Hong Kong to make written taxi driver test easier as technology changes job

Candidates will have to answer fewer questions on prominent locations and route identification

A written test for Hong Kong’s aspiring taxi drivers will be made easier from November, with the number of questions related to prominent locations and route identification “substantially” reduced and simplified, transport authorities have said.

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Tuesday she believed that the changes would allow the test to evolve with the times.

The Transport Department said the Taxi Written Test would be “further enhanced” from November to better align with the needs of the sector while still maintaining a certain level of assessment.

The revamp includes merging some parts of the existing assessment, rearranging parts of the test and changing the number and content of questions.