About 1,000 premium taxis will hit the streets of Hong Kong next month, about 50 per cent fewer than the government planned, despite the positive responses received during a trial run, according to an official. Commissioner for Transport Angela Lee Chung-yan said on Friday the Transport Department would grant official licences to five taxi fleets by the end of July and the progress made on both the hardware and software of the fleets was satisfactory. “Most of the taxi fleets have reached the 60...