Unsurprisingly, local cabbies are opposed to growing calls for the reintroduction of ride hailing apps to solve an acute taxi shortage.
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Former Uber drivers have reportedly united and returned to work by using a social network to provide taxi services
Uber is pulling out of Macau from the 22nd July onwards after 600 days of fruitless battles with the local regulatory body.
The grassroots Macau Community Development Initiative (MCDI) group will hold a protest rally on September 4 to urge the government to support global ride-hailing giant Uber’s continued operation in Macau, lawmaker Au Kam San, who heads the group, told reporters after he reported an alleged “land debt” case to the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) on […]
Taxi hailing app Uber appears to be ending its operation in Macau next month, according to a statement signed by Asia-based Uber executives that was uploaded by local lawmaker Au Kam San on Wednesday. The statement in Chinese and dated August 22, said that September 9 would be Uber’s last day in service in Macau. […]
The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement that during the Chinese New Year (CNY) period from February 6 to Saturday their officers busted 21 drivers for providing passenger transport services without a taxi licence. Among the 21 cases, two were found to have used an app to find their clients. The statement did […]
In a press conference held in Macau, Uber claimed that the ride-sharing transportation service that local travel agencies and their drivers are providing through the Uber platform to customers in Macau is in full compliance with the law. The company, through its Asia Pacific Legal Counsel Hon Ng, said it intends to work together with […]
Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San said that Uber’s services are “closely related” to illegal taxi operations, adding it was illegal for Uber drivers “to carry passengers in their cars”. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a trail-running competition in Coloane, the city’s transport chief said that in Macau all light vehicles must […]
Uber soft-launched its controversial service in Macau on Thursday, but the Public Security Police (PSP) and Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a joint statement late last night that its service is illegal. The US company said in a statement, headlined “Uber arrives in Macau,” that it “offers Macau residents and visitors a new safe, reliable, […]