Revamped transport fare scheme triggers concerns about cost for working elderly
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“Hong Kong’s revised scheme now requires elderly and people with disabilities to pay 20 per cent of fares for trips costing over HK$10”
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— The Hong Kong dollar (Chinese: 港元, sign: HK$; code: HKD) is the official currency of Hong Kong. It is divided into 100 cents. Historically, it was also divided into 1000 mils. The Hong Kong Monetary A…
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“the revised HK$2 (26 US cents) transport fare scheme that came into force on Friday”
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“Public transport operators on Friday morning deployed staff in green vests to respond to inquiries at MTR stations and public transport interchanges”
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— Admiralty (Chinese: 金鐘; Jyutping: Gam1 zung1; Cantonese Yale: Gāmjūng) is an MTR station in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The station's livery is blue and white. It is a major interchange station within the M…
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— Whampoa (Chinese: 黃埔; Jyutping: Wong4 bou3; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng bou) is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong line of the MTR in Hong Kong. It is located in Hung Hom, Kowloon City District within th…
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