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Trial scheme for cross-harbour taxi stand
A six-month trial scheme for cross-harbour taxi stands will be implemented starting from 10 am on Sunday (July 30).
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Transport (Ferry and Paratransit), Mr Albert Yuen, today (Friday) said under the trial scheme, two cross-harbour taxi stands will be set up on each side of the Cross Harbour Tunnel. They will be at Harbour Road near China Resources Building and Paterson Street on Hong Kong side; and at San Wai Street in To Kwa Wan and Observatory Road in Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon side.
Appropriate traffic signs will be erected to indicate the locations and extent of these designated cross-habour taxi stands.
"Taxi drivers waiting at the designated cross-harbour taxi stands will be permitted to refuse hire for non cross-harbour journeys. A single tunnel toll will be charged for cross-harbour journeys which start from the designated cross-harbour taxi stands," Mr Yuen said.
"However, outside the designated cross-harbour taxi stands, refusal to accept hire, whether or not across the harbour, will continue to be an offence. Taxi drivers are also reminded not to take passengers to change taxis at the designated cross-harbour taxi stands against their will.
"Twice the tunnel toll will continue to be charged for a cross-harbour journey which does not start from the designated cross-harbour taxi stands."
The trial scheme will last for six months and a review will be conducted.
The Transport Department, in consultation with the Police, the Transport Complaints Unit and the taxi trade, will monitor the scheme and assess the utilisation of the stands, traffic implications, public complaints about taxi malpractices at or near the stands, and complaints about hire refusal for cross-harbour trips in general.
End/Friday, July 28, 1995