Ex-PLA soldier jailed for 8 months for offering illegal ride-hailing trips in Hong Kong

A former People’s Liberation Army soldier has been sentenced to eight months in prison for illegally carrying passengers in his Tesla Model S luxury sedan using a ride-hailing platform while in Hong Kong as a tourist. Fanling Court on Monday heard that Zeng Yulin, 39, travelled to Hong Kong from Shenzhen between June and August last year to offer paid rides using online mapping service Amap, earning more than HK$73,000 (US$9,400) in two months. He told Acting Principal Magistrate Veronica Heung...