Uber – the ride request app – is finally in Hong Kong right now – but for this weekend only!

To help with the craziness of this weekends Rugby Sevens in Hong Kong, starting today till Sunday you can actually use the Uber app in Hong Kong to request a car.

We were invited to a launch party of the Uber Hong Kong Pop-up and if you’ve heard of Uber and have never had a chance to experience it, its worth a try. Fire up the app, tell it where you are and a car will come to pick you up. You put your credit card payments details in the app so you don’t have to pay cash when you leave and an electronic receipt is emailed to you with driving route, average speed and time/distance. It’s really quite cool, albeit more expensive than a typical red taxi in Hong Kong but sometimes you want to go Mercedes instead of Toyota.

Try it out and tell us what you think! We think the app is great and a good way for local transport startups to see what Uber looks like and the experience it gives its customers.

Follow what they are doing on Twitter @Uber_HK and see photos on their Instagram feed.