The government and rail operator MTR Corporation will share the financial burden of the scheme. Photo: Winson Wong The government and rail operator MTR Corporation will share the financial burden of the scheme. Photo: Winson Wong
The government and rail operator MTR Corporation will share the financial burden of the scheme. Photo: Winson Wong

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Hong Kong commuters to get subsidy boost after government lowers threshold as part of coronavirus relief scheme

  • Transport minister Frank Chan says monthly average subsidy amount per person could increase from around HK$75 to HK$99.9
  • Under first year of the scheme 2.2 million people benefited from the subsidy

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Kanis Leung
Kanis Leung

Updated: 11:28pm, 11 Apr, 2020

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The government and rail operator MTR Corporation will share the financial burden of the scheme. Photo: Winson Wong The government and rail operator MTR Corporation will share the financial burden of the scheme. Photo: Winson Wong
The government and rail operator MTR Corporation will share the financial burden of the scheme. Photo: Winson Wong
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