上月332個私人駕駛教練牌照申請吸引55440人報名。運輸署在4月公布相關安排，經濟環境轉差促使部分司機考慮轉行。
48歲的馮富擁有20多年輕型貨車駕駛經驗，他表示餐廳結業及貨運訂單減少，加上物流業競爭加劇，令他考慮轉為私人駕駛教練。
「很多餐廳都結業了，公司貨品訂單減少，加上更多司機加入物流業，競爭更激烈，」馮富告訴南華早報。「隨著年紀增長，搬運重貨的工作變得更辛苦，前景不明朗。」
牌照分為三類，包括私家車及輕型貨車；公共及私人小巴以及公共及私人巴士；以及中型及重型貨車和鉸接式車輛。香港已發出1120個旅遊巴駕駛教練牌照。
Hong Kong's taxi industry has warned that around 10 percent of the city's cabs could be repossessed by banks as licence values fall and drivers shift to a new ride-hailing regime.
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Hong Kong's Transport Department reports that since the launch of the southbound travel scheme for Guangdong vehicles on December 23 last year, more than 5,000 applications have been approved and over 3,500 travel bookings recorded by the end of March, with 90% of travellers staying one or two days. The scheme allows up to 100 vehicles daily from Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Zhongshan and Jiangmen to enter Hong Kong's urban areas via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge for a maximum of 72 hours.
Hong Kong Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han announced on Friday that authorities will not impose a monthly cap on subsidised trips under the HK$2 transport fare scheme for eligible elderly and people with disabilities. Data showed an average of only about 450 people exceeded 240 trips a month out of 2.7 million beneficiaries.
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Hong Kong will extend its Southbound Travel Scheme to five additional Greater Bay Area cities and double the daily quota for urban trips starting July 25.