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Vivian Au

A ride-hailing service provider has permanently blocked a driver’s account after it was found to have been illegally used by another man in a case investigated by police.
The case came to light on Monday when a passenger filmed his ride-hailing experience, with his driver admitting that he did not hold a Hong Kong identity card, suggesting he was not permitted to work in the city.
The trip was arranged by a service provider, Universe Call, for the Amap ride-hailing platform.
Universe Call said on Wednesday that the account had been “misappropriated”, adding that it had subsequently blocked it for good. It also vowed to follow Hong Kong laws and said it had zero tolerance for illegal labour.
“The driver [in the clip] admitted misappropriating another person’s account and claimed that a boss had referred him in the case, but he refused to name the individual,” it said.
Universe Call said the man’s behaviour violated both its driver’s agreement and the Theft Ordinance, without elaborating.
It said that it had also blacklisted the driver who held the account and had cooperated with Hong Kong police and the Transport Department in an investigation.
The firm serves customers on Amap, which is operated by Alibaba Group Holding, owner of the South China Morning Post.
It also affirmed that the account used had followed the platform’s rules, which require registrants to be Hong Kong permanent identity card holders.
Police also said on Tuesday that they had received a report about a case of suspected illegal passenger services.
They said they would investigate and follow up with any individuals found to be violating other laws, including breaching conditions of stay.
No arrests had been made as of Tuesday evening.
The account had been used for 371 trips, with the driver receiving a rating of 4.5 stars.


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Universe Call says man admitted ‘misappropriating’ account of another person


Universe Call says man admitted ‘misappropriating’ account of another person.


Firm blocks account used by ride-hailing driver working ‘without Hong Kong ID card’

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Universe Call says man admitted ‘misappropriating’ account of another person