How to Get an Uber at Hong Kong Airport?
Aug 1, 2016, 5:45 am
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How to Get an Uber at Hong Kong Airport?
Can anybody advise the procedure for getting an Uber at HKIA? Is there a particular location for the pick-ups? I am assuming Uber is allowed to pick up at the airport, is that correct? To have a chance of getting a Tesla, does one pick UberBlack or UberX (I have heard that some Ubers are Teslas in HKG)?
Aug 1, 2016, 7:06 am
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Emm,just like you would do anywhere else?
Uber now lets you pick a particular pick up location in most airports/railway stations.For HKIA it's a choice between Car Park 1 and Regal Hotel Car Park.
Uber now lets you pick a particular pick up location in most airports/railway stations.For HKIA it's a choice between Car Park 1 and Regal Hotel Car Park.
Aug 1, 2016, 3:28 pm
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Aug 1, 2016, 7:43 pm
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If Uber is illegal in Hong Kong, then why is it listed on their website?
https://www.uber.com/cities/
https://www.uber.com/cities/
Aug 1, 2016, 9:01 pm
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Uber is not illegal per se in HK. Carrying paid passengers in a vehicle not licensed "for hire" is. Therefore there is a huge grey area. And a rider who uses Uber cannot generally tell if that vehicle is licensed for hire or not.
Aug 2, 2016, 1:50 am
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If Uber is illegal in Hong Kong, then why is it listed on their website?
https://www.uber.com/cities/
https://www.uber.com/cities/
At the minimum, taxi fare is regulated by the HKSAR Government. When Uber makes up its own system, it is illegal.
Aug 2, 2016, 2:46 pm
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Aug 2, 2016, 3:29 pm
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I have no wish to argue with anyone, but I didn't see the reason behind the statement that Uber is illegal in a country. What was the intention of the statement? Was it to scare people away from using Uber? It comes off as if you are a passenger, that you would be in some kind of legal trouble for using it which is not the case. If this discussion was related to being an Uber driver, then there would be some merit in the statement. However, the OP was asking from a passenger's standpoint.
Aug 2, 2016, 6:20 pm
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If Uber is illegal in Hong Kong, then why is it listed on their website?
https://www.uber.com/cities/
https://www.uber.com/cities/
Aren't Alphard and Estima mini vans? It's a shame Uber is classifying them as Black.
Aug 2, 2016, 7:48 pm
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In the past, the same Government has once prosecuted a taxi driver because of HKD$0.50 (or 6 USD pennies). Even the case was dropped in the interest of justice (i.e. too costly to prosecute for $0.50), it shows how far the Government is willing to go.
Aug 2, 2016, 10:41 pm
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Yes they are since they should be UberXL. I had never heard of an Alphard before so I was standing in front of the Landmark Mandarin Oriental looking for a nice car to show up and wondering where it was until the driver called me and he was right in front of me. It was definitely disappointing since I've used UberX before that were luxury cars.