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| Only those aged 60 and above may avail of the $2 concessionary fare |
You may have hoped to get a discount of a few dollars by pretending to be a senior citizen and paying only $2 in fare, but you could now get fined by up to $1,000 if you are caught doing this under a new policy by the MTR Corporation.
Starting on Jun 25, users of the MTR found to have abused
the concessionary fare scheme will be fined $1,000 instead of the previous
$500.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE! |
Users of the Light Rail and the MTR Bus found to
have committed the same offence will be paying $370 instead of the current
$290.
Apart from paying the shortfall or a surcharge on the spot, abusing the HK$2 Scheme is also an offense, with those convicted liable to imprisonment.
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| EXTENDED TO JUNE 30!! |
Worse, repeat offenders or those who refuse to pay
the penalty could be prosecuted.
"For passengers who refuse to pay the surcharge
or are found to have repeated acts of fare evasion, the Corporation will
institute prosecution against the persons concerned or hand them over to
relevant government departments for follow-up," MTR said.
Not only the MTR has been targeted by the fare abusers, however.
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A survey conducted jointly by the Transport
Department and public transportation operators between 2018 and 2022 found that
more than 1,300 suspected abuse cases were found among passengers of the MTR, buses,
ferries, kaitos, minibuses, trams, and event residents' shuttles.
Later this month, the TD will conduct territory-wide
joint enforcement actions with public transport operators to combat abuses.
At the same time, the government has launched a publicity
program to remind the public not to evade the law through advertisement
placements on TV, radio and via posters.
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| BASAHIN DITO |
The MTR said it will also enhance its public awareness campaign, along with stricter ticket inspection
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| PADALA NA! |
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