The government is yet to decide if it will prosecute staff of the car-hailing app company Uber for allegedly providing unlicensed taxi services in Hong Kong, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen said Monday.
Yuen said the Justice Department is still waiting for police to gather more evidence before deciding on further legal action.
All app companies are allowed to operate in Hong Kong as long as they comply with the laws of Hong Kong, Yuen added.
Police arrested 10 Uber drivers and office staff last week. The drivers were accused of accepting passengers without permits and third-party insurance, while the office workers were detained for allegedly helping the drivers break the law.
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Police search Uber offices in HK; arrest drivers in undercover probe
Police raided the Hong Kong offices of taxi-hailing service Uber Inc on Tuesday and arrested five drivers for the "illegal use of vehicles for hire", police said.
A Hong Kong police senior inspector, Bruce Hung, said undercover police officers had used a mobile phone app to hail five cars and arrested the drivers after being driven to their destinations.
He said the drivers lacked the required hire car permits or third-party insurance.
