Even the jap are using crown, not only Hongkong.
Hongkong Taxi are very much privatised, meaning no Govt Link,
I use to take cabs whenever I am in Hongkong, but not in Japan
(seibei expensive). Hongkong cabbies are youngers, fare cheaper
than singapore and also knows their trade very well, however, they
are not so high tech like us with MDT, nor do they hv so much
surcharges except evening and midnight.
Knowing their trade means they know the road well, HK taxis so
far I took, never ask me how I want to go, they will just move on.
And on the road, there are plenty of them, just wave only, a cab
will be at your step.
Singapore, fast becoming a comospolitan city, changes too fast,
and in changing, one of the weak point is Singapore fail to hold it
heritage and history. Unlike other asian developed countries, most
advanced and yet hold on to their tradition and heritage.
As such, with a quick pace in changing and also wanting to give
a better image to outsider, the Govt had given 2 years for crown to
ply the road which will end very soon.
This also reflect on our society as a whole with a poor
touch on tradition and heritage, our youngs changes very fast,
so are our cabs, our landscape and even our roads.
If you look at the history of cab in Singapore, the turnover is
getting faster and faster, now is i40, even talking about scrapping
sonata liao
