Police arrest nine drivers over suspected illegal cross-border paid rides

Drivers face licence disqualification of up to three years, while vehicles used for illegal paid passenger services may lose their permits.

By newsdesk · 11 November 2026, 23:22 HKT

Reporting: Star Headline · Commercial Radio

Police arrested nine drivers suspected of illegally carrying passengers for payment across the border and held nine locally registered cross-border private cars over the preceding two weeks. The figures were given by Liu Chun San of the Transport and Logistics Bureau in a response to a legislator’s question.

Since August 2026, drivers’ licences can be cancelled for at least 12 months and for up to three years.

The Transport Department may also revoke a cross-border vehicle’s closed-road permit if the vehicle is used for illegal hire or carrying passengers for payment, on the grounds that this breaches the permit’s conditions.