Public transportation plus wind ︱ tram application price increase of 1 to 4 cents for adults to 3 yuan for children 1.5 yuan

[Tram fare increase] After the taxi fare increase, there is another public transportation service to apply for a fare increase!

According to the latest documents submitted by the Transport and Housing Bureau to the Legislative Council, Hong Kong trams have applied to the government for fare increases, ranging from 1 to 4 for various fares.

Among them, the adult fare has been increased from the current 2.6 yuan to 3 yuan; the child's fare has been increased from 1.3 yuan to 1.5 yuan, and the increase of both is 15.4%.

As for the increase in monthly passes, it is recommended to increase from 220 yuan to 260 yuan, an increase of 18.2%.

Looking through the information, the tram has applied for a fare increase to 2.9 yuan for an adult ticket at the end of last year, and this time the application has been raised to 3 yuan.

The tram company responded that because the fifth wave of the epidemic has greatly reduced its passenger volume by 50%, which has increased its operation by hundreds of pounds, so the revised increase rate is hoped for the support and understanding of the public.

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Range of fare increase for tram applications (Legislative Council document)

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Tram advertising increased by 17.6% year-on-year or benefited from the MIRROR effect

In addition, the popularity of Hong Kong's popular boy group MIRROR has swept the whole of Hong Kong in recent years, and many fans will place advertisements on the body of the tram when their idols' birthdays or when they release new songs.

The document also discloses the advertising revenue of trams in recent years, referring to the fact that the advertising revenue of body advertisements and tram stop overlays accounts for about 40-50% of the company’s total revenue. The annual increase was 17.6%, but it was still lower than in 2019.

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