Mable Chan to visit Beijing on transport study trip
SingTao · 3 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Transport and Logistics Secretary Mable Chan will leave for Beijing on Thursday for a two-day visit centred on autonomous driving, ride-hailing services and logistics developments. She will join the Legislative Council Panel on Transport in visiting transport facilities and companies, and will also meet the Ministry of Transport before returning to Hong Kong on Friday evening.
Key Points
- Chan will begin her Beijing visit on Thursday, 3 September, and return to Hong Kong on the evening of Friday, 4 September, according to the government announcement carried by local media.
- She will visit the Beijing Transport Operation Monitoring and Dispatch Centre and other facilities with the LegCo Panel on Transport to study local transport operations.
- The itinerary also includes visits to mainland companies to learn about the latest developments in autonomous driving, ride-hailing services and the logistics sector.
- Chan will call on the national Ministry of Transport for exchanges on related policy issues, accompanied by Highways Department Director Kelvin Yau Kwok-ting and Commissioner for Transport Angela Cheung Wing-yee.
- Sing Tao and Commercial Radio reported the LegCo panel’s four-day duty visit will cover road planning in new development areas, smart mobility, road maintenance, new-energy transport and visits to Didi, Amap and the Beijing Transport Institute.
Why It Matters
The visit comes as Hong Kong’s Transport Department is inviting interested platform operators to apply for ride-hailing service licences, with operations expected to start as early as November. Beijing’s experience is also being examined as a reference for future transport planning in the Northern Metropolis, where lawmakers hope to draw on mainland practices in platform regulation, autonomous driving and smart transport.