【明報專訊】UBER, a mobile application (app) that offers hire car services, has been accepted and welcomed by Hong Kong people. Like a rock thrown into a pond, it has provoked a wave of protests from the taxi industry, which has pressed the government into taking action against it. But Uber has also inspired a feeling in the industry that it has to reform and exert itself. As far as we can see, one of the industry's focuses is the introduction of luxury taxi services. It has to be pointed out, however, that the problems of the taxi industry cannot possibly be solved by introducing "by-appointment" or luxury taxi services. They have to be tackled at their root. To turn things around, the taxi industry has to enhance drivers' standards and put in place an effective mechanism for monitoring taxi operations.