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Taxi Drivers Protest in Maoming, Guangdong

18:16 Nov 23 2008 Maoming, Guangdong, People's Republic of China

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前天下午4时许,多名出租车司机聚集在广东省茂名市政府办公大院门口,要求加大力度打击一些农村路段打砸出租车的恶势力行为,大力整治“黑车”非法营运问题。事件导致茂名市府门前及周边马路被迫封闭。至昨天中午12时许,仍有几百辆出租车停在路上,当地有关主管部门与出租车司机代表的对话仍在进行中。

前天傍晚时分,不断有读者报料称,有200多辆出租车司机将车开到了茂名市政府门口及周边路段。司机下车后聚集在市政府门口不肯离去,事件致使上述路段交通瘫痪。

而据茂名市政府提供的通稿称,前日下午4时许,茂名市区20多名出租车司机驾驶出租车到市政府门前马路聚集,受其影响,其后共聚集了70多辆出租车。

据了解,事件起因是,前日下午4时许,有3辆出租车载客途经茂港区羊角镇和电白县沙琅镇等地时,被几名歹徒拦截,并持石头、棍棒等砸烂车玻璃。据出租车司机反映,打砸行为是上述线路的中巴客车经营者为争抢客源雇人所为。通稿称,出租车司机还向政府提出,增加燃油补贴、严厉打击打砸出租车的行为以及加大整治“黑车”非法营运等问题。来源: 金羊网
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