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Hong Kong Taxis Go Cashless: E-Payments Required by April

3/8/2026

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Hong Kong taxi drivers must shift from cash payments to electronic settlements by April 1.
About 90% of cabbies have already adopted e-payment tools.
Chau Kwok-keung, chairman of the Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association, said tipping will end.
The law requires drivers to offer at least two e-payment options, including a QR code method (AlipayHK or WeChat Pay) and a non-scanning option (Octopus or credit cards).

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Hong Kong taxi drivers must shift from cash payments to electronic settlements by April 1.
About 90% of cabbies have already adopted e-payment tools.
Chau Kwok-keung, chairman of the Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association, said tipping will end.
The law requires drivers to offer at least two e-payment options, including a QR code method (AlipayHK or WeChat Pay) and a non-scanning option (Octopus or credit cards).