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"In effect, therefore, these two changes cancel each other out."
In addition to the two major changes, the spokesman said
that there would also be a minor change in the rate reduction rebate, under
which a slightly lower rebate would now be passed on to the general tariff
consumer,
He explained that under the scheme of control, a rebate is payable
to the customer from a fund maintained by the Company. Over the last
few years, this fund has been progressively decreasing, because the amount
paid into it by the Company, under the terms of the arrangement with the
Government, has been less than the amount paid out to consumers in the
form of rebate.
"The change that will be implemented to correct this imbalance
will affect the consumer only very slightly" he said. "The smallest
bills will not be affected at all, and no bill will increase by more than
$3.50."
He added that to date no proposals for changes in tariff had been
submitted to the Government by the Hong Kong Electric Co. Ltd.
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