Adjustment of taxi fares from April 9
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     The Transport Department (TD) announced today (April 5) that the new taxi fares for urban, New Territories (NT) and Lantau taxis will take effect from April 9, 2017 (Sunday).
      
     The new fares  are as follows:
 
Fare ($) Urban Taxi
(Red)
NT Taxi
(Green)
Lantau Taxi
(Blue)
Flagfall charge
For the first two kilometres or any part thereof
$24 $20.5 $19
Incremental charge
For every subsequent 200 metres or part thereof, or for every waiting period of 1 minute or part thereof
(Below $83.5)
$1.7 per jump
(Below $65.5)
$1.5 per jump
(Below $154)
$1.5 per jump
(Above $83.5)
$1.2 per jump
(Above $65.5)
$1.2 per jump
(Above $154)
$1.4 per jump
Additional charge
Every piece of baggage*
$6 $6 $6
Every animal or bird /  Every hiring arranged through telephone booking $5 $5 $5
* Except light personal hand baggage carried inside passenger compartments
 
     Taxi drivers have to charge according to their taximeters. From April 9, 2017, if taximeters are yet to be adjusted to reflect the new fares, taxi drivers have to display the fare conversion tables issued by the TD (see Annex). Taxi passengers have to pay the new fares according to the conversion tables. When taxi drivers charge fares according to the conversion tables, the fare amount based on the new fares has to be written down on fare receipts issued to taxi passengers.
      
     Members of the public may call the 1823 Call Centre or browse the TD website at www.td.gov.hk for more details on the new taxi fares.

Ends/Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Issued at HKT 14:00

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