The silver-and-red taxis that criss-cross Hong Kong island are cheap and abundant and a big hit with our readers, who voted them ahead of their rivals in Singapore and Tokyo in last week’s web poll.
We were prompted to ask the question after seeing a Hotels.com ranking of the best taxis in the world, which placed Hong Kong and Tokyo equal third worldwide, followed by Singapore in fifth. London and New York topped the ranking.
The voting in our poll was slightly different, with Hong Kong out in front, followed by Singapore and Tokyo. We think that makes sense. Hailing a cab is far easier in Hong...