The latest data from the Public Security Police shows that in January, the police prosecuted 810 taxi violation cases. Among them, overcharging totalled 157 cases, or some 19 per cent; refusing to take passengers accounted for 129 cases, at 16 per cent; random parking resulting in hindering other vehicles to pass totalled 78 cases, or 10 per cent; stopping or parking on yellow lines accounted for 150 cases, or 19 per cent; other violations totalled 296 cases. Public Security Police issued a statement last Friday saying that it would continue to co-operate with other relevant authorities and analyse the data and characteristics of taxi violation cases so that they can better deploy their forces and tackle such violations in order to protect the rights of residents and tourists in addition to protecting Macau’s tourism image.
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