Hong Kong authorities have postponed plans to lower the minimum age for mandatory medical certification for taxi and commercial vehicle drivers. New legislative proposals are now expected later this year after stakeholder consultations.

Hong Kong authorities have delayed plans to lower the age threshold for mandatory medical certification for taxi and other commercial vehicle drivers, as well as to require annual check-ups, with legislative proposals now expected in the second half of the year. “The government is carefully reviewing the views of various stakeholders to finalise the details and refine the legislative proposals,” a Transport Department spokesman said in response to the South China Morning Post on Thursday. He...