HONG KONG - About 1,000 Hong Kong taxi drivers went on an impromptu strike over a new fare policy, blocking roads around the airport and causing traffic chaos, the latest in a series of cabbie complaints across China.
A wave of strikes, including in neighbouring Guangzhou, have been launched in recent weeks in protest against unlicensed competition, high fuel prices and rising rental fees as the economy comes under strain from global financial turmoil.
Police said 22 taxis were towed away from the airport highway late on Wednesday and traffic was back to normal early on Thursday.
Twenty-four drivers were arrested for "disorderly conduct in a public place" and all the men, aged between 36 and 60, had been released on bail, a police spokeswoman said.
A minor dispute over fares on Wednesday night escalated, with around 1,000 drivers j0 taxi drivers also blocked roads downtown near Hong Kong's race course on Hong Kong island.
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Every morning you will see lots of cabby united at Havelock food center and kopishops around this small island.... That is the most you can get here....heehee
Does the strikes work or is it causing more problems and inconvenience to the general public? If it works, then by all means go ahead. If not, they should rethink their strategy.
Does the strikes work or is it causing more problems and inconvenience to the general public? If it works, then by all means go ahead. If not, they should rethink their strategy.
Bro, sad to say but for a strike to work and be really effective, it must cause inconveniences to the public. That's to send a statement that without such a service, there's gonna be transport chaos.
0 taxi drivers also blocked roads downtown near Hong Kong's race course on Hong Kong island.
