Hong Kong Star Ferry inflated the fares across 2-harbour routes

The 125-year-old Star Ferry Transport operating across the Hong Kong harbours which has been battling with a financial downturn to remain in operation has announced the

increment after the authority's approval. Although the increment was behind what the operator's management had bargained with the Exco. The decision-making body clarified that the decided fare tickets increase would give the company a chance to break even or earn a small profit in 1 or 2 years, according to the source.

From the 3rd of April, the adult travelling on the upper deck from Central to Tsim Sha Shui started to be paying HK$5.00 on weekdays, an increase from HK$3.20 while weekend travellers began to bear the cost of HK$6.50, an increase from HK$4.20, both 56 and 55 per cent increment respectively.

The children's fares are increased from HK$2.80 - HK$3.90 while the vulnerable such as the elderly and people with disabilities are seized from paying nothing to HK$2.00 concessionary rate as regulated under the Government's discounted public transport scheme.

The source said, "company which had experienced a shortage of patronage since the inception of Corona Virus pandemic coupled with increased costs of ferry operation attributed to the fares adjustment".

香港天星小輪漲價兩港航線

擁有 125 年曆史的橫跨香港港口的天星小輪運輸公司一直在與金融低迷作鬥爭以維持運營，在當局批准後宣布大幅加價。 行政會議。 消息人士稱，決策機構澄清，決定加價的票價將使公司有機會在1或2年內實現收支平衡或賺取微利。

由4月3日起，由中環往尖沙水搭乘上層甲板的成人平日開始加收港幣5.00元，由港幣3.20元增加

兒童車費由 HK$2.80 上調至 HK$3.90，而長者和殘疾人士等弱勢群體則免於支付任何費用至 HK$2.00 政府優惠公共交通計劃所規定的優惠票價

消息人士稱，“自冠狀病毒大流行開始以來，該公司經歷了乘客短缺，加上票價調整導致渡輪運營成本增加”