Urban Red Taxies were assigned to Hong Kong and the Kowloon area; this color coding was done around 1974 while the British were in Hong Kong.
The majority of cabs running in Hong Kong are red color taxis, approximately total numbers are 18000 in Hong Kong out of that 15000 urban one, and all number 50 are blue colored that operate in Lantau and balance Green serving in the New Territory area
Urban cabs can virtually go anywhere in HK SAR except Tung Chung Road and South Lantau; coverage is bigger.
For the fare, Read taxi, starting fare is $20 for the first 200 m and $1.5 if the charge is below $72.50 after that, the price will be $1
Currently, Uber is also associated with the Taxi operator, so it is a readily available online payment virtually everywhere and sometimes hard to get late at night.
Many Taxies pickup points and stops are near MTR, Ferry, and Bus stations for convince.
Note: HK taxis are not the bargaining type of Taxies; all taxes go by meter, and riding a taxi in HK is safe, but always take care of your belonging and always be alert while traveling anywhere in the world.
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