Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Except that you need to know Chinese to use taxis - I have yet to meet a taxi driver who can speak or understand English - they all tend to be from the mainland. I always have the hotel name and address written in Chinese on my person whenever I am in Hong Kong in case I have to use a taxi. Cheers Jayanand Joseph Yao wrote: >Bruce, > >Taxi is very affordable here: under US$2 for the first km and US$0.18 for >every 0.2 km thereafter. If I had to take taxi on a regular basis, my taxi >bill would only come to no more than US$1,300 a month, peanuts compared to >maintaining my cars. > >But, and a big but, we only have econo-tinbox Toyota Crown LPG as taxis >here, no Porsche, BMW or Ferrari. And I enjoy driving too much to be a taxi >passenger. > >Yes, HK is small, but it is still 1,000km sq. and my daily commute to work >is 50km round trip and there are times I make the same trip twice a day. > >Mercedes still enjoy good business here, with a market share of close to >10%. BMW have overtaken them lately with their hugely successful >Bangle-designed new models. I should know, I have three Bangle-mobiles in >my garage. :-) > >Joseph > > >On 29/4/06 4:30 am, "bruce" <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote: > > > >>Joseph, and what would it cost you to use taxis >>only ...................... in comparison? Hong Kong city is so >>small ............. and even to the other side of the island, it's >>not so far. >> >>Mercedes did/does wonderful business in H.K. The parking >>establishments too ......... >> >>B. >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >