9 May 2025獨媒#6775
的士團體請願要求「除暴安良」打擊白牌車 周國強指業界遭迫上絕路
Several taxi groups petitioned outside the Transport Department’s offices at the West Kowloon Government Offices this morning, urging the government to “uphold justice and eliminate violence” by legislating within months to regulate illegal ride-hailing vehicles and calling on police to step up enforcement against unlicensed hire cars. Kwok Keung Chow, chairman of the Smart Mobility Joint Chamber of Commerce, said that if police showed determination, enforcement results would certainly be seen: “Before the government legislates, I hope the police will really lend a hand and step up action against these illegal activities. Do you have to drive all of us to suicide? If this industry really comes to an end, the public will not get protected, legal services, while illegal activities are allowed to exist. Is this really the core value of our society?”
多個的士團體今早到位於西九龍政府合署，運輸署辦公室外請願，要求政府「除暴安良」，在數月內立法規管非法網約車，並促警方加大力度打擊白牌車。智慧出行聯合商會主席周國強表示，如果警方拿出決心，必定看到執法成果：「政府未立法之前，我希望警方真係幫幫手，對呢啲非法嘅嘢多啲打擊。係咪要迫到我哋全部人要自殺？甚至乎我哋呢個行業真係要玩完嘅話，市民得唔到有保障、合法嘅嘢，而縱容非法嘅嘢存在，呢個係咪我哋社會核心嘅價值？」
19 Feb 2025獨媒#4533
「的士罷工」再告吹 發起人黃羽庭：畀機會政府改改自己
The “taxi strike” was declared “stopped” today, less than a week after it was being planned. Wong Yu-ting, chairman of the Hong Kong Radio Taxi Association, had earlier said a five-day refusal to drive would begin on March 5. The Transport Department urgently invited industry representatives to a meeting. After the meeting, Wong said Chief Executive John Lee had promised yesterday to step up enforcement against white-plate vehicles, and announced that the refusal-to-drive action would be stopped. He said stopping the action this time was to “give it a chance, give the government a chance to change itself”, and hoped enforcement departments would “arrest one for every illegal white-plate vehicle they see”. Asked whether the “strike” would return if enforcement was insufficient in future, Wong said the “highest leader in Hong Kong is the Chief Executive”; if even his remarks could not urge his “subordinate departments” to act, “we have nothing more to say, and there will be no need to say anything in future”.
「的士罷工」在醞釀不足一周後，今日宣告「停止」。香港無線電的士聯誼會主席黃羽庭早前揚言3月5日發起罷駛5日，運輸署急邀業界代表開會，會後黃羽庭表示特首李家超昨日已承諾執法打擊白牌車，宣布停止罷駛行動。他表示今次停止罷駛是「畀機會囉，畀機會政府囉，改改自己」，希望執法部門對違法白牌車「見一單拉一單」。至於將來倘見執法力度不足，「罷工」會否捲土重來？黃羽庭稱香港「最高領導人係特首」，若其言論亦無法督促「下屬部門」，「我哋都無咩好講，將來都無需要講嘢」。
18 Feb 2025獨媒#4527
的士擬罷駛 李家超：激烈行動不得民心 或被別有用心人士騎劫
The taxi trade held an industry meeting on 10 February, calling for action against illegal hire cars. Meeting chair Wong Yu-ting, chairman of the Hong Kong Radio Taxi Association, said that if the authorities did not give a positive response, taxis would “temporarily suspend passenger services” for five consecutive days from 5 March. Asked for his views today, Chief Executive John Lee said “radical action” could not solve the problem, would only harm the public interest, and would not win public support; it could also be hijacked. He reiterated that the Government had proposed solutions, namely introducing taxi fleets and regulating online ride-hailing platforms, and called on all sectors to work together to take them forward.
的士業於2月10日舉行同業大會，要求打擊「白牌車」，會議主持人、香港無線電的士聯誼會主席黃羽庭稱如未獲當局正面回應，將於3月5日起一連五日「暫停載客」。行政長官李家超今日被問到看法，指「激烈行動」不能解決問題，只會傷害市民利益，亦不得民心，更或被騎劫。他重申政府已提出解決方案，即引入的士車隊及規管網約車平台，籲各界共同推進。
18 Feb 2025獨媒#4528
汽總棄政總請願「回巢」開記招 稱罷駛是其他業界「個人意願」
Some taxi-owner representatives earlier said that if the Government did not respond positively to the regulation of online ride-hailing platforms, they would stop driving for at least five days from the 5th of next month. The situation changed again today: Wong Yu-ting, chairwoman of the Radio Taxi Association, said she had never advocated a strike and that everything would depend on a meeting with the Government tomorrow. The Motor Transport Workers General Union, an affiliated union of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, issued a press release yesterday saying it planned to “strongly demand” outside the East Wing entrance of the Central Government Offices that the Government crack down on “white-plate vehicles”. It suddenly changed plans at noon and instead held a press conference at the Federation’s Wan Chai office. Regarding the strike action, the union’s vice-chairman Cheung Wing-tak said it was the “personal choice” of “other industry players” and described it as a case of “officials forcing the people to rebel”.
有的士車主代表早前揚言，一旦政府無正面回應規管網約車平台，將在下月5日罷駛最少5日。事件今日再有變數，無線電的士聯誼會主席黃羽庭改稱一向不主張罷駛，一切有待明日與政府開會。工聯會屬會汽車交通運輸業總工會昨日發採通，打算在政總東翼門外「強烈要求」政府取締「白牌車」，中午突然變卦，改為在工聯會灣仔會址舉行記者會。對於罷駛行動，汽總副主席莊永德指行動是「其他業界」的個人意願，並認為行動是「官逼民反」。
23 May 2024獨媒#3569
的士業界向李家超請願行動臨時取消 黃羽庭：已回應業界訴求
After some members of the taxi industry recently organised a voluntary “sting” operation targeting Uber, Chief Executive John Lee urged them on Tuesday not to conduct such operations themselves, warning that they could inadvertently breach the law. The industry had planned to petition outside the Central Government Offices this morning (May 23) under the title “Responding to the Chief Executive’s concern over illegal white-plate cars and petitioning the Chief Executive to deal with the matter”, but the action was cancelled yesterday. The Independent Media contacted Wong Yu-ting, chairman of the Hong Kong Radio Taxi Association, who said the cancellation was not because of any “hint” from the relevant departments, but because the Chief Executive had already responded to the industry’s demands and the matter had been resolved, leaving no need for a petition.
近日有的士業界自發「放蛇」行動打擊Uber，行政長官李家超在周二「勸喻」切勿自行「放蛇」，否則有機會誤墮法網。業界原訂於今早（5月23日）在政總門外請願，標題為《回應特首關注非法白牌車事件及向特首請願要求特首處理》，不過活動在昨日取消。《獨媒》記者致電香港無線電的士聯誼會主席黃羽庭查詢，他稱並非收到有關部門「提示」，而是特首已回應業界訴求，問題已經解決，沒有請願的必要。
22 Nov 2023獨媒#8681
的士罷工未開始已經結束 搞手稱因警方承諾大型執法
The taxi industry’s large-scale strike against Uber ended before it began after it was suddenly called off temporarily yesterday evening. Wong Yu-ting, chairman of the Hong Kong Radio Taxi Association, which initiated the “strike”, explained on radio this morning that he received a series of calls from the authorities yesterday afternoon. They did not want the industry to strike, and enforcement departments pledged to conduct a large-scale operation targeting illegal hire cars and to discuss with the industry in December a long-term plan to eliminate them. Wong stressed that the 500 taxis parked in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, did not need an application for a letter of no objection after he sought legal advice. He asked whether drivers needed to apply to the police to rest and park their vehicles.
的士業界反Uber大罷工未開始已經結束，昨日傍晚突然宣布暫時取消。發起「罷工」的香港無線電的士聯誼會主席黃羽庭今早在電台解釋，昨午接連收到局方電話，對方不希望業界罷工，執法部門承諾採取大型針對白牌車的行動，並會在12月再與業界商討長遠杜絕白牌車方案。但黃羽庭強調在大埔林村停泊500部的士，在諮詢律師意見後根本不用申請不反對通知書，他反問司機休息泊車，「係咪要同警方申請？」
21 Nov 2023獨媒#8673
林村許願廣場拒借場予的士罷工 業界仍在商討明天行動
Taxi groups had planned to strike tomorrow at the Wishing Tree car park in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, to protest the authorities’ failure to strongly crack down on illegal passenger-carrying “white-plate cars”. Some 500 taxis were expected to take part. However, Lam Tsuen Wishing Square said it would not lend the venue to the taxi industry for the strike. Asked whether tomorrow’s strike would proceed, Wong Yu-ting, chairwoman of the Hong Kong Radio Taxi Association, told The Independent that discussions were “still ongoing”, with the industry continuing to discuss tomorrow’s action.
的士團體原定明日在大埔林村許願樹停車場罷工，抗議當局未有大力打擊非法載客的「白牌車」，500架的士將參與行動。不過，林村許願廣場表示，不會借出場地予的士業界罷工。被問到明日罷工行動會否繼續，香港無線電的士聯誼會主席黃羽庭對《獨媒》指「目前仲周旋緊」，業界仍在商討明天的行動。
15 Nov 2023獨媒#8651
的士團體下周擬非繁忙時段「罷工3小時」抗議Uber
Taxi drivers’ refusal to cross the harbour and overcharging of passengers have long drawn criticism. In recent months, the government has sought to introduce multiple measures to tackle the problems, including a penalty-points system for taxi drivers, but has faced sweeping opposition from the taxi industry. Seventeen taxi groups protested outside the Government Headquarters this morning, accusing the government of having “protected” Uber and other unlicensed vehicles for years. They also criticised the government as “incompetent” and alleged that some civil servants had illegally travelled in unlicensed vehicles. Some participating drivers even urged that photographs of civil servants openly travelling in Uber vehicles be made public. The 17-group federation said it would launch a protest on November 22 and planned a three-hour strike during non-peak hours. The number of drivers currently taking part in the “strike” is not known.
的士「唔過海」和「劏客」行為為人詬病，政府近月欲出多招打擊，包括引入的士司機扣分制，但遭遇的士業界排山倒海反對。17個的士團體今早在政府總部外抗議，質疑政府多年來「包庇」Uber等白牌車，又批評政府「無能」、有公務員違法乘搭白牌車，更有參與抗議的司機鼓吹公開乘坐Uber的公務員相片。17個聯會聲言在11月22日發起抗議，計劃在非繁忙時段罷工3小時，目前參與「罷工」的司機人數未明。
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