The new year sees off the old and welcomes the new, and the price has also taken on a new look. In 2023, there will continue to be a wave of price increases. After yesterday (31st) the charge for plastic shopping bags doubled to 1 yuan, the two electricity bills and the rent of the housing authority’s car park Take the lead in raising prices on New Year's Day (1st), and the chain fast food restaurant McDonald's will increase their prices on tomorrow (2nd), with an average increase of 3%. The value-added package 6 pieces of Chicken McNuggets will be increased from 26 yuan to 28 yuan , an increase of 7.7%.
"Food" and "living" have been increasing fares one after another, and "commuting" is not falling behind. Major public transportation services are also planning to increase fares. Among them, franchised buses have applied to the government for a 10% to 20% fare increase, and the Star Ferry has applied for a double fare increase. Taxi has also applied for an increase in the price of the watch, and everything is still to be "decided" by the government.
"Hong Kong 01" integrates the price increase information, and sees the price increase trend in one article.
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Price increase before and after New Year's Day:
1. Electricity fee
Price increase date: from January
CLP's electricity charge per kilowatt-hour increased to 154.4 cents, an increase of 19.7% year-on-year; as HK Electric did not have a special rebate next year, its electricity charge per kilowatt-hour rose to 197 cents, an increase of 45.6% year-on-year.
The year-on-year increases in the average net electricity prices of the two power plants hit record highs.
▼On December 30, McDonald’s announced a price increase in early January 2023▼
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2. McDonald's
Price increase date: January 2
The average price increase is 3%, and most food prices increase by 1 to 2 yuan. Please refer to the details below:
• Wake up value-priced fried double egg bun meal, pork tenderloin egg hamburger meal and fish fillet bun meal: 20 yuan will be changed to a new price of 21 yuan, an increase of 5%
• Pork tenderloin egg burger with Maimaishi super value set meal Meal: Changed from RMB 27 to the new price of RMB 28, an increase of 3.7%
• McLean Chicken Meal (6 pieces): changed from RMB 26 to the new price of RMB 28, an increase of 7.7%
• Crispy and spicy chicken drumsticks Meal Package: Changed from RMB 40 to the new price of RMB 41.5, an increase of 3.75%
Big Mac meal: changed from RMB 40 to the new price of RMB 42, an increase of 5%
In addition, McDonald's will also launch new promotions in the new year. Starting from January 2, the "Most Popular King" promotion will be offered for 7 consecutive days:
• January 2: RMB 1 plus a piece
of McNugget Chicken (Original or Honey BBQ) • January 3: RMB 10 for 9 pieces of McNuggets
• January 4: Ham Steak and Cheese Bun for RMB 15 with medium soda
• January 5: RMB 20 for 4 pieces of crispy chicken wings with medium soda
• January 6: Crispy and spicy chicken drumstick bun with medium soda for RMB 20
• January 7: Oreo Mango Wheat Whirlwind for RMB 10
• January 8: 10 yuan salted caramel chocolate batch of 2
3. Housing Authority car park rent
Price increase date: January 1
• Monthly rental charges for private cars, light goods vehicles and large buses for open-air and covered parking spaces will be increased by $100 and $120 respectively, and monthly rental charges for motorcycle open-air and covered parking spaces will be increased by $20 and $30 respectively
• Hourly rental fee The hourly parking fee for private cars, light goods vehicles and motorcycles will be increased by RMB 1, and the "Daily Parking" and "24-hour Parking" fees for private car parking spaces will be increased by RMB 5.
4. Charges for plastic shopping bags
Date of price increase: December 31, 2022
The original 0.5 yuan will be added to 1 yuan, and the exemption for plastic shopping bags containing frozen or frozen food will be cancelled. Plastic shopping bags are provided.
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5. HKDSE examination fee
Date of price increase: 2023 HKDSE
The examination fee is raised by 2%. Based on the calculation of 6 subjects (two language subjects and four non-language subjects) for school candidates, the total test fee is 3,258 yuan. School candidates will pay the examination fee by the government, but self-study students have to bear the relevant fees increase.
Public transportation agencies that have applied for fare increases or plan to increase fares:
1. Franchised buses
The Transport and Logistics Bureau stated earlier that franchised bus companies began to submit applications for fare increases in the first half of this year. The fare increase ranges from
10% to 20%
. The relevant applications and the actual increase rate are still subject to government approval.
2. Star Ferry
The financially troubled Star Ferry has applied to
double the fare
. On the route from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central, the one-way fare for adults on the upper deck will increase by 3.2 yuan, that is, the new fare is 6.4 yuan, and the fare on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays will reach 8.4 yuan. , At the same time, the current free boat ride for the elderly may be cancelled, and the plan is to apply for the government's "2 yuan discount plan" instead.
The monthly ticket will be increased from 160 yuan to 320 yuan, and the passenger ticket will be increased from 32 yuan to 64 yuan.
The bicycle fee that must be paid for bringing a bicycle on board will also be doubled accordingly, from 16 yuan to 32 yuan.
3. Taxi
Some chambers of commerce apply to the Transport Department for an addition of RMB 6 to the starting price of taxis (red) in the urban area, that is, to increase to RMB 33, or to add RMB 3 in two stages; Flags add 5 yuan, New Territories taxis (green) add 4.5 yuan, and jump watches add 2 cents.
4. Tunnel toll
The government took back the right to operate the Western Crossing in August, and plans to re-launch the "three-tunnel diversion". The preliminary plan
plans to increase the fare for private cars on the Red Tunnel and the Eastern Tunnel to 30 yuan, and reduce the fare to 60 yuan
for the western tunnel. The fare for taxis using the three tunnels will be reduced. A uniform charge of 25 yuan is used for diversion.
The authorities propose to amend the regulations in the first quarter of next year, which will take effect in early August of the same year.
McDonald’s price increase｜An average increase of 3% in early January, super value meals starting at 28 yuan, 1.3 pushes $10, nine pieces of McNuggets taxi price increase︱Chamber of Commerce pointed out that it is difficult to improve income by adding 6 yuan in installments. The aging driver’s fare increase helps attract new blood. The taxi industry plans to increase the fare by adding 4.5 to 5 yuan to the flag, plus 2 cents for littering fines doubled to 3,000 yuan Xie Zhanhuan: Next year the epidemic subsides is the right time to legislate a taxi fare increase｜Green plans to apply for a table to add 6 yuan, the industry hopes Adding in stages: No fare increase is a dead end 2023｜The article on the new year’s day fare increase in the parking lot of the two power housing committees sees clearly that the public service group will increase the charges
