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Taxi Stand Sign in HK
Taxis lined up along a drive outside a building. In the background is a city skyline with tall skyscrapers and a ridgeline under a blue sky with some clouds.
Red taxis outside the International Commerce Centre in Kowloon

Hong Kong taxicabs are the principal[weasel words] taxi service in Hong Kong. Although a few taxis are independently owned and operated, the vast majority are owned by 17 independent taxi companies that rent out taxis on a shift basis to 40,000 self-employed drivers.[citation needed]

As of 2023, there are taxis in Hong Kong, of which 15,250 were urban taxis, 2,838 were New Territories taxis, and 75 were Lantau taxis. Every day they serve about 1.1 million, 207,900 and 1,400 people respectively.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Transport – Hong Kong: The Facts" (PDF). Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Transport Department - Taxis".

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