Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to keep fares unchanged for second year in row

Hong Kong’s rail giant has announced it will keep fares unchanged for the coming year after an annual review, marking the second year without any increase. “The corporation will continue to offer ongoing fare concessions, covering the elderly, children, eligible students and persons with disabilities … benefiting more than 600 million passenger trips,” the MTR Corporation said. “The total value of these concessions exceeded HK$3.2 billion [US$409 million] last year.” The fare freeze was the...

By Ng Kang-chung