Construction website The B1M has published a non-critical video about the building of the recently opened Sha Tin to Central MTR link.
The video and associated article entitled Hong Kong’s $11BN Underwater Railway Explained gives a broad overview of the SCL project and while the construction scandal and subsequent judicial inquiry are mentioned. It sadly reinforces the impression at the time that the corruption involved was ignored and covered up.
The Government Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities ($2 Scheme) will be extended to cover trams as well as red minibus and kaito routes from 27 February 2022.
45 red minibus routes and 11 kaito routes have been approved by Transport Department to join the Scheme. For passenger ease, the $2 logo will be displayed prominently and atop the Octopus readers of the eligible routes – download the list here.
As Hong Kong Tramways celebrated it’s new Guinness World Record – Hong Kong now has the world’s largest double-decker tram fleet, with 165 trams serving over 200,000 passengers every day. Managing Director Cyril Aubin said the tram operator wanted to celebrate the SAR’s Olympic success with the whole city, and announced a free week’s travel.
Aubin said the company had seen the MTR and KMB offer free rides to medallists. “But we thought $2.6 might be a bit offensive to the medallists.”
Nixon Cheung, Head of Commercial & Brand for HK Tramways, said the operator would need government approval for the free week, which he said would “hopefully” come in the last quarter of 2021.
Launched on the 28 June, the new Central-Hung Hom ferry route is between the Hung Hom (South) Ferry Pier and Central Pier No. 8 (Western Berth) and costs $9 per trip.
The basic schedule is every 20 minutes during peak hours from Mondays to Saturdays; and every 30 to 50 minutes during non-peak hours, Sundays and public holidays.
Renovations at both piers by Fortune Ferry Company Limited include free wifi, fans and a luggage storage service. An app offering real-time arrival/departure information will be launched soon.
Fortune Ferry also operates the North Point-Kai Tak-Kwun Tong and Tuen Mun-Tung Chung-Sha Lo Wan-Tai O ferries.
