Hong Kong Transport Delegation Visits Beijing to Discuss Smart Traffic and Autonomous Vehicles

2026-09-04 18:46 Last Updated At：18:58

STL continues visit to Beijing with LegCo Panel on Transport

The Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Ms Mable Chan, together with the Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Transport, continued their visit to Beijing today (September 4). The Director of Highways, Mr Tony Yau, and the Commissioner for Transport, Miss Winnie Tse, also joined the visit.

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STL continues visit to Beijing with LegCo Panel on Transport Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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STL continues visit to Beijing with LegCo Panel on Transport Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Ms Chan called on the Ministry of Transport (MOT) this morning and met with the Safety Director of MOT and Director General of the Transport Service Department of MOT, Mr Cai Tuanjie, to exchange views on issues including smart traffic, transport infrastructure, shipping and logistics.

Ms Chan and the LegCo delegation later visited the Beijing Innovation Demonstration Zone for Coordinated Development of Smart City Infrastructure and Intelligent Connected Vehicles and two autonomous driving enterprises in Yizhuang, Beijing, and took test rides in autonomous vehicles (AVs) to experience in person the latest developments and real-world application of autonomous driving in the city.

Ms Chan said, "The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has been promoting the development of AVs in Hong Kong in an active and orderly manner through a multipronged approach by providing policy support and regulatory backing. Our development in autonomous driving is moving towards large-scale deployment of driverless AVs for commercial operation. In addition to the 'Air-Rail Intermodal Service' AV trial between Hong Kong West Kowloon Station of the Express Rail Link and Kowloon Station of the Airport Express, the ongoing fully driverless AV trial on the Airport Island marks another milestone in our advancement of autonomous driving. Beijing's experience in areas such as its safety management regime, commercial operation model and emergency response mechanism provides invaluable reference for Hong Kong in refining our policies on smart traffic and addressing the challenges posed by high-density traffic conditions."

Ms Chan added that this visit to Beijing demonstrated the positive interaction between the executive and the legislature. She also took the opportunity to exchange views with the LegCo Members on various issues including smart traffic and road management.

Ms Chan concluded the two-day visit to Beijing and will return to Hong Kong this evening.

HKMA Warns Against Scams Involving Unauthorized Binding of Payment Cards to Mobile Payment Services

HKMA reminds public to stay alert to phishing scams targeting binding of payment cards to contactless mobile payment services

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has recently received reports from banks of scams involving the unauthorised binding of payment cards, including ATM cards, to contactless mobile payment services. The HKMA has shared the relevant modus operandi with the banking industry and reminded banks to stay vigilant and strengthen customer education.

In the cases reported, fraudsters impersonated merchants or other organisations through phishing messages, fraudulent websites or phone calls, and used various pretexts, such as offering compensation for goods, to deceive victims into disclosing their payment card information and ATM personal identification numbers (PINs). To bind the victims' payment cards to devices under the fraudster's control, fraudsters coaxed the victims into approving payment card-binding requests through different channels, such as mobile banking applications or two-way SMS messages. Once the payment cards have been bound, the fraudsters can use them to make unauthorised transactions.

The HKMA reminds members of the public that binding a payment card is a high-risk operation. The following must always be borne in mind:

never click hyperlinks in messages from unknown sources;

never disclose payment card information, ATM PINs, login passwords or one-time passwords (OTPs) to anyone;

never follow instructions from unknown or unverified persons to respond to or approve any requests or transactions, including those received through mobile banking applications or two-way SMS messages; and

carefully read all messages and notifications from banks, and reject any card-binding request that they have not initiated.

Members of the public who suspect that they have fallen victim to a scam should immediately contact their bank and report the matter to the Police. They may also call the Police's Anti-Scam Helpline at 18222 for assistance.

Hong Kong Transport Delegation Visits Beijing to Discuss Smart Traffic and Autonomous Vehicles

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