No cap on HK$2 transport scheme trips as costs outweigh savings: Hong Kong minister

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Hong Kong officials have decided not to cap monthly trips under its HK$2 transport fare subsidy scheme for elderly and disabled people, citing higher implementation costs than savings. Data shows that few participants exceed 240 trips monthly.

Hong Kong authorities will not cap the monthly number of subsidised trips that eligible elderly and disabled people can take under a revamped transport fare scheme, largely because implementation costs would exceed the savings. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han revealed the decision on Friday, as data showed that an average of only about 450 people took more than 240 trips a month under the scheme between May last year and April this year, out of about 2.7 million...