Uber Technologies Inc.

Uber’s lawyers criticised the agency’s staff for “attempting to cram through any case in record time” ahead of Donald Trump taking office in January.

Uber, which launched in Hong Kong a decade ago and has been unregulated since, has more than 10,000 drivers in the city.

The company had announced in May that it was ready to relocate its Asian headquarters from Singapore “and establish an innovation and engineering hub” in Hong Kong, provided authorities removed regulatory hurdles (ride-sharing is officially banned).

(May 8): A slew of ride-hailing ventures are taking to the gridlocked streets of Manila, undeterred by the market dominance of Grab now that it controls Uber in the Philippines.

(Mar 8): Grab, the dominant ride-hailing service in Southeast Asia, is close to finalising a deal to acquire Uber Technologies Inc.’s business in the region and may sign a deal this week or next, according to people familiar with the matter.

(July 25): Uber Technologies Inc. is at risk of losing out on another big chunk of the global market.

(July 24): Grab raised US$2 billion ($2.7 billion) from Didi Chuxing and SoftBank Group Corp. in the largest–ever venture fundraising in Southeast Asia, joining forces with two companies instrumental in driving Uber Technologies Inc. out of China.

SINGAPORE (April 20): Alibaba Group Holding has created a loyalty program for online shoppers in Singapore that it may expand to other markets, teaming up with Uber Technologies Inc. and Netflix Inc. to lure customers.

(Aug 3): China’s Didi Chuxing and SoftBank Group Corp. are leading a new round of funding in the Southeast Asian ride-sharing service Grab that could exceed US$600 million ($805 million), according to people familiar with the deal.