Some Hong Kong taxi drivers unprepared as new e-payments rule takes effect

Some Hong Kong taxi drivers have yet to install e-payment options even after the city’s new mandatory electronic payment for taxis went into effect, highlighting a digital divide challenge facing cabbies, the South China Morning Post has observed. Starting on 1 April, the Transport Department mandated all drivers to offer passengers at least two electronic payment options, encompassing one QR code option and one alternative electronic method.