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Taxi Driver Fined, Uber Relaunches Rides Amid Charity Success

2/4/2026

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Lam Ching-fung, a Hong Kong taxi driver, was fined HK$1,000 after he threw a passenger's change out the window on December 7, 2024.
Uber relaunched door-to-door limousine rides to Macau, with trips up to HK$3,500 (US$448).
Hong Kong authorities consider reducing the construction-site smoking fines to HK$3,000 (US$385) after workers' concerns.
Operation Santa Claus raised over HK$19 million (US$2.4 million) for charitable projects, nearly doubling its target.

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Lam Ching-fung, a Hong Kong taxi driver, was fined HK$1,000 after he threw a passenger's change out the window on December 7, 2024.
Uber relaunched door-to-door limousine rides to Macau, with trips up to HK$3,500 (US$448).
Hong Kong authorities consider reducing the construction-site smoking fines to HK$3,000 (US$385) after workers' concerns.
Operation Santa Claus raised over HK$19 million (US$2.4 million) for charitable projects, nearly doubling its target.