White card

A white card (Chinese: 白牌) is a citizen-owned automobile in Hong Kong used as an illegal unlicensed taxi. The term is a reference to fake taxi licenses.

A White Card is also a mandatory requirement of the Australian government in order to work on a construction site. The White Card itself is a credit card sized Card, and is gained by completing a face-to-face or online White Card course,[1] typically taking around 3 to 6 hours, including assessment, officially known as the "CPCCOHS1001A Work Safely In The Construction Industry[2]" course. The government requirements of the course are listed on the Australian government training site listed in references below.

History

White cards have been used since the 1950s, when there was a shortage of public transportation.[3] In the 1950s, Hong Kong taxis were limited in numbers. People started their own illegal businesses, and operated without any licenses or government regulation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "White Card Online Just $38.90! FAST Delivery, Trusted RTO". www.whitecardonlineexpress.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  2. ↑ "training.gov.au - CPCCOHS1001A - Work safely in the construction industry". training.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  3. ↑ "The construction of Hong Kong", Guangzhou government (广州市地方志馆), Retrieved on 2007-07-04 (Chinese)


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