taxi company – a licence to operate another 200 special radio taxis, with the first 100 additional taxis slated to come into service in the fourth quarter of this year.
The government has reduced the criminal record barriers for people wanting to work as cabbies, according to the final version of its taxi sector bill whose revision was completed by a standing committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL)
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement Wednesday that it has launched a tender for a company licence to operate up to 200 special radio taxis and that the winning bidder will have to buy hybrids or other environmentally-friendly cabs.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) are investigating a brawl among a group of taxi drivers which took place outside a resort hotel in Cotai on Wednesday, a PJ spokesperson said during a regular press conference Thursday.
Lawmaker Vong Hin Fai, who heads the legislature’s 3rd Standing Committee, quoted government officials as saying that the government “was considering” proposing – for its taxi bill currently under review – that the sound recorded in a taxi should be kept by the company holding the taxi’s operation licence.
A taxi driver has been arrested for locking four US passengers in his taxi last Friday night, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lun said during a regular press conference Tuesday.
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