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The MTR Corporation is putting its charging system through its final paces in preparation for Sunday's integration with the former Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.
If the change goes smoothly it will allow the 200,000 commuters using single-journey tickets to enjoy the same concessions that Octopus card users have been offered since the two railways merged 10 months ago.
Operations manager Paul Chin Kam-wah  said no bugs had been spotted in the new charging system during the final  trial.
Engineers had inspected the wide ticket gates responsible for wrong fare deductions at the time of the merger last year but they seemed to be working satisfactorily.
The turnstiles of 100 ticket gates that used to set the MTR Corp network apart from that of the KCRC will be removed in the three interchange stations at Mei Foo,  Nam Cheong  and Kowloon Tong  after midnight  tomorrow.
The gate blocks - which will remain until the new system proves efficient - will be covered by yellow cloths with arrows giving  directions for those  switching trains.
'Follow yellow if you want to switch trains, and green if you are leaving stations,' corporate relations manager May Wong May-kay  said.
Transit passengers who take a wrong turn  and leave will have to buy a new ticket, but Ms Wong said the MTR Corp  could waive the charge depending on the situation.
Alterations have been made in the three interchange stations, including the removal of shops and widening of passageways.
In Mei Foo station a new exit and a mini-concourse has been built at Mazda Plaza, and in Nam Cheong the wall separating the platform of the Tung Chung line from that of West Rail has been torn down to allow direct access for commuters.
About 180 staff in yellow T-shirts and blue caps will be on hand to help passengers find their way.
There is one gap in the integration - Tsim Sha Tsui, where the East Rail and Tsuen Wan lines are linked by a public tunnel that cannot be turned into a paid station area.



MTR Corp fine-tunes new charging system