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The bus company increases the fare but reduces the frequency. District Councillor: wait for half an hour during the morning rush hour to get a bus

2021-04-04T07:40:34.491Z


The four franchised bus companies started to increase their fares today (4th), ranging from 5.8% to 9.8%. While some Southern District Councillors were dissatisfied with the bus company's increase in fares, they used the epidemic as an excuse to cut the frequency of bus trips, which made the citizens busy at work and school.


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Written by: District Licheng

2021-04-04 15:30

Last update date: 2021-04-04 15:30

The four franchised bus companies started to increase their fares today (4th), ranging from 5.8% to 9.8%. While some Southern District Councillors were dissatisfied with the bus company's increase, they used the epidemic as an excuse to cut the bus frequency, making the public busy at work and school. The waiting time is up to half an hour.

Some district councillors initiated a joint action to condemn the Transport Department for allowing bus fares to increase while reducing bus schedules, causing the public to "wait for you to suffer from expensive cars," and requesting the Department to strengthen supervision.

A number of Southern District Councillors complained to the Transport Department about the problem of bus decommissioning, and today launched a joint operation at the Aberdeen Bus Terminal to oppose NWFB and Citybus’s reduction of the frequency of some routes while increasing the fare. During the peak hours of the route, it takes half an hour to get a car, which reduces the quality of service.

District Councillor: Reduced frequency runs counter to the epidemic prevention policy

Dr Yan Chun-ho pointed out that the government's approval of the reduction of classes has caused frequent bursts of buses or long queues on many routes. Especially during the epidemic, social distancing should be maintained when taking public transportation. He believes that there is a contradiction between the policy and the epidemic prevention work.

Mr. Poon Ping-kang pointed out that since the No. 72 bus to Wah Kwai Village and Causeway Bay as an example, the frequency of the route during peak hours has been overwhelming, especially during rush hours. The carriages are extremely crowded and residents have difficulty boarding in Causeway Bay, but the Transport Department still presses The mechanism approved bus companies to reduce their schedules, and did not consult residents and councillors along the route. As a result, the residents "waited for the bus to pay the price.

Dr Lai Xilin pointed out that the Transport Department, as a government department that supervises public transport agencies, should stop approving bus schedule reductions when approving fare increases by bus companies, and supervise bus companies to hire sufficient captains to provide stable bus services, but the department has not strengthened supervision The sudden disappearance of the bus, such as Citybus No. 41A, Citybus No. 37A and NWFB Route No. 42, will randomly reduce the morning peak hours, and some will be reduced to 30-minute intervals. It is believed that the department is suspected of negligence.

Dr. Wong Yui-hyun pointed out that increasing fares and reducing classes violated the rights of residents. In addition, MTR services are not available in every district in the Southern District. The Transport Department allows bus companies to approve class reductions without consultation, which reduces the quality of bus services, which is really unacceptable. The bus companies are urged to resume normal services as soon as possible, and the Transport Department should also stop approving bus companies’ applications for permanent duty reduction.

Four franchised bus companies started to increase their fares today. Among them, NWFB and Citybus will increase their fares in two phases. The average increase in the first phase is 8.5%, and an additional 3.2% will be added on January 2 next year.

As for the KMB's about 350 independently operated routes, the average fare increases by 5.8%, the joint-operated cross-harbour routes increase by an average of 8.5%, and the New Lantao bus fare increases by an average of 9.8%.

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