Hong Kong eyes lowering age bar for health checks on commercial drivers to 65

Hong Kong plans to lower the age threshold for mandatory medical certification for commercial vehicle drivers from 70 to 65 under legislative proposals to be submitted in the first quarter of this year, with the new rules supported by a transport advisory body. The government on Wednesday briefed the Transport Advisory Committee on the proposals to tighten medical fitness requirements for commercial vehicle drivers in a bid to further safeguard road safety amid an ageing workforce in the...