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The Chinese name for taxi used in Hong Kong, dik si ( 的士 ), is a Cantonese transliteration of the English word "taxi". The earliest pioneer of the modern taxi service may have been Wu Zung ( 胡忠 ). In 1941, he is believed to have owned 40 taxis, including 10 white cards, which he leased to the government.
Hutchison 3G Enterprises S.A.R.L. Hutchison 3G Enterprises S.A.R.L., [ 2] trading as 3 ( Three) and Hutchison 3G (acronym H3G ), is the owner of several originally UMTS -based mobile phone networks and broadband Internet providers, which operate in Hong Kong, Macau, Austria, Denmark, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Octopus card八達通. The Octopus card ( Chinese: 八達通; Jyutping: baat3 daat6 tung1, Cantonese) is a reusable contactless stored value smart card for making electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Kong. Launched in September 1997 to collect fares for the territory's mass transit system, it has grown into a widely used ...
In early July, a visitor from the China's eastern province of Zhejiang took to social media to complain that she was only given HK$44 ($5.6; £4.5) in change after giving a cabbie HK$1,000 for a ...
3 Hong Kong (also known as 3HK or Three HK; Chinese: 3香港; Jyutping: saam1 hoeng1 gong2) is a telecommunications and internet service provider operating in Hong Kong by Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, operating under the global Three brand. 3 Hong Kong is the first Three-branded company, leading to the development of other operations in ...
After the taxi drivers’ direct action, it turned out not all city residents support them. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Most of the taxis in Hong Kong run on LPG (liquified petroleum gas) to reduce emissions. In August 2000, a one-off grant was paid in cash to taxi owners who replaced their diesel taxi with an LPG one. Since August 2001, all newly purchased taxis run on LPG. By the end of 2003, over 99.8% of the taxi fleet in Hong Kong ran on LPG. [13]
A white card ( Chinese: 白牌) is a citizen-owned automobile in Hong Kong used as an illegal unlicensed taxi. The term is a reference to fake taxi licenses. Actually it refers to the white license plates. Before 1983, taxis in Hong Kong had black license plates, while private cars had white license plates. So using a private car as unlicensed ...