Hong Kong authorities will not favor current ride-hailing drivers when issuing new permits, citing concerns about illegal activities and enforcement challenges. The timeline for reviewing the permit cap remains undisclosed.

Hong Kong authorities will not favour existing ride-hailing platform drivers in the allocation of such vehicle permits, citing concerns about encouraging illegal activities and difficulties in execution, the transport minister has said. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Monday also refrained from revealing whether a time frame was being planned to review the controversial 10,000 permit cap despite repeated queries from lawmakers during the Legislative Council’s subcommittee...