Privacy commissioner says it has instructed a social media platform to remove clip of heated dispute inside ride-hailing vehicle
2-MIN READ2-MINKate ChanPublished: 7:12pm, 10 Jul 2026A viral dashcam video clip showing a heated argument inside a ride-hailing vehicle between a driver and a passenger, identified in the footage as singer David Lui Fong, has prompted Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog to order its removal, the South China Morning Post has learned.
In response to the SCMP’s queries, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Friday that it had ordered a social media platform to remove the footage, adding that the office had not yet received any complaints about the video.
It added that any video clearly identifying a specific person through a video camera system was deemed “personal data” under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.
Drivers must comply with the law, the office said, meaning they cannot upload passenger footage without explicit consent.
The footage, first circulated on social media platform Threads, began as a dispute over an apparent GPS map mistake and quickly escalated into a shouting match with profanity and personal insults. It started circulating on social media on Thursday night.
01:32Video of spat between Hong Kong singer David Lui and ride-hailing driver goes viralThe confrontation was sparked when the driver claimed he had arrived at the address shown on his map, while the passenger insisted it was incorrect.
