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Egypt halts importing of auto rickshaws “tuk tuks” for a year
Wednesday 12-02-2014 05:05 PM
Supporters of the army and police cheer as a national flag flutters on their motorcycle at Tahrir square in Cairo, on the third anniversary of the uprising, January 25, 2014. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
CAIRO, Feb 12 (Aswat Masriya) The Egyptian government ordered the finance ministry on Wednesday to halt the importing of motorcycles and auto rickshaws “tuk tuks” for the duration of one year as well as its components for three months pending studies.
The government also asked the interior ministry to enforce harsh regulations on the selling and licensing of new motorcycles, with a grace period of two weeks for current owners.
