Current fare
scale
Flagfall for the first 2 km
$3.30
Fare scale applied
for by taxi
operators
$4.00
For every 0.4 km thereafter
$0.70
$0.80
For every 2 minutes of waiting time
$0.70
No proposal
Additional fare for each
article of baggage, animal or bird
$1.00
No proposal
(b) Lantau taxis
Flagfall for the first 2 km
$3.30
$5.00
For every 0.4 km thereafter
$0.70
$0.70
(for every 266.66 m
thereafter)
For every 2 minutes of
$0.70
No proposal
waiting time
Additional fare for each
article of baggage, animal or bird
$1.00
No proposal
Both the New
Territories and
attribute the need for fare
Lantau taxi increases
operators to increased
operating costs.
B
Assessment of the fare increase applications New Territories taxis
3
The majority of New Territories taxis are owner driven. Annex B shows a summary of the operating and financial statistics for the owner-driver group of New Territories taxis, together with statistics from previous surveys. It is evident that the financial position of the New Territories taxis is no longer satisfactory. Over the last two years, the average daily kilometrage operated by each taxi has declined from 203 to 175 while the average daily paid kilometrage has declined from 117 to 101. The number of daily paid trips has also fallen from 40 to 36.
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