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Old Apr 7, 2019 | 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by garykung
I won't read too much about this.

The complaint culture has been escalated dramatically. Also it is a 2-way street between drivers and passengers. While many blame the drivers, the passengers are not always right as well. Because the complaint statistics does not exclude complaints which are frivolous or without merits, I would say the statistics is merely a reflection of the rise of passenger rights.



Not true. The Basic Law actually only mentions Chinese as one of the official language. It does not explicitly mention Cantonese actually.
Oh, and another thing taxi drivers tend to overcharge are undersized bags in cabin. IIRC it's as big as cabin bags in HKG - I've told them to measure bags and I would pay accordingly.
And the so-called complaints will just get brushed aside anyways - people should take it to the police. you might need some ways to show you have the right taxi however, and a few hours for the statement.
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