Policy Address

Promote Autonomous Vehicles

224. The Government established a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles (AV) last year. Three areas will be approved this year for AV trials, aiming at AV cross-district travel and connections to other modes of transport, to accelerate the large-scale development of driverless autonomous driving in Hong Kong, expediting its transition to commercial operations, and facilitating the industry's expansion to overseas, particularly right-hand-drive markets, using Hong Kong as the platform.

Regulate Ride-hailing Services by Legislation

225. The issue of regulating ride-hailing services in Hong Kong has persisted for over 11 years. The current-term Government is determined to resolve this issue, striving to pass the legislation on regulating the services before the prorogation of the current-term LegCo, with a view to safeguarding the public's travel safety.