{
  "id": 16293871,
  "title": "16,000 sign up for exam to drive taxis or ride-hailing cars in Hong Kong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/16-000-sign-up-for-exam-to-drive-taxis-or-ride-hailing-cars-in-hong-16293871",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T06:36:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3372008/16000-sign-exam-drive-taxis-or-ride-hailing-cars-hong-kong"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "About 16,000 Hong Kong residents have signed up for a joint exam to drive taxis or ride-hailing cars, the transport chief has said. Speaking on a radio programme on Saturday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said the allocation arrangement for the 10,000 ride-hailing vehicle permits would be announced in November, with the government considering increasing the odds for certain…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}