No cap on HK$2 transport scheme trips as costs outweigh savings: Hong Kong minister

“Hong Kong authorities will not cap the monthly number of subsidised trips that eligible elderly and disabled people can take under a revamped transport fare scheme, largely because implementation costs would exceed the savings. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han revealed the decision on Friday, as data showed that an average of only about 450 people took more than 240 trips a month under the scheme between May last year and April this year, out of about 2.7 million...

Summary generated from the RSS feed of SCMP Hong Kong. All article rights belong to the original publisher. Click through to read the full piece on www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong.