Amidst all this, there are some news reports stating a startup has offered ‘Smooch Cabs', a private cab for couples who want to roam and spend some “quality time”. However, it is not true.

Hong Kong has 46,000 taxi drivers operating 18,163 cabs. The sector has long complained ... noting that mainland operators like Didi Chuxing and Amap also wanted to break into the Hong Kong ...