Hong Kong lawmakers have suggested additional measures such as capping the duration a vehicle can occupy a metered lot and implementing progressive fees, following a slew of recent government proposals to adjust traffic-related charges, including doubling parking rates. Ben Chan Han-pan, a member of the Legislative Council’s transport panel, said on Thursday he welcomed the…
The average cost of an electric vehicle (EV) licence in Hong Kong could increase by more than 500 per cent over the next five years, authorities have said, adding that they will raise the tolls at two tunnels by 60 per cent amid a significant budget deficit. The proposed measures announced by the Transport and…
Hongkongers may have to pay more to use the Aberdeen Tunnel and the Shing Mun Tunnels under a government proposal to raise tolls from HK$5 (64 US cents) to HK$8 to help recoup some of their hefty annual losses, the Post has learned. The tunnels’ current flat fee of HK$5 for all vehicles has remained…
Hong Kong’s transport authorities will complete a review of tunnel tolls this year to establish appropriate fee levels, following years of multimillion-dollar losses, including a HK$52 million (US$6.68 million) deficit at the Shing Mun Tunnels. In a written reply to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said that the…