的士抗爭未完場 業界推打擊白牌車時間表 稱政府承諾半年內杜絕
Taxi Protest Not Over as Industry Sets Timetable to Crack Down on Unlicensed Hire Cars, Says Government Promises to Eliminate Them Within Six Months
因為政府推出一系列打擊「黑的」新法律，的士業界上月一度醞釀罷工，但因種種阻礙告吹。立法會火速三讀通過《的士司機違例記分制草案》，幾乎未遇任何阻力，皆因當局早已承諾業界會打擊白牌車。「重返談判桌」的業界代表今與運輸及物流局、運輸署及警方開會，會後業界代表主動開腔，稱政府承諾半年內將修例杜絕違法白牌車，掃蕩所有白牌車司機同車輛，代表稱政府各方「態度正面」，滿意會議進程。
The taxi industry considered staging a strike last month after the government introduced a series of new laws targeting “black taxis”, but the action was abandoned because of various obstacles. The Legislative Council swiftly passed the Taxi Driver Offence Points System Bill at its third reading, with virtually no opposition, as the authorities had already promised the industry that they would crack down on unlicensed hire cars. Representatives of the industry, having “returned to the negotiating table”, met today with the Transport and Logistics Bureau, the Transport Department and police. After the meeting, the representatives said the government had promised to amend the law within six months to eliminate illegal unlicensed hire cars and crack down on all their drivers and vehicles. They said the government’s various parties had shown a “positive attitude” and expressed satisfaction with the progress of the meeting.