Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San said yesterday the bureau agreed to raise the city’s taxi fares, proposing the flagfall be increased and the distance for incremental charges be shortened.
Lam made the remarks when briefing reporters after a closed-door meeting with the government-appointed Traffic Consultative Council at the bureau.In February, representatives of several taxi groups submitted a joint application for a taxi fare hike to the bureau, proposing the flagfall be raised to 20 patacas from the current 17 patacas for the first 1,600 metres and the distance for subsequent incremental charges be shortened from 260 metres to 220 metres.
Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with the Traffic Consultative Council at the bureau yesterday. Photo: Annie Cheung
