A bike rental service will be available in HCM City's District 1 from August according to local authorities.
A bike rental service will be available in HCM City's District 1 from August.
Do Ba Dan, chairman of Tri Nam Group which is the service provider, said that 388 bikes would be arranged at 43 spots on some central streets in the district including Ham Nghi, Nguyen Hue, Vo Van Kiet, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia and Le Thanh Ton.
There will be 10-20 bikes at each spot and customers can hire the bikes through a mobile application or website, pay via QR code and use an e-card to unlock the vehicles.
"We are preparing to pilot this Mobike project this August," Tan said. "Fees will be VND5,000 for 30 minutes, and VND10,000 for an hour. The service will be free for the first 15 minutes for the first three months to encourage people to use them."
"In the next phases, the company will offer daily, weekly and monthly tickets," he added.
