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Lantau taxi fares to go up
The Governor-in-Council today (Tuesday) endorsed a proposal to increase fares for Lantau taxis by 11.1 per cent from July 14 this year.
The new fares will be $10 at flagfall for the first two kilometres and $1 for every subsequent 0.2 kilometre. Waiting time will be charged at $1 for every one minute.
A telephone booking surcharge and a surcharge for every article of baggage, animal or bird will remain at $5 and $4 respectively.
A Government spokesman said the endorsed fare rise was lower than the 33.3 per cent applied for by the Lantau Taxi Association. Lantau taxi fares were last increased by 12.5 per cent in February last year.
The spokesman said the fare rise was approved having regard to the need to ensure the financial viability of the Lantau taxi operators, the need to maintain an acceptable level of taxi service measured in terms of taxi availability and feedback from passengers and the need to ensure that the proposed fares were acceptable to the public.
The 11.1 per cent fare increase is slightly below the inflation rate of 12.4 per cent forecast for the same period. It would restore the majority of the taxi operators' net earnings in real terms to the levels achieved at the time of the last fare increase.
End/Tuesday, May 30, 1995
Closure of Yau Yat Tsuen illegal structures sought
The Building Authority is seeking to close seven unauthorised structures in a building at 10 Cassia Road, Yau Yat Tsuen so that they can be demolished without endangering the occupants and the public.
One of the unauthorised structures is located on the first floor while the others have been built above the car parking spaces of the building.