petrol prices – Charm

‘Ghost oil’ stations earn ‘HK$10,000 a day’ in Hong Kong as petrol prices soar

3 months ago02 mins

Operators of illicit fuel stations can earn as much as HK$10,000 (US$1,280) a day by smuggling untaxed petrol into Hong Kong using vehicles equipped with enlarged tanks and selling it to car club members via coded messages, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said there had been more cases involving illicit fuel…

The company has introduced the surcharge in response to ‘drastic fluctuations in global fuel prices’. Photo: Jelly Tse

Courier SF Express imposes temporary fuel surcharges within Hong Kong and Macau

3 months ago02 mins

China’s largest courier, SF Express, will introduce temporary fuel surcharges for local document and parcel deliveries within Hong Kong and Macau, set at HK$1 (13 US cents) and MOP$1, respectively, starting Monday amid a surge in global oil prices. The Shenzhen-based company said on Sunday that the surcharge was introduced in response to “the recent…