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The government is preparing to issue licenses to platforms, vehicles, and drivers, ostensibly to bring services like Uber out of the gray area and into the open. However, the recent market focus isn't on "whether it can be legal," but rather "how many cars can operate after legalization." Reports indicate that the initial batch of ride-hailing licenses may only be 10,000 to 15,000, prompting Uber to warn of insufficient supply, with potential issues like failed bookings during peak hours, longer wait times, and higher fares. Platforms certainly have their own business calculations, and the taxi industry also has its own anxieties about its livelihood. What's truly worth watching is how a new technology transforms from market innovation into a political and economic game of pie-sharing. Who gets in, who gets excluded, whose assets appreciate, and who just waits a few more minutes—these questions are closer to the core of the system's design than whether ride-hailing is safe… [Read the full column] The Sharing Economy's Biggest Fear is Sharing Only a Tiny Bit (Liang Tianzhuo) (Insightful Commentary) https://www.hkej.com/dailynews/invest... [Watch More]    • 新世界甩手11 SKIES 機管局接火棒？｜AI主播聲音導航｜信報寧思雋專欄｜思家投...      • Sugar Baby搵「老細」？拆解背後暗黑經濟學｜AI聲音導航｜信報區景連專欄｜逃...   [Special Offer] YouTube Exclusive Offer: $38 for a free 14-day trial of the Hong Kong Economic Journal's electronic edition, exclusively extended to one month! Subscribe now: https://bit.ly/4oztOTB Try the EJFQ "Signal" comprehensive stock analysis system for 14 days for $49 [Get $50 off with promo code: 50save] https://bit.ly/4jscKMe #HongKongYao #LeungTinChuo #Insights #Ride-hailing #Uber #LicensingSystem #TaxiIndustry #TaxiLicensePrices #CarDealers #Insurance #SharingEconomy #Competition #HotTopics