Newly launched Hong Kong bike-sharing app has bumpy start with damaged rides and security fears
Founder of Hong Kong’s first bike-sharing service Gobee said a total of nine bikes had been found damaged since the app launched on Wednesday
Three bicycles belonging to a newly launched bike-sharing service were found thrown into a river in Sha Tin on Saturday.
Police said a man found the bikes in Shing Mun River at about 2.30pm, while a fourth was left damaged in nearby grass. The case has been classified as criminal damage.
The bikes belonged to start-up Gobee.bike, which launched on Wednesday.
Gobee is Hong Kong’s first bike-sharing service, allowing users to rent more than 400 smart bikes in the New Territories by scanning a QR code with their mobile phones.
Founder of Gobee bike Raphael Cohen said nine bikes, including the three, had been found damaged since the app launched.