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Alan
 Post subject: $2 fare for elderly
PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:06 pm 
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Donald Tsang {L_WROTE}:
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Concessions for the Elderly
Public Transport Concessions for the Elderly and People with Disabilities

76. Various concessionary fare schemes are currently implemented by major public transport operators for the elderly and people with disabilities. Concessions offered by individual operators vary. I propose to enable elderly people aged 65 or above and eligible people with disabilities to travel on the general MTR lines, franchised buses and ferries anytime at a concessionary fare of $2 a trip. For the revenue forgone, the Government will periodically reimburse the public transport operators on an accountable basis. We will request the operators to continue to absorb the cost of the existing concessions that they voluntarily offer to the elderly and people with disabilities.


This should be very good news for the elderly and also a windfall for the ferry companies.
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 Post subject: Re: $2 fare for elderly
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Will Lamma be busier because of this policy?
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 Post subject: Re: $2 fare for elderly
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charlie {L_WROTE}:
Will Lamma be busier because of this policy?

Possibly more elderly tourists coming over for meals. I'd expect some tour groups to take advantage of it.

Also local elderly can go into town whenever they feel like it. So there should be an uptick in ferry journeys made.
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possible play on an old joke ...

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