Taxi Drivers Paid $400 to Stage ‘Protest’

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At around 5:30pm on Sunday, some 20 taxis were stopped on Gloucester Road attempting to breach the police roadblock (under the pedestrian bridge to Immigration Tower) and drive into Admiralty to attack the student protests.

Around 50 police responded as several of the drivers left their parked cars, unfurled banners and tried to physically push past the police while verbally insulting those who’d gathered to watch. The drivers who’d remained in their cars, engines on, spent several minutes with their fingers on horns disrupting a large part of Wanchai with the noise.

Speaking to some of the drivers, bc asked why they were there “Because our manager told us to come” said one, who then added “If we come, make some noise and ‘protest’ then our shift is free”. When asked to explain he clarified “The shift fee for renting my taxi today is $400, because I come to ‘protest’ this shift is free”. Two other drivers backed up the first’s comments.

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Triple Trio, Season Opening Rugby @ Kings Park – 5 October, 2013

The 2013-14 Hong Kong rugby season got off to a highly entertaining start at Kings Park with three Premiership matches featuring a slew of familiar if rebranded teams, a new trophy and most importantly some good rugby – lots to look forward to over the next few months.
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