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Hong Kong Taxis Uber Alles

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Aug 14, 2015
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The arrest of drivers working for the Uber taxi app operation in Hong Kong is further evidence of the grip that monopolists and oligopolists have on the territory’s government.

Uber was initially welcomed by the authorities, with the government agency InvestHK, which encourages entrepreneurial investment, giving publicity to the local launch of the servi…

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