Wong Sio Chak: Uber stands no chance

With regard to a recent complaint by the public claiming police intercept drivers on the roads to find illegal taxi drivers in the city by checking their mobile devices, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak replied that it is necessary for the police to act in this way in order to catch illegal taxi drivers. “We have not reduced manpower to find illegal taxi drivers in the city. In fact, we have increased our police staff to investigate further to tackle this, both by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) and Judiciary Police (PJ),” Mr. Wong said on the sidelines of a public event yesterday. Mr. Wong emphasised that using Uber mobile application to call for taxi-like service is illegal based on the law and stressed it is the duty of police to enforce the law and tackle illegal actions.

New head for Correctional Services inaugurated Cheng Fong Meng has been appointed Director of the Correctional Services Bureau. An inauguration ceremony held yesterday was presided over by the Secretary for Security. Cheng formerly served as principal for the Judiciary Police School from 2015. Cheng entered public service in 1993, starting as an internship investigator. He was appointed First Superintendence for the Judiciary Police last year. His new role involves technology, training, administrative management, community promotion to innovation to optimising the work of the Bureau.