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Written by: Hu Jiaxin
2021-03-30 09:29
The last update date: 2021-03-30 09:32
Under the epidemic, the economy is in a downturn. MTR yesterday calculated a 1.7% discount based on the fare increase and decrease mechanism. However, due to the reduction of the fare discount, it was questioned that the actual fare paid by passengers was more than 18% higher than the current fare. %.
MTR Commercial Director Yang Meizhen today (30th) told RTHK’s "Millenniums" program that MTR has launched a 20% discount on tickets since July last year. It offered rent reductions to tenants as early as February, but it was "closed." As a result, the company's revenue has decreased. The current fare has been balanced against multiple needs, including operating expenses, keeping employees employed, and maintaining sufficient resources to operate. The launch of a 5% fare discount and monthly pass discount is already the biggest discount, "Do your best."
With the support of the government, the MTR launched a 20% discount on fares earlier, and the discount will end tomorrow.
Yang Meizhen said that MTR uses its own resources to provide a 5% fare concession, and monthly tickets also have rebates. For example, passengers from Tin Shui Wai to Hung Hom, the current fare is 22.3 yuan, under the monthly pass rebate and government transportation allowance, the actual fare paid is 8 yuan, urge passengers to buy more monthly tickets.
As for the cumulative increase of 1.58% originally scheduled for this year, the MTR has not cancelled it and only postponed the processing.
Yang Meizhen said that it will depend on the economic changes next year to decide how to deal with it. If the economic situation does not allow the cumulative increase, the MTR will postpone the processing.
She continued that the current increase and decrease mechanism has taken into account the median income of the citizens and the affordability of the citizens. When reviewing the mechanism with the government next year, it will listen to opinions from all walks of life and study it again.
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