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Hong Kong Transport - Taxis
The Hong Kong Taxi Culture
There are 18,163 Taxis (Red, Green & Blue) registered in Hong Kong (Source - The Transport Department, Hong Kong Government) and the industry is very heavily regulated.
☛ 15,250 Red Taxis or Urban Taxis
☛ 2,838 Green Taxis or New Territories Taxis
☛ 75 Blue Taxis or Lantau Taxis
Introduced in 2024 we now have PREMIUM taxis - 3,500 cars in he taxi fleet have been assigned this title, generally it means NEW cars, payment by credit card and such and often they can hold 6 passengers and you book them online via an APP and they have higher fares - they can still be red, green or blue but also companies can have custom colour schemes just to confuse everyone. This is a welcome addition to the taxi industry in Hong Kong
Payment for a ride is still mainly in CASH in HK$, cashless payment ie credit cards, debit cards and Octopus cards, phone apps and such are finally being accepted for Taxi payment.
Approximately 72% of Taxis are licenced for 4 passengers and 28% are licenced for 5 passengers and within a few years 5 passenger Taxis will be probably be phased out, Hong Kong people love Uber as many of the cars are what we call the 7 seaters, big and quite luxurious Toyota‛s and Nissan‛s that comfortably hold 6 passengers ideal for groups and families | for the record Uber currently operates illegally in Hong Kong since 2014 and have tacit approval from the Government.
A major review and overhaul of the Taxi Industry is currently in progress which may see Uber becoming legal as well as other ride hailing services.
The current cost of a Red (Urban) Taxi Licence fluctuates between HK$3,500,000 | US$449,000 and HK$4,500,000 | US$577,000 with an average of roughly HK$4,100,000 | US$526,000 over a 12 month period. This figure can fluctuate as people speculate on these! At one stage not too long ago the price hit HK$7,020,000 or US$900,000 and then Uber arrived in Hong Kong. Do the math US$615,000 x 18,163 licences - you can understand why the owners of Taxis do not want any competition from the likes of Uber and other ride hailing companies.
Current Taxis are mainly Toyota, Nissan or Ford, mainly LPG or Hybrids, full EV vehicles are now being introduced again and are gaining in popularity.
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The area was originally a 3 season porch. The existing deck was supported while the demolition/construction of the addition was being performed. The entire structure was removed down to the foundation. The foundation was built to match the height of the existing house. According to the supplied architectural plans, the new structure was built. The roof lines were integrated into one another, siding was blended from old to new, and the deck was attached to the new addition. The new addition was to accommodate the new kitchen. All the necessary pluming, electrical, and structural work was performed. The new kitchen featured a cathedral ceiling, sky light, oak floors, granite countertops, custom cabinetry, a teak center island and dining table.
Welcome to the family guys! lol The green one on the right is a confirmed male - he barks and has "hugged" the other one a few times. the other one was hugging the others at the store and i THINK has barked but its hard to tell. We are fairly certain that these are both males though - they were pretty active at the store so it was easy to tell them from the others. We've yet to pick names but the one on the left is HUGE - like almost two times the size as the other one. Salma and Patti haven't been introduced to them yet - as they need to be quarantined first. But everything looks good! We got a bigger home and upgraded a bit as well *oops* lol More pics and hopefully names to come!! <3
this is Einsten. he is a four week old gray tabby cat, and i just couldnt say no to that little face. he is my newest family member and i am sure he is excited because he gets to stay living where he is, and i get to move to him.
the only sad thing about this whole scenario, is that when i do move to him, i am not allowed to bring my lucy with me... she has been held hostage to where i live now. i dont think she would like living with lots of animals anyways. but i sure am going to miss her.
This is Simon. He is a lab/mix we adopted today from the Northshore Animal League. He is a bundle of energy. Our other animals were all very interested in meeting him.
A photo I took for a Homebuilder who built a major addition to a house and backyard. A first class builder - G & C Properties in Birmingham, Alabama
Front porch addition. Notice the green house behind to the right w/ curved windows. We built that also!
Original Material Type: 8 & 1/2" x 11" paper report bound in an Esselte Pendaflex 52511 report cover
Title: The Western Addition Branch and Its Community
Publication Info: Produced by librarians at the Western Addition Branch, c. 1995-1997
Collection: Western Addition Branch Archives
Repository: San Francisco Public Library - Western Addition Branch
In addition to the multiple cancer antigens, elite scientists from Creative Biolabs have successfully placed bispecific Chimeric Antigen Receptors (Calling Tan CAR) targeting cancer antigen grafted with latent-virus antigen in T cells to recognize and attack Cytomegalovirus (CMV) or EBV or adenovirus, which make genetically engineered T cells work better to react to the virus as well as to cancer cells.
May 2, 2021 - "Journey to Learning" by artist George Danhires is located in Discovery Park at Fifth and Broad Streets. "Journey to Learning" is about the interaction between students and their teachers. The environment created by the wall, blocks, numbers and letters is a metaphor for the challenges children face as they develop an understanding of the fundamental concepts of learning. The children participate in the creation of the learning environment, accepting the challenges in individual and unique ways, while teachers are positioned to assist and encourage the students in their journey to discovery and growth." Previous text from STRS Ohio Art pamphlet. I was on the design team from DesignGroup that worked on the building addition of State Teachers Retirement System.
Parents got a new puppy today so went to visit this evening and snap a few of her before she grows up. Always happens so fast. From a shelter, part husky part german sheppard. Yet to be named. I am a big fan of Tonka!
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We adopted my friend's 6-year-old German Shepherd, Zeus. He joins our 12-year old female shepherd. What an amazing boy he is!